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View all- Aburdene MWilcox A(1985)Teaching simulation to undergraduate liberal arts studentsProceedings of the 17th conference on Winter simulation10.1145/21850.253112(170-172)Online publication date: 15-Dec-1985
An approach to teaching simulation to undergraduates
Abstract
Although traditionally a subject for graduate study, simulation has recently been included in many undergraduate curricula. After a discussion of the objectives of a simulation course for undergraduates, this paper recommends an approach to teaching such a course which makes use of a commercially available simulation language, such as GPSS or SLAM. This approach is discussed in relation to the course objectives. Finally, the results of the authors' experience with this approach are discussed.
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- SIGSIM: ACM Special Interest Group on Simulation and Modeling
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