Pub Date : 2015-11-30DOI: 10.1504/ijiome.2015.073144
Kurt Hozak, R. Sale
This paper describes an Excel-based application that help teach students the aggregate operations planning portion of the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. Randomly generated problems allow students as much practice as they need to master the material while reducing their ability to share their answers. The delayed feedback associated with traditional homework is eliminated because of the application's interactive nature. Under the application's guided direction, students can more easily practice calculations related to inventory, capacity, and production and explore the relationship between cost parameters and the relative attractiveness of chase and level production strategies. Instead of delving into individual calculations while grading homework done by hand, faculty can look at special verification information on the worksheets to quickly confirm that each student correctly completed his or her unique assignment. The various learning styles supported by the application are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2013-08-26DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.055994
C. DeCoursey
Animation is a multimedia tool. New user-friendly software enables the teaching of the core skills of animation in a few hours. Thus, animation can be taught as part of another subject. This study explored student attitudes toward eight components of the technical syllabus: editing avatars and sets, sound and photos, managing complex navigational arrays, cameras, file formats and character movement, and coordinating multiple tracks. Questionnaires were used to gain before-lab, in-lab and after-lab quantitative attitude data. Appraisal analysis offered a detailed exploration of attitudinal lexico grammar attached to the eight technical components. Emotion, experience and identity emerged as significant elements of positive attitudes towards visual editing. Negative responses were strongest for managing character movement and coordinating multiple tracks. These also show a realistic sense of the learning challenge. Suggestions are made for sequencing components of the technical syllabus, and exercises to us...
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Pub Date : 2013-08-26DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.056002
Adelina Gnanlet, D. Khanin
Problem-based learning through team projects and case analyses is as much an art as it is a science for business students. As novices, students frequently lack critical-thinking and problem-solving skills and consequently fall into incompetence traps that arise due to defective seeing (tunnel vision vs. blurred vision) and defective thinking (loose vs. oblivious thinking), resulting in fallacies of singularity, multiplicity, constraint neglect and context neglect. We argue that instructors, as experts, should help novice students escape from incompetence traps in a way adjusted to specific knowledge domains. We approach incompetence traps in areas of service operations as triggers of particular operational challenges and propose strategies that will help instructors teach students the art of problem solving and enhance their critical-thinking skills in business education.
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Pub Date : 2013-08-26DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.055979
J. Sánchez, Elena Chirino Alemán
Since the Bologna Declaration was launched in 1999, the signatory countries have freely taken on the challenge of changing their policy frameworks for education in order to create an overall convergence in Europe. The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) in Spain has also taken on this challenge and has promoted since the academic year 2004/2005 the use of ICT integrated environments as the key strategy to ensure the objectives established in the Bologna Declaration. However, the ULPGC is completely conscious that this new way of working is not easy for students, for that reason this educational institution has carried out different research studies to find out important data about this topic. The present paper reports on the results obtained from a students’ opinion survey on the use of ICT tools. In order to carry out this study, it was necessary to design a questionnaire to collect data among all university students. The results show that students find ICT integrated environments a good strategy to acquire important skills; indeed, they are consistent in their way of thinking. For that reason, this research has enormously encouraged the ULPGC to keep working with ICT tools on regular basis.
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Pub Date : 2013-08-26DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.055995
Shailesh S. Kulkarni, Hakan Tarakci, K. Boakye, Subramaniam Ponnaiyan, Matthew Lasuzzo
In this paper, we provide a simple approximation scheme for the optimal objective value for a particular type of location problem. Typically, such problems are solved using the classic set covering formulation. Such a formulation automatically requires data for the constraint matrix and can get too large to implement or too difficult to solve to optimality. The scheme presented in this paper has minimal need for such data. Based on a simple count and with some basic and realistic assumptions about the geometry of the problem, we provide an algebraic formula that gives a close approximation to the optimal objective function value. Our formula can be easily implemented in a spreadsheet or hand-held calculator making it an effective planning tool for practice and also a good pedagogical aid. We illustrate by applying it to a location problem involving individual states in the continental US and collectively to the entire country.
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Pub Date : 2013-08-26DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.055978
Sayed Sayeed Ahmad, H. Purohit, Firas N. Mohammed, M. Darbari
The paper highlights the medical diagnostic model using infonomics principles and granular computing. The paper proposes a framework using information valuation terms like: utility, refresh rate and granular elasticity of information with fuzzy rule-based system for developing medical information granules utilised for creation of knowledge base.
{"title":"Information granules for medical infonomics","authors":"Sayed Sayeed Ahmad, H. Purohit, Firas N. Mohammed, M. Darbari","doi":"10.1504/IJIOME.2013.055978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIOME.2013.055978","url":null,"abstract":"The paper highlights the medical diagnostic model using infonomics principles and granular computing. The paper proposes a framework using information valuation terms like: utility, refresh rate and granular elasticity of information with fuzzy rule-based system for developing medical information granules utilised for creation of knowledge base.","PeriodicalId":193538,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133017809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2013-08-26DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.056003
Michael W. Firmin, Hannah J. Holmes, Katlyn M. Orient, R. Firmin
The present study provides an analysis of college student BlackBerry and Apple users from three previously published qualitative research articles. The results were compared in order to show the contrasts, as well as some similarities, between students who use divergent PDA devices. In particular, we note five key differences that seem to demarcate the two groups, based on the qualitative interviews they shared regarding technology use. The differences became evident in the domains of motivation for purchase and continued use, desired outcomes from technology, brand loyalty, group connectedness, and social perceptions. Overall, the BlackBerry users described themselves mostly in utilitarian terms and Apple users framed their perceptions in light of valued cool/artistic elements. The results are discussed with respect to social psychology dynamics, the effects of advertising on consumers, and brand loyalty impacts.
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Pub Date : 2013-06-04DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.054306
B. Savage
The PhD is a key step in academic development and the training of the next generation of researchers. However, in this age of control and regulation, it remains an outpost of individualism and variation. This paper sets out to explore the issues that surround the supervisory activity and attempts to draw some tentative conclusions about points that may enhance the likelihood of a good outcome for both student and supervisor. It also considers the identification of indicators that may provide early warning of problems. This paper is based on the personal experiences of the author with over 19 years of PhD supervision, supplemented by her observations of the experiences of colleagues and their students. These observations will be contrasted with the findings of other researchers. As such, the paper is presented as a starting point for discussion and future research.
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Pub Date : 2013-06-04DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.054307
Salman Sigari, R. Clark
A well-organised implementation of lean manufacturing strategy will lead to excellent operations system and continuous improvement through the removal of non-value-added activities. This case study uses value-stream-mapping to investigate non-value-added activities, simply show how lean manufacturing implementation can intelligibility result a framework of improvement. The implementation and improvements will be depicted in the area of lead time, cycle time and quality by applying lean concepts like circle-shape on production line, 5S and Kaizen team on the shop floor of a British medium-size company.
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Pub Date : 2013-06-04DOI: 10.1504/IJIOME.2013.054293
Herbert Remidez, Sri Beldona
This article describes a service-learning assignment that incorporates independent contractors into the classroom. The assignment is designed to facilitate students learning technical and interpersonal aspects of project management through practice managing a project, and it involves students managing a distributed team member. Service-learning projects address the motivational shortcomings of traditional instructional approaches by having students develop solutions for outside stakeholders. However, traditional service-learning projects are limited by the skills of the students in the course. The project outsource assignment is novel in at least three ways. First, unlike many service-learning assignments, it is effective in online and traditional settings. Second, it provides students with practice managing a distributed team member. Third, incorporating skilled contract workers enables students to undertake a wider range of service-learning projects. The article describes the assignment, objectives, process, results, and transferability aspects of the assignment.
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