Project Support in AMEISE
The analysis of the previous simulation runs shows, that trainees who have not performed project planning achieved worse results than trainees who planned the project before a simulation run.
Project Planning
| Therefore the project should be planned before executing a simulation run. The project design is intended to include the sequence of actions to be undertaken in the project and include an appropriate workforce planning. |
However, a careful planning of the project is only possible after starting a simulation run, because from this point on trainees get relevant information (costs, employee skills) about the simulation run. The AMEISE - System provides also support information, that is available to trainees only after activities, which means that the student has to finish the work before getting a feedback from the support tools.
Thereby, errors cannot be avoided, but trainees are alerted to mistakes and can learn from it. The support to the trainees is not to guide a perfect practice, but to give clues, which lead to an improvement of the current situation.
Common Mistakes
The analysis of SESAM/AMEISE - simulation runs has shown that the following mistakes were committed frequently:
- Objectives are not fulfilled
- The students have a big problem to fulfill all objectives of a simulation run.
- Employee Utilization
- Occupying their employees constantly, is a great problem for most students. Therefore, employees are often without an activity over a long period of time, but still earning money.
- Checking - and corrective actions are missing or only partially carried out
- Trainees forget about the necessary checking- and corrective actions of individual phases during the simulation run. This leads to bad results.
Support Tools
New components were integrated in the AMEISE environment to reduce those errors and support the trainees. Two options of Support Tools are available:
- Advisor
- Friendly Peer
The instructor decides, if these support tools are available during a simulation run.
Overview
The advisor is a passive support tool and has to be questioned by the trainee. Therefore, the advisor assumes the role of the instructor and answers relevant questions during a simulation run. The friendly - peer is an active support tool and indicates the trainee if a difficult situation appears. The friendly - peer assumes the role of an experienced colleague who gives advises to trainees.
