SIMQ, a Business Simulation Game for Decision Science Students: Towards a Total Gaming and Teaching Package

Abstract

"The business simulation game, SIMQ, was especially designed for teaching applications of quantitative methods. For the past four years, this game has been used in the quantitative methods sequence in the MBA program at Georgia State University. The game has also been adopted at several other teaching institutions and used in a number of seminars and short courses. While this game has been used in certain cases for teaching general business policy and decision making, the focus of this paper will be on the originally intended use of SIMQ as vehicle for teaching applications of quantitative models. In this paper, the manner in which the game is used to help meet the objectives of the quantitative methods sequence at Georgia State university will be explained. In addition, a gaming and teaching package, developed to assist instructors using SIMQ in the quantitative methods sequence will be described. This package consists of student assignments and related teaching materials, computer programs for quantitative applications, and a detailed instructor’s guide."