Education and a future for OR - a viewpoint

Authors
Scott, JL
Citation
Jl. Scott, Education and a future for OR - a viewpoint, J OPER RES, 52(10), 2001, pp. 1170-1175
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Management,"Engineering Mathematics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
ISSN journal
01605682 → ACNP
Volume
52
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1170 - 1175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-5682(200110)52:10<1170:EAAFFO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
What will education be like in the year 2025? With the OR community unlikel y to be proactive in designing this future, the trends in higher education are likely to direct us. Therefore this viewpoint looks at macro trends and posits five principle elements of 2025 higher education. These provide bot h implications and opportunities for OR, particularly within corporate educ ation.