Abstract

VILLARREAL, Fernanda  and  TOHME, Fernando. Data envelopment analysis. A case study for one Argentinian university. estud.gerenc. [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.144, pp.302-308. ISSN 0123-5923.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.estger.2017.06.004.

This article presents a study case in which we analyze the relative efficiency of the curriculum of a university degree program. This is a relevant question, since the required courses are publicly funded and thus affect the efficiency of global public spending. The method applied is Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Through the our results, we were able to identify inefficient non-mandatory courses that should increase the number of students while reducing the number of faculty members assigned to them to improve their efficiency. In the case of mandatory courses, improvement also requires to reduce the number of adjunct faculty.

Keywords : Data envelopment analysis; Programming models; Higher education.

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