Capstone Teaching Models: Combining Simulation, Analytical Intuitive Learning Processes, History and Effectiveness

Abstract

For the past decade teaching models have been changing, reflecting the dynamics, complexities, and uncertainties of today's organizations. The traditional and the more current active models of learning have disadvantages. Simulation provides a platform to combine the best aspects of both types of teaching practices. This research explores the history of including simulation into a teaching plan and outlines an empirical method to test the effect that including a simulation can have in the classroom.

Keywords:

• business simulation
• capstone course methodology
• simulation effectiveness

Notes

1. Capsim Management Simulations Inc., http://www.capsim.com

2. “The Shapiro-Wilk Statistic yields exact significance values where as the K-S Test sometimes gives an approximation of .2 for the significance because SPSS cannot calculate exact significances. This finding highlights an important difference between the K-S Test and the Shapiro-Wilk Test: in general the Shapiro-Wilk Test is more accurate” (Field, 2009, p. 546).