Optimizing Business Applications

MPL Tutorial On-line Survey

School

Optional Information

University: Name:
Department: Email:
Country: Can we contact you if we have any further questions?
 Yes No

Major In:

 Operations Research Mathematics
 Business (MBA) Computer Science
 Engineering Other:

Teaching at which level of study

 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
 Master Research Assistant
 Doctorate Other:

Outside Work

Do you work outside school?
  Yes No OR Realted Work
  Full-Time Part-Time

Operations Research Course:

Course Name:
Course Number:
Number of
Students:
Average Age
of Students:

Course Type:

  Introduction to O.R. Advanced O.R.
  Linear Programming Mathmatical Theory
   Model Formulation Practical O.R. in business

Department that provides the course:

  Operations Research Mathematics
  Business (MBA) Computer Science
   Engineering Other:

Course Contents:

How much time was allocated to:
Linear
Programming:		 weeks Optimization
Methods:		 weeks
Model
Formulations:		 weeks Modeling
Language:		 weeks
Other O.R.
Techniques:		 weeks Total Length of
the Course:		 weeks

Course Textbooks:

Which textbook was mainly used in the course?
  Wayne Winston (O.R. Appl. and Alg.) Other
  Hiller and Lieberman (Intro. to O.R.) Name:
  Linus Schrage (Lindo text and software) Author:
  H.P. Williams (Model Building) Publisher:
  Katta G. Murty (O.R. Det. Opt. Models) Edition:
How would you rate the book used?
  very good good average not good

Course Software Used:

What software was used, if any?
Modelling System:
Optimizer:
Number of homework/assignments that required using
modeling/optimmization software:
Aproximate size of largest assignment project? constraints

MPL Student Version

How was the MPL student version presented to you in your course?
  Mentioned in class Required to downlowd for assignments
  Used in the Course Available in a computer lab
  Downloaded by yourself Not used in the course

Downloading and installing MPL student version:

Approximately how much time was spent on:
Downloading: minutes
Installing: minutes
CPLEX
License:		 minutes
Was the installation of the software:
 Succcessfull Not Successfull
 Easy Difficult
Would you say that using MPL/CPLEX student version to help your instruction was successfull?
 Yes No
Explanation:

MPL On-Line Tutorial:

How was the MPL On-line Tutorial presented to you in your class?
  Mentioned in class Required for assignment
  Used in the course Not used in the course
In the MPL On-Line Tutorial did you:
  read through the Tutorial? type the models individually into MPL?
  copy and paste the models into MPL? formulate the models individually?
In the MPL On-Line Tutorial did you
 find the format used in the Tutorial enabled the students to learn from the Sessions?
 find the Tutorial easy to read?
 find the level of difficulty of the Tutorial was too high?
 find the level of difficulty of the Tutorial was too low?

MPL Model Library

Was the MPL Model Library:
 Mentioned in class Used by yourself
 Used in the course Not used in the course

Maximal Web Site:

How did you hear about the Maximal Web site?
How often have you visited the site in recent months?
Do you refer the Maximal Web site to others? Yes No

Which O.R. web sites have you visited in the rcent months?

 INFORMS
 Michael Trick O.R. Web Site
 CPLEX Optimization
 Other:

Which sessions with more types would you like to see
Maximal Software add to the MPL Online Tutorial:

  Transportation/network models Diet/blending models
  Process scheduling models Financial models
  Integer models Non-Linear models
  Other:

What type of sessions would you like to see
Maximal Software add to the MPL Online Tutorial:

  Sensitivity analysis Solver control and tuning
  Database Connection Creating business applications
  Other:

Would you like to see Maximal Software:

  Use larger models in On-line tutorial?
  Add more business case oriented models
  Continue offering free student versions og MPL for download
  Write a textbook based on the on-line tutorial
Do you have a problem description/model formulation/case problem that you want
to share with others? We would handle setting it up on the web (with or without
your reference) and test it. We are currently actively looking for models and cases
that we can publish on the Web for teachers to use in their courses.
  Yes No

What other enhancements/additions for Maximal educational
material would you suggest?