CIAO DATE: 11/2008
January 2008
U.S. Military Academy, Department of Social Science
The use of simulation exercises in undergraduate international relations courses is not new. Yet, many instructors faced with large classes full of students with little experience in the subject matter avoid this tool in favor of more traditional classroom techniques. This paper reports on the results following the introduction of a simulation exercise into a large, introductory undergraduate course in international relations in order to explore the validity of views that simulations are inappropriate tools for large undergraduate courses.
Resource link: Simulation Use in the Undergraduate Classroom [PDF] - 94K