11. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates a business simulation utilizing a rule-based expert system with a spreadsheet object component that includes data and calculations required for the simulation and communication of information to provide a goal based educational environment, comprising: (a) a code segment that accesses the information in the spreadsheet object-component of the rule-based system to retrieve information indicative of a goal; (b) a code segment that queries a student to determine characteristics of the student; (c) a code segment that utilizes the information in the spreadsheet object component of the rule-based expert system to integrate goal-based learning information in a structured, dynamic business simulation designed by a profiling component that motivates accomplishment of the goal; (d) a code segment that monitors answers to questions posed to evaluate progress toward the goal utilizing the spreadsheet object component of the rule-based expert system and provides goal-based, remediation learning information feedback from a remediation object component including a knowledge system and a software tutor comprising an artificial intelligence engine which generates individualized coaching messages that further motivates accomplishment of the goal; and (e) a code segment that reports progress toward the goal.
13. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates a business simulation utilizing a rule-based expert system with a spreadsheet object component to provide a goal based educational environment as recited in claim 11, wherein the information includes breadth of information in a first linked list.