Integration of teaching and research: The active-learning and research-led approach in integrating multi-disciplinary concepts in operations management.

摘要

In this research, the focus is on integrating teaching and research using the research-led approach where students learn about research findings through active participation in research activities and faculty research interests lead the curriculum content. Using the student active-learning as the center of an experiential activity, the paper presents the experience of enhancing student learning through a product redesign game to understand the interactions between cost goals and information timing. The continuous opportunity to use the game also provided data for further collaborative research that was published in a top-tier research journal. The win-win experience and the lessons learned are shared.