Publication Date

1-1-1982

Abstract

This paper describes the experiences at SMU in using a financial planning language (specifically, the Interactive Financial Planning System (IFPS)) as the primary computer language taught to MBA's. The language was introduced to extend the students' ability to solve business problems. Experiences with teaching the language, the extent of its use, and the results of a student suvey are discussed.

Document Type

Article

Keywords

interactive financial planning system, IFPS, business problems, non-procedural language, instruction, models

Disciplines

Business

Part of

article

Extent

29 pages

Format

.pdf

Rights

The files in this collection are protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted without the written permission of Southern Methodist University, Cox Business School. These files may be freely used for educational purposes, provided they are not altered in any way, and Southern Methodist University is cited. For more information, contact ncds@smu.edu.

Language

English

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Business Commons

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