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Activity Number: 396
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #300688
Title: A 2005--2006 Senior Fulbright Outreach to Lviv Ukraine, Improving Business Decisionmaking with Statistical Methods
Author(s): J. Marcus Jobe*+
Companies: Miami University
Address: 301 Upham Hall, Oxford, OH, 45056,
Keywords: Ukraine ; Senior Fulbright Scholar ; Statistical Methods
Abstract:

The statistical lecture series/curriculum development accomplished as a 2005--2006 Senior Fulbright Scholar to Lviv Institute of Management focused on improving business decision making. In this paper, the educational activities, goals, successes and shortcomings associated with my 2005--2006 Senior Fulbright Scholar work at Lviv Institute of Management, Lviv, Ukraine are presented. Specifically, curriculum development (English/Ukrainian) and the lecture series taught to Ukrainian students on introductory business statistics, quality improvement and data mining are discussed. Aspects of the courses taught, Ukrainian higher education methodologies and cultural differences with respect to statistical understandings are presented.

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