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Real World Case Study To Teach Simulation

Authors:
Lara Zakfeld
Carlo Simon
Merlin Hladik
Stefan Haag

Keywords: Interactive Education; Real World Case Study; Modeling; Petri Nets; Simulation.

Abstract:
Classical lectures, supplementary reading and best practice demonstrations (often) form the core of traditional teaching. This is appropriate for the education of syntax and semantics of a process modelling language and to conduct simulation. They are, however, inappropriate to convey pragmatics. But exactly this is needed to stimulate discrete thinking and creativity, skills required in business for the challenges of digitalization in a professional environment. This paper is about using a real world case study to teach modelling and simulation of processes and to facilitate students with the ability to find solutions on their own. Students are confronted with the challenges as they actually occur. They have to face the needs of stakeholders which means that in addition to the actual simulation model, also an interface must be developed for the input of the simulation parameters and a dashboard for the presentation of the simulation results. The danger of this approach is to overburden students with the multitude of tasks required for a solution, potentially leading to a failure of the teaching process. At a glance, the paper summarizes the teaching material developed and the experiences made so far with this approach.

Pages: 19 to 24

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: November 13, 2023

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-68558-102-2

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 13, 2023 to November 17, 2023