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The European Survey on OR/MS Education: Statistical Analysis Addressing the Lecturing Modules

In: New Perspectives in Operations Research and Management Science

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  • Ana Paula Teixeira

    (Pole CMAT-UTAD and Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro)

  • João Luís Miranda

    (Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre
    CERENA - Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)

  • Margarida Vaz Pato

    (ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa
    CMAFcIO - Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa)

Abstract

This work addresses the European survey conducted with the aim of learning from the most recent developments in the Higher Education (HE) area concerning the Operational Research/Management Science (OR/MS) field. This regards, in particular: (i) the enrolment; (ii) the reduction in first year students’ failure rates; (iii) the perceived value of OR/MS courses; (iv) the OR/MS teaching practices; and (v) the transition onto the Labour Market. A statistical analysis is performed to understand if there is a relation of the respondents’ perceptions (“Positive” and “Negative”) and the types of OR/MS modules that were lectured at their institutions (type-A, bachelor/master programmes; type-B, separate majors/minors, and type-C, courses). The results analysis of independence tests are presented; most of the queries concerning the restructuring procedures are weakly related with the lecturing modules and the same occurs with half of the queries regarding the first year students; the opposite occurs with the labour market responses, as all of them are independent of the lecturing modules; and, both for the students enrolment and the OR/MS teaching practices, although weakly one-third of the responses are related with the lectured modules. Finally, further developments within the evidence-based approach are discussed too.

Suggested Citation

  • Ana Paula Teixeira & João Luís Miranda & Margarida Vaz Pato, 2022. "The European Survey on OR/MS Education: Statistical Analysis Addressing the Lecturing Modules," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Y. Ilker Topcu & Şule Önsel Ekici & Özgür Kabak & Emel Aktas & Özay Özaydın (ed.), New Perspectives in Operations Research and Management Science, pages 293-315, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-3-030-91851-4_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91851-4_11
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