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An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students

Fourth international scientific colloquium  Mathematics and children Mathematics teaching for the future , April 19 -20 , 2013. An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students.

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An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students

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  1. Fourth international scientific colloquium Mathematics and children Mathematics teaching for the future , April 19-20, 2013 An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students Kušen Ema, prof. dr. sc. Marinović MarijaDepartment of Informatics, University of Rijeka

  2. Introduction • approach of designing and teaching the course Operations Research with the help of the ICT • present the results of the survey • in which measure the designed activities helped students to acquire knowledge Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  3. ICT in math courses enhances problem solving abilities faster arithmetic calculations A D V A N T A G E S Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013 better understanding of basic math concepts focus on the resultsanalysis focus on mathematical modelconstruction

  4. Teaching Operations Research Operations research is an interdisciplinary field whose task is to solve scientific and economic problems with quantitative methods. Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013 Müller-Merbach, 1973 optimization problems real-life problems familiarize students with the mathematical background in optimization

  5. Operations Research at the University of Rijeka Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013 Faculty of Economics Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Maritime Studies Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Department of Informatics University of Rijeka Faculty of Civil Engineering

  6. Teaching Operations Research to Informatics students Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  7. A need for improvement • decrease in the GPA of a student • the weakest results in: • computer lab classes, • theoretical exam. Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  8. A new course design approach • factors by which teachers can influence on students' performances (Mahmud, Saliman, 2012) • A problem of the limited time of lectures • Competition among students • Levelof knowledge and skills which students have to achieve in order to pass the final test • Level of complexity and quantity of presented materials Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  9. A new course design approachA problem of the limited time of lectures • Cloud-based LMS • additional points: 63,8% Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  10. A new course design approachCompetition among students • Balancing between competition and a learning community Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013 f2f - blackboard online – web quest

  11. A new course design approachLevel of knowledge and skills which students have to achieve in order to pass the final test • test prerequisites: • two homework assignments • online self-assessment quiz • an optional class (one week before the test) • format of the test was changed • mathematical definitions • short and precise conclusions Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  12. A new course design approachLevel of complexity and quantity of presented materials Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  13. A new course design approachLevel of complexity and quantity of presented materials • Computer lab classes Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  14. Research Methods • a survey (22 questions) • 73% completed the survey • student’s experience in the course Operations Research • additional comments Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  15. Results • 64% recognizedthe use of operations research in everyday life Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  16. Results • computerlab classes • 50% - additional software • 63% - more computer lab classes Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013

  17. Conclusion • quality of mathematics courses and technology • positive sides: • the results of the computer lab class assignments were significantly better • enthusiasm and interest in problem solving assignments Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013 • new guidelines for further improvement: • greater need for practical computer problem solving tasks Changes in the Operations Research course program

  18. Thank you for your attention! Kušen, Marinović, An approach to Operations Research course in the curriculum for Informatics students, 2013 Kušen Emaekusen2@inf.uniri.hr Marinović Marijamarinm@inf.uniri.hr

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