Assignment #7 for Computer Simulation (Spring 1999)
Situation:
Due to your great work with the "Web Mall" project, you have received a
big bonus and have now become the modeling guru for your company Everyone
is asking your advice on various simulation packages. Problem is...
you don't know much about what is available in the simulation and
modeling marketplace. Your boss has now asked for a summary of products
available in the marketplace.
Requirement:
You are to find and summarize 3 different simulation packages or products.
Each summary should be a maximum of one page and should include the
following sections:
- Product name - Name of product and company (must give URL).
- Executive summary - One sentence description of the product.
- Product overview - One or two paragraphs describing what is the
product and how it is used. A bulleted feature list may be a good approach.
- Example uses - Describe an example application of the product.
- Product reviews - Are there any outside reviews of the product, if
so find them (give a citation) and summarize the review.
- Product cost - What is the cost of the product and how is it
obtained?
Guidelines and hints:
Obviously, the Web is the place to do your research for this assignment.
Your summary pages must be objective and must avoid both your opinion
(e.g., "I think that SuperDuperSim is a great product") and market speak
(e.g., "SuperDuperSim is the most advanced, leading-edge, pushing the
envelope, state-of-the-art simulator for..."). Good organization, correct
grammar, and correct spelling are all important. Poor communication
skills is probably second only to "not a team player" in impeding career
growth.
Extra Credit (10 points):
Extra credit for anyone that can find demo packages that can be used
in future semesters of this class. Give the URL of the package and a
short statement of how it works.
Last updated by
Ken Christensen on MARCH 29, 1999