Simulation Exercise Instructions and login to Play can be found at the following links:
https://forio.com/simulate/mit/cleanstart/simulation/login.html (Links to an external site.)
Please watch the instructional video prior to playing by clocking on the ‘View Instructional Video’ link.
To play practice runs of the simulation, please click on ‘Play As Individual’ link.
To play within the course (only one time, for credit), please click the ‘Play As Part of A Class’ link and use the provided login instructions.
Simulation Requirements:
Please watch the instruction videos prior to playing the game. You play the game as many times as you like prior to the round that counts, so feel free to ‘practice’ if you want. To practice, from the Main link above, click on the ‘Play Simulation’ link. This takes you to the simulation login page. From there, click on ‘Play as Individual’ and choose whatever screen ID you would like. You may practice as many times as you like to get a feel for the simulation, how it works, and what strategies might work the best.
After watching the videos and gaining an understanding of the simulation, I would like to complete the simulation through the class login. This ensure all students face the same environment. To login for your graded simulation, follow the ‘Play Simulation’ link form the main page. Then choose ‘Play as part of a class’. The login name will be your UNL email address, as shown in Canvas. For example, mine would be mbarlow3@unl.edu. Please see the Excel document titled ‘Class Login’ – the email address listed is your username, and the password is shown in the file.
Build an initial strategy. The simulation allows you to set several variables: price charges, number of employees (both sales/marketing and engineering), employee compensation, and financing (you can request VC funds or attempt to go public). Think about how you want to set these parameters at the start. As time passes in the simulation and your results are being shown, be prepared to make changes to your initial strategy as the environment warrants. For example, it takes up to 4 quarters to make sales, so keep that in mind as you start (don’t run out of money to quickly). Make sure you are looking at not only your sales/ and profit/loss statements, but your cash flow, product, HR, and competitor information as well.
You are only allowed to run the simulation logged into the class session 1 time. If you run multiple attempts while logged in, your 1st attempt will be the one that counts for your grade. If you run more than one time while logged into the class, you will also lose points off of your grade. If you want to practice and develop your strategy, please do so through the ‘Play as an Individual’ link. If you are confused about how to do this, please let me know.
Write-Up Requirements:
You must include your name, Course Number, Section and Date in your write-up
Minimum of 750 words (not including your name/section/date or repeating the questions listed below – if you do this, I will not count those words towards the required minimum).
Times New Roman, 12-point Font, 1-inch margins, single or double-spaced
Proper grammar and spelling (your assignment will be run through a plagiarism filter).
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