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Received:May 24, 2025
Accepted:July 26, 2026
Published Online:November 05, 2026

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Dessislava Pachamanova, Vera Tilson, Keely Dwyer-Matzky (2026) Case Study—AdWords to AdWards: AI as a Coding Partner in Teaching Online Optimization Algorithms. INFORMS Transactions on Education 0(0).

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This case was a finalist in the 2025 Decision Sciences Institute Best Teaching Case Competition. The authors like to thank the dedicated staff at the hospital with which we collaborated, as well as our students, who helped us test the case and provided useful feedback. The authors are also very grateful to the ITE editor, associate editor, and three anonymous referees for their helpful comments and suggestions.

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