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Simulations Across Disciplines Pedagogy and Perspective. TLI Conference, Pedagogies That Challenge Elliott Currie, CME. Simulations . Purpose: Imitate the conditions of a situation or process especially for the goal of training, Strong resemblance to the real thing.
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Simulations Across DisciplinesPedagogy and Perspective TLI Conference, Pedagogies That Challenge Elliott Currie, CME
Simulations • Purpose: Imitate the conditions of a situation or process especially for the goal of training, • Strong resemblance to the real thing. • Course/Program purpose: Capstone experience that requires students • Apply concepts, • Making decisions and being accountable for the outcomes
Personal Experiences • Aviation: Link/Singer • MBA • WLU • 4th year - Spies • 2nd year – Computers • Business Strategy Game: Glo-Bus McGraw- Hill
How and What We Did/Do • Up to 12 Teams, better than individual, as can not do it self. • 2 practice, 10 real, 2 quizzes and Strategy. • Evaluated, BIE and Overall Benchmarks • Evaluated, Own Strategy.
What they did???? • Marketing; Price, Place, Promo, Products. • Operations/Production; Quality, Quantity, Location, • HR: Wage Rate, Bonuses • Finance: Debt, Fx, Equity, • Strategy had to balance all facets while considering the competition and environment that is changing • http://www.bsg-online.com/
What They Said They Learned • Teamwork, • Anticipation, Market and Others • Ethics are fluid??? • Little things make big differences • Motives Change; • Not Last, First? • Grade and Kicking Butt • Flexibility Critical
What Next • MBA’s doing it right now • Memo’s reflecting • Parents’ reactions • Students’ reactions • Keep on doing it and Others as well • Both other courses and • Other professors • REAL