Professional Decision Modeling: Practitioner as Professor

  • Authors:
  • Peter J. Regan

  • Affiliations:
  • Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755

  • Venue:
  • Interfaces
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

I teach a short elective course on decision science to 40 percent of the second-year class in Dartmouths MBA program. Students use MS/OR to clarify the value of an industrial asset in a spin-off negotiation. Students design, build, and refine spreadsheet models incrementally. I introduce techniques to support each weeks case challenges. The decision context evolves with new information and unexpected demands. My teaching success depends on quick, detailed feedback and effectively guiding students with varying proficiency. My hybrid role as practitioner-professor developed over several years. I encourage practitioners and full-time faculty to collaborate on similar courses or segments of longer courses.