International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling (IJSPM)
https://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=100
Call For papers
Special issue on: "Modelling and Simulation Education"
Guest Editors:
John A. Sokolowski, VMASC, Old Dominion University
Catherine M. Banks, VMASC, Old Dominion University
Many educational institutions have begun to offer courses, certificates or
entire degree programs in modelling and simulation (M&S). This special
issue solicits papers that explore the emerging field of M&S education and
the issues surrounding its development and use.
M&S is fast becoming a familiar term and tool among students in the
sciences, social sciences, and engineering. But it is more than that. M&S
is a discipline with its own body of knowledge, theory, and research
methodology. At the core of the discipline is the fundamental notion that
models are approximations for the real-world. Models are created
approximating an event. The model is then followed by simulation, which
allows for the repeated observation of the model. Analysis, the ability to
draw conclusions, verify and validate (V&V), and make recommendations
based on various iterations/simulations of the model, is the third
component to modelling. These basic precepts coupled with visualization,
the ability to represent data as a way to interface with the model, make
M&S a problem-based discipline that allows for repeated testing of a
hypothesis. Teaching these precepts and providing research and development
opportunities are core to M&S education and research.
This special issue looks to provide the theories, tools, methodology, and
case studies that engage the application of M&S in traditional uses such
as serving as the primary training mechanism for the military as well as
the expanding variety of domains that use M&S as a teaching tool to
include health care professionals, emergency managers, and educators at
all levels from grade school through graduate school. The research may
come from any discipline or application area of modelling and simulation.
Subject Coverage
Papers may include either theoretical or empirical research. Suitable
themes in this issue include but are not limited to the following:
Modelling and simulation as its own discipline
Modelling and simulation body of knowledge: what should be included?
Modelling and simulation curriculum: engineering, science, or
multidisciplinary?
Modelling and simulation research and its role in education
Modelling, simulation, and gaming as a teaching tool
Modelling and simulation and workforce development: what are the
challenges?
Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be
currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for
authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting
papers areavailable on the Papers Submission section under Author
Guidelines.
Important Dates
Full paper submission due: 15 April 2008
Notification: 15 June 2008
Final paper due: 15 September 2008
Editors and Notes
All papers must be submitted online. If you experience any problems
submitting your paper online, please contact [log in to unmask],
describing the exact problem you experience.
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