Designing the spreadsheet-based decision support systems course: An application of Bloom's taxonomy

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-216

  Tyran, Craig K ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloom's taxonomy; Decision support systems; Management education; Spreadsheet software

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449095520     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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