Community-Engaged Projects in Operations Research

This is an article published in Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, July, 2017. http://new.seceij.net/articletype/research/community-engaged-projects-in-operations-research/

Anthony, Barbara M.

Reagan, Kathryn

2017-08-10

2017-08-10

2017-07

seceij, A. (2017, July 29). Community-Engaged Projects in Operations Research. Retrieved August 10, 2017, from http://new.seceij.net/articletype/research/community-engaged-projects-in-

https://collections.southwestern.edu/s/suscholar/item/235

Community-engaged learning is not very common in technical fields, but including relevant projects in courses can make it feasible and successful. We present an implementation of an operations research course at a liberal arts college. Working with one of four nonprofit community partners to optimize aspects of their organization, students gained insight into relevant, real-world applications of the field of operations research. By considering many aspects of their solution when presenting it to community partners, students were exposed to some issues facing local nonprofit organizations. We discuss the specific implementation of this course, including both positive learning outcomes and challenging factors.

English

SECEIJ

Community-engaged learning

Operations Research course

Article