Evaluating business simulation software: Approach, tools and pedagogy

On the Horizon

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-377

  King, Melanie ^a   Newman, Richard ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer software; E learning; Simulation; Skills; User studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449095576     PISSN: 10748121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10748120910998399     Document Type: Article

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