Office: Hilton 225
Phone: 310.338.2900
Email: zprzasny@lmu.edu
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Areas of Expertise
• Managerial Decision Support Using Spreadsheets
• Spreadsheet Applications in Management Science
• Simulation and Spreadsheets
• Using and Evaluating Technology for Teaching Improvement
Biography
Zbigniew H. Przasnyski is an expert in management science operations management, and business statistics. He has been with Loyola Marymount University since 1985 and served as Chair of the Department of Finance and Computer Information Systems from 1994-1998. Prior to joining LMU, Przasnyski taught at the University of Maryland, North London Polytechnic, and Brighton University. He also served as a consultant to the University of Maryland Hospital and to the British Broadcasting Corporation. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute, the Institute of Operations Research and Management Science, the Operational Research Society of Great Britain, and the American Society of Quality Control. He has received numerous research grants and has been honored twice with the MBA Faculty of the Year Award.
Education
| • PhD: |
University of Sussex, England (1976) |
| • MSc: |
University of Sussex, England (1973) |
| • BSc: |
University of Sussex, England (1972) |
Recent Publications
• Przasnyski, Z. and Leon, L. (2007). "Spreadsheet Programs", Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Przasnyski, Z., Seal, K.C., and Leon, L. (2006). "Captivate Your Students' Minds: Developing Interactive Tutorials to Support the Teaching of Spreadsheet Modeling Skills," INFORMS Transactions on Education, 7(1).
• Przasnyski, Z. and Seal, K.C. (2005). “Illustrating Probability through Roulette: A Spreadsheet Simulation Model,” eJSiE (Electronic Journal of Spreadsheets in Education), 2005, 2(1), 73-94.
• Przasnyski, Z. (2005). “The No-show Problem: Simulation and Revenue Management,” ASBBS E-Journal, 1(1), 53-68, (2005).
• Przasnyski, Z., Swensson, J.M., and Tai, L.S. (2004). “Investigating Different Variable Interest Rate Scenarios in Mortgage Refinancing Decisions” Real Estate Finance, 20(5), 2- 8.
• Przasnyski, Z. and Seal, K.C. (2003). “Using Technology to Support Pedagogy in and OR/MS course,” Interfaces, 33(4), 27-40.
• Przasnyski, Z. and Tai, L. (2003). “Refinancing Decisions Made Easy: Lookup Tables”, Real Estate Finance, 19(5), 18-26.