Purpose and learning benefits of simulations: A design and development perspective

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-39

  Goosen, Kenneth R ^a   Jensen, Ron ^b   Wells, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting theory; Decisions; Design; Economic theory; Finance theory; Learning; Marketing theory; Total enterprise simulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347583745     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104687810103200104     Document Type: Article

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