Operations Management Curricula: Literature Review and Analysis

A review and analysis of studies on the interface between Operations Management (OM) academicians and industry practitioners indicate the existence of a persistent gap between what is being taught and what is relevant to practitioners in their daily jobs. The majority of practitioner studies have been directed at upper management levels, yet academia typically educates students for entry level or management trainee (undergraduate) and mid-management (MBA) positions. A recurring finding was that academicians prefer to teach quantitative techniques while practitioners favor qualitative concepts. The OM curricula literature shows some disagreements between academicians concerning subject matter, and a wide variety of teaching opinions. This paper provides an extensive analytical review of OM curricula literature along with their respective authors’ conclusions. From this analysis we suggest a customer-focused business plan to close the gap between industry and academia. This plan can be modified to account for faculty teaching and research interests, local industry requirements and institution specific factors such as class sizes and resources

Diseño de un libro didáctico como herramienta para la enseñanza de historia de arte moderno dirigido a estudiantes de quinto grado de EGB

El presente proyecto se enfoca en el diseño e ilustración de un libro didáctico sobre historia de arte moderno como herramienta de enseñanza/aprendizaje para quinto grado de EBG, mismo que aporte significativamente en la motivación y creatividad del estudiante en el área artística. Haciendo uso de la metodología de proyectación de Gui Bonsiepe; se estructura el problema recopilando información esencial para un proceso de jerarquización de cada uno de los aspectos a tomar en consideración antes de pasar a la etapa de diseño. Es en esta fase donde se establecen las unidades mínimas de diseño, a partir de las cuales se logrará consolidar un producto editorial final, validado en base al público objetivo.The present project is focused on the design and illustration of a didactic book about the history of modern art as a teaching/learning tool for the fifth grade of EBG, which will contribute significantly to the motivation and creativity of the student in the artistic area. Using Gui Bonsiepe's design methodology, the problem is structured by gathering essential information for a hierarchical process of each of the aspects to be taken into consideration before moving on to the design stage. It is in this phase where the minimum design units are established, from which a final editorial product will be consolidated, based on the target audience.Diseñador GráficoCuenc

Reflections on enhancing accountability in the peer-review process.

Having served as an editor of a peer-reviewed journal ( Family Relations) over the last four years, I read Epstein's (October 1995) comment with great interest. Among a number of thought-provoking suggestions, he recommended that two changes should immediately be made in the editorial review process: (a) Reviewers should sign their reviews, and (b) authors should be provided with the opportunity to evaluate the quality of each of the reviews on their manuscript. Although I disagree with the first recommendation, I agree in principle with the second

The reporting of study limitations in randomized controlled trials published in the leading dental journals: Is it sufficient?

OBJECTIVES Adequate reporting of limitations is crucial to enable clinicians to accurately interpret the clinical trial findings. This meta-epidemiological study aimed to evaluate whether study limitations are reported in full-text articles of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in the leading dental journals. Associations between the trial characteristics and the reporting of limitations were also explored. METHODS RCTs published between 1st January and 31st December in the years 2011, 2016 and 2021 were identified from the 12 high impact factor dental journals (general and specialty). RCT characteristics were extracted, and reporting of limitations was recorded for the selected studies. Descriptive statistics were calculated for trial and limitations related characteristics. Univariable ordinal logistic regression models were fit to explore univariable associations between trial characteristics and reporting of limitations. RESULTS Two hundred and sixty-seven trials were included and analyzed. Most RCTs were published in 2021 (40.8%), had authors based in Europe (50.2%), did not have a statistician involved (88.8%) and assessed a procedure/method intervention type (40.5%). The reporting of trial limitations was generally sub-optimal. More recent trials and studies with a published protocol were associated with better reporting of limitations. The type of journal was a significant predictor for limitation reporting. CONCLUSIONS Within this study, the clear reporting of study limitations in the manuscripts of dental RCTs is sub-optimal and requires improvement. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The reporting of limitations should not be viewed as a weakness of a trial but due diligence, so clinicians can fully interpret the impact of these limitations on both the validity and generalisability of the results