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December 2000, Volume 51, Issue 12
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Special Issue: Teaching OR: A Review of Current Practice and Developments

Guest Editor: Mike Pidd

50th Anniversary Paper

Commentary on Checkland (1985): Achieving ‘desirable and feasible’ change: an application of Soft Systems Methodology 1347
JC Ranyard, Editor, Journal of the Operational Research Society
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Special Issue Papers

Looking backwards and forwards at the same time: an editorial overview 1349
M Pidd
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Was it good for them? Reflections on the use of MENTOR and changes in course design using general performance measures 1352
G Simpson & JS Edwards
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Using MENTOR to teach systems thinking and OR methodology to first-year students in New Zealand 1359
H Daellenbach & NW Petty
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Teaching objectives: the value of using cases in teaching operational research 1367
PC Bell & C Haehling von Lanzenauer
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Introductory business OR cases: successful use of cases in introductory undergraduate business college operational research courses 1378
JJ Cochran
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Strongarm arcade games: a case study in mathematical modelling 1386
A French & PN Finlay
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An integrated introduction to spreadsheet and programming skills for operational research students 1399
A Martin
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Designing simulation software to facilitate learning of quantitative system dynamics skills: a case in Taiwan 1409
T-S Jan & C-G Jan
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Structured risk management: filling a gap in decision analysis education 1420
K Chelst & SE Bodily
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Teaching communication in an MBA operations research/management science course 1433
C Keller & J Kros
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Teaching real-life OR to MSc students 1440
T Williams & K Dickson
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Index for 2000

Author and Title Index 1449
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Viewpoint and Obituary Index 1456
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Subject Index 1457
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Book Selection Index 1461
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