Simulation of University Education Process

Jiří Jelínek

2013

Abstract

The article deals with one possible usage of agent based simulation. This method is advantageous for tasks that can be modeled through a set of basic building elements - agents and their interaction. This contribution shows an application of this approach for the simulation of university education. Conceptual model of university education based on AB modeling of the students was developed for this purpose. The aim was to develop a tool which could help to improve the quality of higher education processes through better knowledge about them obtained from their simulations.

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Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Jelínek J. (2013). Simulation of University Education Process . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART, ISBN 978-989-8565-38-9, pages 403-406. DOI: 10.5220/0004258904030406

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icaart13,
author={Jiří Jelínek},
title={Simulation of University Education Process},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,},
year={2013},
pages={403-406},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004258904030406},
isbn={978-989-8565-38-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 1: ICAART,
TI - Simulation of University Education Process
SN - 978-989-8565-38-9
AU - Jelínek J.
PY - 2013
SP - 403
EP - 406
DO - 10.5220/0004258904030406