This teaching tip describes a novel simulation, the Business Information Systems Simulation, designed for teaching information systems concepts. Created with "Capsiminbox," the simulation places students in the role of a retail store manager who is assigned a leadership role in a strategically important pilot project to develop an app.…

Even seasoned public relations (PR) practitioners can find it difficult to handle communications during a crisis situation when the consequences of making poor decisions may seem overwhelming. This article shares results from using a collaborative simulation to teach college students about crisis communications in an advanced-level PR course.…

MANAGEMENT TEACHERS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, OR COLLEGES CAN BE MORE CREATIVE IN THEIR TEACHING METHODS BY THINKING ABOUT EDUCATIONAL METHODS, CREATING MATERIALS BETTER SUITED TO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AND EXPERIMENTING IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING EDUCATION MORE EXCITING. MANAGEMENT EDUCATORS AT THE BOEING COMPANY FOUND THAT THE KEY TO…

UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE WERE SUBJECTED TO TWO TYPES OF TEACHING TECHNIQUES-SIMULATION (GAME PLAYING) AND CASE STUDY. PERSONALITY FACTORS OF MOTIVATION AND COGNITIVE STYLE WERE DETERMINED FOR THE STUDENTS IN EACH GROUP. THESE WERE CONSIDERED THE INTERVENING VARIABLES. THE STUDENTS WERE TESTED BEFORE AND AFTER THE COURSE OF…

A mini-simulation (one to three class periods long) using the telephone directory is outlined to exemplify a simulated work experience in which students practice decision-making skills. (TA)

Students in two teams compete to design a product and mass-produce it. (Editor)

Describes a simple simulation for teaching secondary students about nuclear power as a source of energy by having them role play various interest groups. Game rules, including division of class members into four interest groups, are described. The author suggests eight references that would be useful for the simulation. (Author/DB)

Describes a legislative simulation intended for use in a college-level political science course. A major objective of the simulation is to help students understand decision-making processes involved in politics. Source materials and role characteristics are discussed. (DB)

In-basket exercises provide the tool whereby the learner's potential for handling applied problems made up of many interacting variables can be measured. (Author/HD)

Simulation games are discussed as innovative educational techniques for social studies teachers. Theories of simulation and selecting, creating, and implementing simulation games are among topics discussed. (JN)

A research project was conducted to determine if dynamic skill training differs in important ways from knowledge system instruction. The term dynamic skills was used to mean sets of intellectual processes responsible for selective perceptions in a real time driven content and for the selection and performance of appropriate responses in that…

Describes a simulation designed to teach college students in an undergraduate political science course about foreign policy decision-making, conflict, and conflict resolution. An evaluation of role simulation as a teaching technique is included. (Author/DB)

A decision story is a brief scenario describing a health problem which might be faced in real life. Such topics as venereal disease, drug use, and nutrition can be explored by use of the decision-making model. The phases involved in processing the decision story strategy are described. (JN)