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The Value of Simulation for Learning Project Management

The Value of Simulation for Learning Project Management
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Author(s): April H. Reed (East Carolina University, USA)and Mark G. Angolia (East Carolina University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 19
Source title: Information Technology as a Facilitator of Social Processes in Project Management and Collaborative Work
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Timothy C. Bagwell (Walden University, USA), Robert A. Cropf (Saint Louis University, USA)and Sheryl L. Foster-Gadkari (Strategic Impact, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3471-6.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter will explore the value of using computerized simulation case studies to enhance learning in project management education at the undergraduate and graduate college levels. Traditional teaching methods of textbook reading and lectures provide students with a vast number of concepts, processes, tools, and procedures for managing projects. However, it is difficult for students to translate that learning into use in real-life project management situations. Simulations are filling that gap by offering a low-risk environment with lifelike scenarios where students must determine the appropriate project management concept to employ and how to execute it. Simulations allow students to use their newly learned concepts and critical thinking for decision making while receiving immediate feedback which allows the student to make adjustments. This chapter will also discuss the value of these simulations based on the timing of when to introduce them to students during the semester.

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