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WQM: A Water Quality Management Simulation Game.

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Sharda, Ramesh; And Others – Simulation and Games, 1988

Description of WQM, a simulation game designed to introduce students to the water quality management function, emphasizes the decision-making process involved in various facets of business. The simulation model is described, computer support is explained, and issues in water resource management are discussed. (13 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Decision Making Skills

Computers and the Development of Design Decision Making Skills.

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Blandford, Ann; And Others – Computers and Education, 1994

Discussion of how to teach decision-making skills to undergraduate engineering design students highlights a computer-based decision support tool, WOMBAT (Weighted Objectives Method by Arguing with the Tutor). Changes in WOMBAT from an earlier version are described, and an example of dialog between a user and the system is included. (Contains 24…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware, Decision Making

Microcomputer Use in Technical Education.

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Ediger, Marlow – 1989

Instructors in technical education need to use diverse methods of teaching to provide for individual differences among learners. Use of microcomputers is particularly appropriate, because such use can impart knowledge as well as develop skills. Three philosophies of computer/software instruction in technical education can be identified: (1)…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Decision Making