NDLI: Development of Business Game Simulator for Supporting Collaborative Problem-Based Learning

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Chung Cheng Tseng Chung Hsien Lan Lai, K.R.
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	This paper presents a business gaming simulator via fuzzy constraints-directed approach for supporting collaborative problem-based learning (PBL). In this gaming simulator, the problem is formulated and analyzed as a distributed fuzzy constraint satisfaction problem (DFCSP) to assist students realizing a wide range of business scenarios from different perspectives. The structure of the problem is represented as decision networks to help students to explore ”what-if” hypotheses as well as to allow instructor to give appropriate instructions. In addition, a fuzzy constraint-directed agent negotiation mechanism is also provided to mimic more closely and naturally with the spirit of the real-world problem-solving for collaborative strategic planning and decision making. To demonstrate the ideas of the proposed framework for supporting PBL, we have developed a prototyped business simulator, MANAGER, and applied it successfully in the beer game for supporting collaborative PBL.
Starting Page	278
Ending Page	280
File Size	429834
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780769537115
DOI	10.1109/ICALT.2009.182
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-07-15
Publisher Place	Latvia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Game theory Problem-solving Computational modeling Decision making Computer simulation International collaboration Strategic planning Collaborative work Environmental management Computer science agent negotiation problem-based learning fuzzy constraints
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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