Use of a Comprehensive Simulation in Technical Management Courses
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San Antonio, Texas
- Publication Date
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June 10, 2012
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June 10, 2012
- End Date
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June 13, 2012
- ISSN
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2153-5965
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Graduate Studies
- Page Count
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8
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25.1407.1 - 25.1407.8
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--22164
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https://strategy.asee.org/22164
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327
Paper Authors
Allan W. Bjerkaas Johns Hopkins University
Mary L. Fletcher Johns Hopkins University
Mary Laurette (Laurie) Fletcher received her B.S. degree in software data management from the University of Maryland and her M.S. in technical management from the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. She has more than 25 years of experience in software data management, technical publications and communications, and proposal management. Her particular areas of expertise include her understanding of the business relationship and contracting between private industry and the U.S. government, and the acquisition and management of Small Business Innovative Research programs.
Ms. Fletcher is the Vice President of Fraser Technical Consulting, where her responsibilities include services specializing in software data management, proposal management, and technical publications. She was previously employed by Solipsys Corporation (now Raytheon Solipsys) where she held the following positions: Data Management Group Supervisor, Assistant Program Manager for DD(X), and Corporate Proposal Manager.
Ms. Fletcher is a member of the following organizations: American Association of Engineering Education, American Society for Engineering Management, Society of Technical Communications, Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Wyoming Geological Association, and the Tate Geological Museum Advisory Board. She is also an instructor for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Casper College in the subject of the “History of Mysteries”.
Abstract
Use of a Comprehensive Simulation in Technical Management Courses Many educators think that a key way to learn to be a technical manager is to actually learn from experience while doing the work. This on-‐the-‐job learning experience can be approximated by immersing the students in a semester-‐long simulation in each class they take. This simulation paradigm has been employed in the Technical Management introductory courses at The Johns Hopkins University for more than a decade. Recently, this concept has been introduced into a higher-‐level Communications in Technical Organizations course in the program. This paper will describe the specific components of the simulation, including some details about the fictitious company used in the simulation and the way that the student experiences something very close to the “real” world in the online course experience by completing writing, presentation, and other communication assignments at several levels of responsibility within the company.
Bjerkaas, A. W., & Fletcher, M. L. (2012, June), Use of a Comprehensive Simulation in Technical Management Courses Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--22164
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