Developing and implementing a high school simulation course to provide rigor and relevance to the curriculum

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2344-2352

  Kuch, Beverly Biel ^a  

^a Cuyahoga Valley National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STANDARDS;

HIGH SCHOOLS; ROCKWELL AUTOMATION; SIMULATION COURSES; TECHNICAL EDUCATIONS; TECHNICAL STANDARDS;

CURRICULA;

EID: 49849089704     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2007.4419874     Document Type: Conference Paper

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