In this paper, we describe our application of "problem-based learning" in the teaching of production/operations management. We describe a study of the effectiveness of this approach and present the results and analysis of this study. We provide a collection of our experiences in using this method and conclude with some general…

Describes the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) to demonstrate a model for injury data collection and analysis programs which includes an approach to describe the epidemiology of the product related injury problem. (MLB)

The operations consultant provides manpower and systems scheduling, operating procedures and programing, maintenance directions, and generally acts as the manager's agent to establish cost and control systems. He also works with the consulting engineer during the design phase in the development of operating criteria. (Author)

Illustrates and describes the historical roots and major characteristics, including environmental conditions and value orientation dilemmas, of two competing models of organizational decision making used in educational operations and research and development, the comprehensive/prescriptive (C/P) paradigm and the incremental/remedial (I/R)…

The article focuses on why the success of career development is largely dependent on the manager knowing how to develop subordinates. This is being accomplished through an advisory system by providing managers multiple leadership/education/training alternatives for specific developmental needs. (Author/BP)

In the planning stage, the project manager's primary role is to see that the project is begun, planned, and developed in such a way that future problems in budget, design, or construction are minimized. (Author)

The design stage encompasses the planning and scheduling of design development, preparation of construction documents, assistance in bidding and negotiation, and periodic visits to the site. (Author)

The purpose of the three sections of this document is to provide simulated activities that will help each participant acquire the necessary skills to work with zero-base budgeting (ZBB). The specific objectives are to provide activities that will assist a manager in determining whether or not ZBB should be considered for implementation, to provide…

Management and supervision in a management by objectives system do not focus on the quality or efficiency of a list of activities. Rather, the manager and supervisor validate progress in reaching agreed outcomes. The implementation of a management and supervision by results approach requires (a) agreement on a statement of mission; (b) agreement…

This workbook is designed to provide the professional educator with an insight and some practical understanding of the management by objectives (MBO) process. It contains four sections, the first of which is an introduction. The next section gives an overview of MBO. It states that MBO is a process whereby two persons in an organization (a)…

The current status of student affairs research programs at universities throughout the U.S. is examined in a survey project. The need for the development of student affairs management systems is cited. The questionnaire used in the survey covered four broad areas: (1) background information on responding institutions; (2) information about the…

The manual presents 16 main steps for health project management, from project formulation through termination. The manual defines a health project as a temporary intensive effort to set up and put into operation a new or revised service that will result in the reduction of specific health or health-related problems. (Typical examples include the…

This publication contains a report describing a May 1972 seminar sponsored by the International Institute for Educational Planning to discuss current approaches to educational evaluation. In addition, the following 11 papers presented at the conference are included in their entirety: "Possible Criteria for Evaluating Education Policies," by R.…

This document discusses current thinking and research on projects and their management, particularly in regard to performance variables. Part one defines project management, discusses its relation to education and considers the need for a conceptual framework. Part two focuses on the purpose, assumptions, components, and external environment of a…

When the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP) was established in 1972, its first order of business was to assess the extent of the drug problem and to identify the programs available for dealing with it. A decision was made by that office to attempt to provide to management, at both the State and Federal levels, an effective…