An Externally Replicated Experiment for Evaluating the Learning Effectiveness of Using Simulations in Software Project Management Education

Empirical Software Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-395

  Pfahl, Dietmar ^b   Laitenberger, Oliver ^b   Dorsch, Jörg ^b   Ruhe, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

COCOMO; Learning effectiveness; Replicated experiment; Software project management education; System dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0141958728     PISSN: 13823256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025320418915     Document Type: Article

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