Share Paper: Evaluating a Simulation Project to Optimize Student Learning of Project Management

  1. Victor Sohmen, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and Penn State University, United States

Abstract: Projects are unique, innovative ventures that are time-limited and resource-constrained, to balance time, cost, and performance. In training students in the art and science of project management, the Sim4Projects software enables learning of practical aspects of bidding for, hiring, and matching personnel to specific tasks within the project, to schedule tasks, and to control costs and quality--within an allocated initial budget. During Spring 2019 semester, classes were divided into groups of 5 members who chose a leader and a team name ('Team Tigers') to boost morale. Each team was in friendly competition with other teams, as each round of play ...