Keyword: education

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Is there a relationship between ICT, health, education and development? An empirical analysis of five West African countries from 1997–2003
Is there a relationship between ICT, health, education and development? An empirical analysis of five West African countries from 1997–2003
2006,
For more than a decade, key international organizations such as the World Bank,...
Mathematical programming formulations for the examinations timetable problem: The case of the University of Dar es Salaam
Mathematical programming formulations for the examinations timetable problem: The case of the University of Dar es Salaam
2004,
The Examinations Timetabling Problem (ETP) is the problem of assigning courses to be...
Bayesian heuristic approach to scheduling
Bayesian heuristic approach to scheduling
2002,
Real life scheduling problems are solved by heuristics with parameters defined by...
Qualifications, diversity and workplace practices: An investigation of higher education internal audit departments
Qualifications, diversity and workplace practices: An investigation of higher education internal audit departments
2005,
Internal audit is getting recognition thanks to media coverage of alleged fraudulent...
Power to the principals: Decentralization in three large school districts
Power to the principals: Decentralization in three large school districts
2006,
School districts have made several attempts at decentralizing. However,...
A combinatorial auction improves school meals in Chile: a case of OR in developing countries
A combinatorial auction improves school meals in Chile: a case of OR in developing countries
2004,
The Chilean State delivers essential meal services at schools for low-income students....
Design of balanced MBA student teams
Design of balanced MBA student teams
2005,
In some schools and universities, students must sometimes be divided into several...
Mapping the structure of MBA programmes: a comparative study of the structure of accredited AMBA programmes in the United Kingdom
Mapping the structure of MBA programmes: a comparative study of the structure of accredited AMBA programmes in the United Kingdom
2005,
This paper reports on an application of a multivariate analysis technique called...
School location methodology in urban areas of developing countries
School location methodology in urban areas of developing countries
2004,
This study is concerned with the location of primary public schools. The public system...
Evaluation of the university libraries in Taiwan: total measure versus ratio measure
Evaluation of the university libraries in Taiwan: total measure versus ratio measure
2004,
This paper discusses the evaluation of university libraries from two standpoints,...
How much better are the most-prestigious journals? the statistics of academic publication
How much better are the most-prestigious journals? the statistics of academic publication
2005,
Articles in high-prestige journals receive more citations and more applause than...
Academic spin-outs: the journey from idea to credible proposition – a combination of knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer and knowledge translation
Academic spin-outs: the journey from idea to credible proposition – a combination of knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer and knowledge translation
2006,
A key entrepreneurial activity in recent times, in relation to promoting the...
Digital simulation used to evaluate self-learning applications and its users
Digital simulation used to evaluate self-learning applications and its users
2005,
The paper's main objective consists in exposing a methodology to evaluate the process...
Efficient solutions for a university timetabling problem through integer programming
Efficient solutions for a university timetabling problem through integer programming
2005,
Integer programming has always been an alternative for formulating combinatorial...
Affirmative action in higher education: Costs, benefits, and implementation
Affirmative action in higher education: Costs, benefits, and implementation
2004,
This article discusses the costs and benefits of implementing affirmative action...
Improving the current status of school performance reporting
Improving the current status of school performance reporting
2004,
The large amount of tax and tuition dollars spent on both public and private primary...
An analytic hierarchy process/data envelopment analysis method for measurement of the efficiency of R&D management activities in universities
An analytic hierarchy process/data envelopment analysis method for measurement of the efficiency of R&D management activities in universities
2004,
In order to develop a better tool for the assessment of the management performance of...
Community planning for rural education in South Africa
Community planning for rural education in South Africa
2004,
The authors describe their experience in using soft OR methods to facilitate a one-day...
Competitive effects on teaching hospitals
Competitive effects on teaching hospitals
2004,
In this study we assess the performance of US teaching hospitals operating in 1995....
An integer programming formulation for a case study in university timetabling
An integer programming formulation for a case study in university timetabling
2004,
A novel 0–1 integer programming formulation of the university timetabling...
An automated university course timetabling system developed in a distributed environment: A case study
An automated university course timetabling system developed in a distributed environment: A case study
2004,
In the present study we examine the design and implementation of a computer network...
Flexible versus fixed timetabling: a case study
Flexible versus fixed timetabling: a case study
2004,
This case study presents the timetabling problem of the Flight Training Department at...
A two-phase multiple objective approach to university timetabling utilising optimisation and evolutionary solution methodologies
A two-phase multiple objective approach to university timetabling utilising optimisation and evolutionary solution methodologies
2003,
The timetabling problem is generally large, highly constrained and discrete in nature....
A distance learning approach to teaching management science and statistics
A distance learning approach to teaching management science and statistics
2003,
Although there is no universal approach for offering distance learning courses over...
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