Each of South-Western's CD-ROM simulations presents a challenging, interactive workplace experience that helps develop the skills most in-demand by today's employers. In Making Complex Decisions, the citizens of Pleasantwood face having a coal-burning factory built in their community. Users construct a decision matrix to analyze the impact of the new factory at one of three potential sites and in the process learn to: 1) analyze and evaluate data on pollution spread, seasonal scenarios and meteorological conditions 2) build a decision matrix to make tradeoffs between economic costs, citizen concerns, and environmental factors 3) work with a team to determine the best site 4) defend the final decision in a formal report and in an oral presentation.