.../approach A decision support system was built by decomposing it into three stages: the predesign stage, in which the problem is characterized, and the user requirements are identified; the design stage, in which the models, the database and the interfaces are formulated; and the field stage, in which six...

... Problem solving Decision support systems Israel The decisions made in the field of education are assisted by intuition, common sense and systematic thinking. The literature addresses both the advantages and faults of intuition in making judgments. This article examines the efficacy of a decision...

... on their work practice. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Knowledge management Decision support systems Action learning Attendance Students About 9 per cent of the students in Israel (Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics, 1999), drop out of school. This figure is close...