The impact of a simulation game on operations management education

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1240-1254

  Pasin, Federico ^a   Giroux, Hélène ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Applications in operations management; Interactive learning environment; Post secondary education; Simulations

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION; SIMULATION GAMES; SIMULATIONS; TEACHING METHODS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 79751531918     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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