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April 10, 2013 - May 14, 2026

Available Issues

April 10, 2013 - May 14, 2026

Virtual Special Issue:
Online Education

The COVID-19 pandemic forces instructors worldwide to adopt courses for online and/or blended learning. Transforming existing courses that have been given for years in a traditional format through physical lectures is not always easy. The last two decades INFORMS Transactions on Education (ITE) has published several articles describing excellent examples and best practices of online teaching of courses in Operations Research (OR), Management Science (MS), Analytics, and related fields. This virtual special issue contains a selection of twelve articles; eleven articles provide either specific examples of online material (games, simulations, etc.) or research studies of transforming courses into online formats including experiences and valuable insights. One article (Proano, 2016) presents a case that can be used to introduce production control and operations management concepts in the context of a pandemic, for instructors that like to introduce topical content in their course.

We hope that this special issue becomes a valuable source for instructors worldwide and as such helps ITE in fulfilling its mission to advance OR/MS/Analytics education worldwide.

Online Teaching in a Large, Required, Undergraduate Management Science Course

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    Abstract
    This paper describes how a required management science course is taught online to a large number of undergraduate business school students. The paper describes the design of the online course, how online documents are created, testing, student effort and ...
Translating a Lab Based Spreadsheet Modeling Course to an Online Format: Experience from a Natural Experiment

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    Abstract
    Spreadsheet modeling courses are a common feature of business school curricula. We describe how a lab based spreadsheet modeling course was translated for online delivery. Both the online and lab based versions of the course were offered in the same ...
Comparison of an Introductory Level Undergraduate Statistics Course Taught with Traditional, Hybrid, and Online Delivery Methods

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    In light of the lack of consensus on the effectiveness of online education, there continues to be a need for more quantitative studies comparing hybrid, online, and traditional delivery methods. This paper compares and contrasts the three delivery methods ...
A Comparative Study of Learning Styles and Motivational Factors in Traditional and Online Sections of a Business Course

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    Online learning has grown tremendously over the past decade. As the trend continues, it is important to understand which students are likely to choose to enroll in online courses and which factors affect their performance. This study explored the ...
Online Games to Teach Operations

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Creating Online Quizzes with Multiple Attempts with Microsoft Excel and Word

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    Abstract
    Problem solving plays an important role in students’ learning, especially in quantitative topics, such as mathematics, statistics, operations research, and management sciences. Learning management systems (LMS) and online homework management systems can ...
Optimal Mix of Operations Management Contents for a Blended Course for Teaching Healthcare MBA Students

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    Use of technology is rapidly advancing in online teaching, especially in working-professional MBA programs. MBA programs for special student categories are continuously trying to customize content delivery methods to suit student lifestyles, while meeting ...
Video Tutorials Within an Undergraduate Operations Research Course: Student Perception on Their Integration and Creating A Blended Learning Environment

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    In this paper, we discuss the impact of video tutorials on an undergraduate operations research (OR) course and analyze important aspects of student perception of their impact on the learning experience. Supplementary video tutorials offer additional ...
Lessons Learned from Implementing Web-Based Simulations to Teach Operations Management Concepts

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    The usage of Web-based computer simulations to facilitate experiential learning of operations management concepts continues to increase; however, successfully administering and incorporating them into a curriculum can be challenging. Littlefield ...
Identifying Patterns of Learner Behaviour: What Business Statistics Students Do with Learning Resources

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    The interactions of early stage business students with learning resources over the duration of an introductory statistics module were analysed using latent class analysis. Four distinct behavioural groups were identified. While differing levels of face-to-...
Game—The Online Wood Supply Game

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    This paper describes the Wood Supply Game (WSG), a prize-winning e-learning tool that is freely available for players all over the world. The game effectively helps students and managers realize the challenges in managing demand and supply in wood supply ...
Case Article—Dealing with the Bug in the Classrooms: Planning for a Pandemic

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    This paper describes a teaching case that can be used to introduce production control and operations management concepts by analyzing the effects of future, uncertain influenza pandemics on the day-to-day operations at a 18,000 student-body university. ...