Reflection on Simulation marketing

This simulation experience allowed me to practice my focused assessment skills, delegation of tasks, prioritization on of tasks, interdisciplinary communication skills, and skills that I have not been able to participate in such as blood administration. I learned that my strengths are patient education, delegation, noticing changes in patient condition, and working as a member of a team. I need to improve my speed of completing tasks, my confidence, and my process of working through new skills.

I started simulation by testing all the possible outcomes from challenge 1 to 5 and used the best scenario from one simulation to the other step by step and drew the conclusion at the very end.

Since quarter one was the first quarter of this simulation, I was unaware of how difficult it was going to be to make all the different decisions. Firstly, I had to choose a Company name. Because I was selling computers, I thought that the name “Dev-Tech” was a perfect fit being that this simulation was about development and technology. Next, I had to choose a target segment. I knew going into this simulation that it would be better to invest in the more expensive goods as it would benefit me in the end. The segment that didn’t care about price was Mercedes, so that is the segment that I made my first priority.

Investigate resources and write a guidance leaflet which covers key points of the areas detailed below.

My answers were not decisive which reflect my weak critical thinking skill. For example, when it comes to medication administration, in instances where things are not clear, it should always be referred to the doctor which in this case I belatedly remembered. Nurses should also make sure that they knew how to use all the equipment that is used in the nursing care. In a medical emergency situation, every second counts. In the simulation, epinephrine administration was delayed since the nurse did not know how to use the automatic injection. Over-all the simulation had a significant impact to my learning process.

Consideration, with the benefit of hindsight, whether different decisions or actions may have led to an alternative course of events. The analysis section is also where any examples of good practice should be highlighted.

Explain who had the more difficult choice to make and why. Did that person make the right decision? Explain.

In selecting a policy there are also issues relating to selecting a policy which can be considered a mistake if not aware of the repercussions of these issues. Avoiding making one of these mistakes is in the forefront of my decision making

Once the exercise was over and as the individual points were displayed a lot of things became clearer. Having experienced the system and then debriefing later on, helped in filling a lot of gaps in information that seemed to exist during the simulation. With a better understanding of ‘the rules of the game’ and some of the strategies that did work, it is difficult to introspect now without a bias. As the saying goes – “Hindsight is wonderful. It's always very easy to second guess after the fact. “– Helen Reddy

Reflection should include context (who, where & when), activities, processes, FPLS addressed, outcomes, and lessons learned.

The simulation is useful because it evaluates project performance using real criteria, such as the scope, schedule and

A simulation is defined as the imitative representation of one system by another (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). More specifically, the Human Resources Management Simulation is a simulation where students portray the role of a Human Resources Director of a growing company. Its objective is to gain insight into the Human Resources department, develop the basic knowledge of its principles and test new concepts before implementing them to solve and improve the department.

Simulation is a computer process that gives a probable NPV or IRR for a project. All factors that affect the project’s returns are input. The computer then randomly selects one observation from each category. All of the observations are combined and the NPV or IRR is calculated from those figures. Simulation gives a range of outcomes as well as the probability of the outcomes. It provides the total risk level of a project.

One of the interesting things about the simulation was that one did not start from scratch in the project. Instead, the simulation is already running and is in a certain week of production and distribution when the student enters into the stimulation. This means that the student gets both the benefit and the burden of work done by prior students. In my scenario, this ended up having a very detrimental impact on me, because I began with a tremendous backlog of product that my retailers had ordered from me. I cannot tell if the person before me was placing small orders or if they were

After a taxing yet highly satisfying project simulation, I think I can look back at our team’s work with a lot of pride. There were definitely some interesting observations during the period, both positive and negative, which kind of mirrored what one can expect in a real-world project. Even though I have had close to 4 years of experience developing and maintaining software in an Agile environment, the concepts we learned in class, and more importantly their application during the simulation, were all very new to me. Below are some of my observations and takeaways from the entire exercise.