A Seminar for Solving Client Problems in Project Teams
Ahti Salo
Systems Analysis Laboratory, Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis, Aalto University School of Science, 00076 Aalto, Finland, {ahti.salo@aalto.fi}
Abstract
We describe the course ``Seminar on Case Studies in Operations Research'' in which teams of four or five students work on real problems posed by firms and governmental research institutions. In this course, which is taught at Aalto University School of Science, students use operations research to solve these problems and also develop teamwork, communication, and project management skills. Since 2001, the student teams have carried out more than 60 projects of which many have had significant business and societal impacts. We discuss experiences from this course and consider implementation details that have contributed to the attainment of learning objectives.
Key words
collaborative learning; group projects; teaching with projects; team teaching
History
Received: June 2011; accepted: July 2012
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Citation Information
Salo, A. 2012. A Seminar for Solving Client Problems in Project Teams. INFORMS Trans. Ed. 13(1) 17-27. Available online at http://ite.pubs.informs.org/.