...Aitor Ruiz de la Torre Acha; Rosa María Rio Belver; Javier Fernandez Aguirrebeña; Christophe Merlo Purpose This study explores the impact of new technologies, such as simulation and virtual reality, on the pedagogy and learning of engineering students. It aims to compare the effectiveness...

...Rachel Claire Douglas-Lenders; Peter Jeffrey Holland; Belinda Allen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of experiential simulation-based learning of employee self-efficacy. Design/methodology/approach The research approach is an exploratory case study of a group...

... the seafarers worked with simulated electronic navigation systems. Not only did the seafarers understand that their knowing-how (competencies) to operate the electronic navigation system is required onboard but also they felt “more confident, prepared, and competent to do what is required of them on-board ship...

..., sustainability and social renewal (Newcastle University Societal Challenge Themes, 2011). United Kingdom Universities Curricula Sciences Engineering Enterprise education Toolkits Simulation STEM Bioscience In general, toolkits in enterprise education are categorised into ice‐breaker...

...Harry Matlay; Richard Tunstall; Martin Lynch Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of electronic simulation case studies in enterprise education, their effectiveness, and their relationship to traditional forms of classroom‐based approaches to experiential learning. The paper seeks to build...

...Thomas Clarke; Robert E. Wood; Jens F. Beckmann; Damian P. Birney Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider how simulations are increasingly used in training programs for the development of skills such as leadership. However, the requirements of leadership development go beyond...

... these individual differences. In order to help Maori students improve their academic performance, cooperative and active learning activities were used to match the learning style preferences of the students. The supply/demand simulation permits students to become actively involved in a market scenario...

... year undergraduate course in Creative Management. Students, in syndicate groups, were asked to invent their own business idea. By simulating make‐believe situations in the classroom, we aimed to approximate feelings purportedly experienced by business managers as they innovate, such as “creative...

...). Similarly, responses (N = 93) to the statement ‐ “case incidents bore me. I wish you wouldn’t use them” ‐ elicited equally strong (90.3 per cent) negative answers. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Case studies Higher education Simulation Not only are case incidents better received than formal...

... UP Limited 1995 Business education Experience Schools Simulation Skills Teamwork As we emerge slowly from the recession, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is no quick fix, but that economic recovery is likely to be both gradual and long term, dependent on the skills...

... Cognition Computer‐based training Education Information technology Learning Simulation Systems design Theory A recent television programme, which reviewed newly released computer games, featured a new breed of product. The game was soccer (it was a US product) and its novelty resided...

...David Parkes Details the Management Challenge competition, run by the British Institute of Management, which aims to encourage links between education and industry. It teaches the fundamentals of running a business through the use of a computer‐based simulation of a medium‐sized company. Describes...

... from the liquidation report of“Eclipse” a Young Enterprise Company in Weston‐Super‐Mare are presented. The extracts include reports from the Managing Directors, as well as from the major functional directors. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Young people Education Simulation Training Management...

... Industry Management development Simulation Training VOLUME 32 NUMBER 2 1990 YOUNG ENTERPRISE Young Enterprise is an educational charity founded by the late Sir Walter Solomon in 1963. It is a unique nation-wide education/industry partnership which offers young people between the ages of 15 and 19...