SIMULATION BASED LEARNING ABOUT COMPLEX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A Simulation Experiment

Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar, Vladislav Rajkovič, Miroljub Kljajić, Andrej Skraba, Davorin Kofjač

2010

Abstract

This paper describes experiences in teaching of a Modelling and simulation course at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences. The course consists of continuous simulation based on System Dynamics (SD) and discrete event simulation (DES). When enrolling the course the students have already taken courses of Mathematics, Statistics, Systems Theory, as well as Organization and Economics. The final grade of the course is derived from the student’s project and written exam. Attendance at lectures is not obligatory; only the practical exercises are. In this paper, we will discuss the methods of teaching SD by using the classical approach of teaching, and by the application of a business simulator. Therefore, we have developed the simulation model in order to explicate the usefulness of the simulation in solving management problems. Students took part in the experiment with the simulation model; the obtained results were analyzed afterward in the students’ projects. After the experiment, students had to complete a questionnaire on their opinion of the course. The results show that students taking the course of Modelling and Simulation thought that application of the simulation model contribute to a better problem understanding, faster problem solving and greater confidence of participants.

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Kljajić Borštnar M., Rajkovič V., Kljajić M., Skraba A. and Kofjač D. (2010). SIMULATION BASED LEARNING ABOUT COMPLEX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A Simulation Experiment . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-674-023-8, pages 27-32. DOI: 10.5220/0002775000270032


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@conference{csedu10,
author={Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar and Vladislav Rajkovič and Miroljub Kljajić and Andrej Skraba and Davorin Kofjač},
title={SIMULATION BASED LEARNING ABOUT COMPLEX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A Simulation Experiment},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2010},
pages={27-32},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002775000270032},
isbn={978-989-674-023-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - SIMULATION BASED LEARNING ABOUT COMPLEX MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A Simulation Experiment
SN - 978-989-674-023-8
AU - Kljajić Borštnar M.
AU - Rajkovič V.
AU - Kljajić M.
AU - Skraba A.
AU - Kofjač D.
PY - 2010
SP - 27
EP - 32
DO - 10.5220/0002775000270032