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Why You Should Use Smartsims Business Simulations

Wednesday 30 August 2017, 3:36PM

By Beckie Wright

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Smartsims have long realized that students need real world experience to truly grasp the impact strategy and management decision-making have on business outcomes. The foundation of simulation-based learning is that people learn best by doing, so Smartsims’ objective is to give students their own business experience. This empowers them to take responsibility over their own learning and become personally engaged with course content.

Smartsims have a variety of simulations, each tailored for a particular college/university course type and level, and every simulation includes both a practice and competitive application. Students use real business reports to effectively analyze market conditions, develop strategy and evaluate the impact of their choices; all while competing against other student-run companies. The competitive nature of the simulation motivates students to understand concepts at a deeper level.

Business simulations provide a setting for students to bridge theories and concepts taught in class with real-life experiences. Competing either individually or in teams, students find business simulations an engaging, realistic and memorable learning experience. Business Simulations are an immersive experience for students, that allow for a wide variety of teaching methods; including experiential learning, reflective learning, action-orientated learning and the flipped classroom. Business simulations also offer significant benefits for students and teachers alike, with the potential to improve student engagement, learning outcomes and workforce readiness.

Scalable and flexible, Smartsims Business Simulations adapt to courses of any length or size; and they  partner with you to assist with integration and developing course content and structure. Setup is easy and the simulation is completely automated, with your own interface for monitoring the simulation.

Better prepare your students to make real-world decisions in a challenging, instructive, exciting style. Find out more about their introduction to business simulation, marketing simulation, strategic management (capstone) simulation and other strategy business games by going to their website at https://www.smartsims.com