Paper Info
Title
Designing a flexible approach for higher professional education by means of simulation modelling
Abstract
Operational flexibility is a prerequisite for innovations in higher education. Educational programmes have an operational structure which restricts their flexibility. Design principles from the fields of operations management and instructional design were applied for the design of a flexible approach in educational programmes. In a case study, the curriculum and operational data from an institute for higher professional education in the Netherlands were used to develop a discrete-event simulation model, in order to demonstrate effects of operational changes on the flexibility of their educational programmes. Programme coordinators of the institute validated the model and considered it as a feasible solution for organizing their educational programmes, and as a contribution to educational innovation. Journal of the Operational Research Society (2010) 61, 202-210. doi: 10.1057/jors.2008.133 Published online 7 January 2009
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1057/jors.2008.133
JORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
communications technology,management science,operational research,information technology,professional education,operations research,reliability,marketing,production,inventory,project management,scheduling,logistics,location,investment,computer science,forecasting,information systems
Computer science,Information technology,Professional development,Curriculum,Information and Communications Technology,Educational program,Instructional design,Higher education,Operations management,Project management
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
61
2
0160-5682
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.48
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
A. Schellekens110.48
Fred Paas241145.05
Alexander Verbraeck348376.95
Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer411511.38