Week 2 Discussion Board

Chapter 3 discusses methods to assess the quality of simulations. You learned about three different views of simulation quality.

Suppose you lead a task force that is developing a simulation to provide strategic planning recommendations for property use zoning for a county of 750,000 residents. The zoning board and county commissioners want a simulation that allows them to assess the impact of various zoning decisions based on a variety of dynamic factors, including age, race, education, and income status. Which of the three views discussed would provide the best quality assessment for this type of simulation? How would you ensure the highest level of accuracy with you simulation, and how would you go about determining accuracy?

You must do the following:

1) Create a new thread. As indicated above, identify which of the three views discussed in the chapter that would provide the best quality assessment for the situation described above, and explain your decision. How would you ensure the highest level of accuracy with your simulation, and how would you go about determining accuracy?

2) Select AT LEAST 3 other students’ threads and post substantive comments on those threads. Your comments should extend the conversation started with the thread.

ALL original posts and comments must be substantive. (I’m looking for about a paragraph – not just “I agree.”)

 

Chapter Readings Reflections Journal

As you develop and move through this course it is important that you are able to reflect on, report and assess your learning throughout your educational journey, using weekly reflection papers. Your reflection journal is due at the end of weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 during this course.  All weekly reflection papers should be a minimum of two full pages of prose (for each chapter), double-spaced, in proper APA formatting using citations when appropriate.   Please use Microsoft Word for all writing assignments.

Each Chapter Reading Reflection should address the following prompts:

• Summarize the content of the chapter addressed.
• What were some of the highlights in this chapter and learning opportunities?
• Share some new ideas and/or thoughts that you developed from the reading of the chapter.
• How do you think you can apply this chapters concepts into your home, school, personal-life or work environment?

**NOTE a template is provided for this assignment.  It is recommended that you download the template and save it to your computer so that you can submit your reflections during the weeks in which they are due.

Please make sure that you look at the example that is also attached!!

This assignment must be processed through Safe Assign.

All students are required to complete all assignments and discussions independently.  Copying and sharing assignments are unacceptable.  All assignments will be sent thought SAFE ASSIGN and you will receive an originality report.  Any assignment with a high originality percentage will be tracked and matched within the database.

GREEN

0%-20%

Acceptable good job.

YELLOW

21%-40%

Acceptable but focus further on developing your thoughts.

RED

41%-Above

Unacceptable, your submission has a high percentage of plagiarism.  There could be evidence of Academic Dishonesty.

Student Process for Academic Dishonesty Instances

1.  First Offense 0 for the assignment
2. Second Offense 0 for the course
3. Third Offense 0 Dismissal from the University.