Teaching queueing theory with an inquiry-based learning approach: A case for applying WebQuest in a course in simulation and statistical analysis

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Chan, Yuen Yan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Inquiry based learning; Queueing theory; Simulation; WebQuest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; GAME THEORY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; QUEUEING THEORY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; INFORMATION ENGINEERING; INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING; PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION PROJECTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING AND LEARNING; WEB RESOURCES; WEBQUEST;

TEACHING;

EID: 50049101767     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2007.4418162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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