School of Business Assistant Professor Lisa M. Walters and Professor Reneta Barneva, who also serves as chair of the Department of Applied Professional Studies, in conjunction with Dr. Valentin Brimkov of SUNY Buffalo State, co-authored the article “Teaching Decision-Making in Multiple Dimensions.”
Published electronically in October 2017, the article will be published in print form in the March 2018 edition of The Journal of Educational Technology Systems. The journal emphasizes how technology and education interface, with the specific aim to inform educators interested in optimizing and employing technology in their educational pedagogy. The work is described as important to education in a technologically-oriented society, as it elaborates on the methods of analyzing data for decision-making in various fields for those individuals not possessed of specialized knowledge in statistics, computer science or mathematics. Specifically, the abstract of the paper reads:
“In all areas of human activity, decision-making based on data analysis is very important. As the availability of data grows, it becomes critical to educate not only traditional students but also those individuals who are now in the workforce, as many of them are expected to manage the complex data streams and to provide evidence and guidance for organizational action. We consider several technological tools that prepare the learners with data analytic skills. Among them are data analysis and visualization tools, Six Sigma, and operations research methods. We provide a survey of respective software systems suitable for a broad audience.”
