Teaching mathematical modelling to business students

In many educational programs in business administration and related fields, students are required to take one or more courses in operational research. Many of these courses are based on textbooks that emphasise almost exclusively mathematical models and where solution methods play an important role. In recent years, however, many of these courses have changed significantly. This paper presents the author's views of such educational practices, based on many years of continuous experimentation and reflection on the means and objectives of an operational research course for business students.