학술논문

Proposed unified discrete event simulation content roadmap for M&S curricula
Document Type
Conference
Source
2017 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) Simulation Conference (WSC), 2017 Winter. :4300-4311 Dec, 2017
Subject
Computing and Processing
General Topics for Engineers
Software
Markov processes
Petri nets
Flowcharts
Algorithms
Language
ISSN
1558-4305
Abstract
This paper presents a new educational roadmap for teaching discrete event system (DES) simulation software design. This roadmap represents the hierarchical structure and inter-relationships characterizing the worldviews of DES simulation, namely, event scheduling and process interaction. The roadmap was developed from the authors' experience while teaching DES simulation to both undergraduate and graduate students, spanning several years. The roadmap's development was motivated by the need to strive for greater completeness as well as fewer inconsistencies in the material curriculum. The commonality between the worldviews is highlighted in striving for a uniform approach. The intent of this paper is to provide other educators a foundation for their own DES simulation course development. A simple example is used to illustrate the worldviews within the roadmap.