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Teaching communication in an MBA operations research/management science course

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  • C Keller

    (Hawaii Pacific University)

  • J Kros

    (Hawaii Pacific University)

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This paper discusses the inclusion of a writing requirement within a first-year Operations Research/Management Science (OR) course of a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum. The inclusion of a writing requirement addresses the importance of communication in OR. It is the authors’ supposition that many of the recent criticisms of OR teaching have their roots in poor OR communication. Although OR faculty members can well argue relative values, we have failed to adequately prepare our students to communicate relevant insights from OR studies. The integration of a writing requirement, consisting of short executive summary-style reports and a major term project, within an MBA OR course can do much in promoting further OR study and OR work. This paper describes our experience in instituting a writing requirement within a first-year MBA course in OR.

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  • C Keller & J Kros, 2000. "Teaching communication in an MBA operations research/management science course," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 51(12), pages 1433-1439, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:51:y:2000:i:12:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2601067
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601067
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    Cited by:

    1. Jeffrey D. Camm & Michael J. Fry & Jeffrey Shaffer, 2017. "A Practitioner’s Guide to Best Practices in Data Visualization," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 47(6), pages 473-488, December.
    2. ManMohan S. Sodhi & Christopher S. Tang, 2008. "The OR/MS Ecosystem: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 56(2), pages 267-277, April.
    3. Matthew J. Drake, 2019. "Teaching OR/MS with Cases: A Review and New Suggestions," INFORMS Transactions on Education, INFORMS, vol. 19(2), pages 57-66, January.

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