Using a Spreadsheet for Active Learning Projects in Operations Management
Author(s) -
Leslie Gardner
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
informs transactions on education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.161
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 1532-0545
DOI - 10.1287/ited.1070.0004
Subject(s) - computer science , set (abstract data type) , active learning (machine learning) , software engineering , scale (ratio) , business logic , knowledge management , engineering management , artificial intelligence , database , programming language , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper describes a set of active learning strategies using or supplemented by spreadsheets that enables students to learn the logic behind software packages, to gain experience using a spreadsheet to solve real problems, to have a more clear view of the dynamics of business systems, and to learn to organize and manage small scale projects.
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