Don't let history repeat itself-methodological issues concerning the use of simulators in teaching and experimentation

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-274

  Größler, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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METHODOLOGY; PLANNING METHOD;

EID: 4844226687     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.286     Document Type: Article

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