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Author:   Andreas Tolk (Old Dominion University) ,  Tuncer Ören
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781119288084

ISBN 10:   1119288088
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   05 September 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword xiii Preface xv List of Contributors xix Notes on Contributors xxiii Part I Foundation 1 1 An Introduction to the Facets of the Profession of Modeling and Simulation 3 Andreas Tolk 2 An Index to the Body of Knowledge of Simulation Systems Engineering 11 Umut Durak, Tuncer Ören, and Andreas Tolk 3 Code of Ethics 35 Andreas Tolk Part II Education 53 4 M&S as a Profession and an Academic Discipline: A Contemporary View 55 John A. Sokolowski and Roland R. Mielke 5 Academic Education Supporting the Professional Landscape 87 Margaret L. Loper and Charles D. Turnitsa 6 The Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification and Examination 109 Mikel D. Petty, Gregory S. Reed, and William V. Tucker Part III Society 129 7 Modeling and Simulation Societies Shaping the Profession 131 Robert K. Armstrong and Simon J.E. Taylor 8 The Uniformed Military Modeling and Simulation Professional 151 Rudolph P. Darken and Curtis L. Blais 9 M&S as a Profession and Discipline in China 167 Lin Zhang, Yingnian Wu, and Gengjiao Yang 10 Modeling and Simulation for the Enterprise: Integrating Application Domains for the M&S Professional 183 Steve Swenson, Robert M. Gravitz, and Gary M. Lightner Part IV Application 209 11 A Complexity and Creative Innovation Dynamics Perspective to Sustaining the Growth and Vitality of the M&S Profession 211 Levent Yilmaz 12 Theory and Practice of M&S in Cyber Environments 223 Saurabh Mittal and Bernard P. Zeigler Part V Economics 265 13 Funding an Academic Simulation Project: The Economics of M&S 267 Saikou Y. Diallo, Christopher J. Lynch, and Navonil Mustafee 14 Why Spend One More Dollar for M&S? Observations on the Return of Investment 287 Steven Gordon, Ivar Oswalt, and Tim Cooley 15 Does M&S Help? Operationalizing Cost Avoidance and Proficiency Evaluations 325 Steven Gordon, Tim Cooley, and Ivar Oswalt Part VI Policy 351 16 Building a National Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Coalition 353 Randall B. Garrett, James A. Robb, Richard J. Severinghaus, and Richard Fujimoto Index 373

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Andreas Tolk, PhD, is Technology Integrator for the Modeling, Simulation, Experimentation, and Analytics Division of The MITRE Corporation, an adjunct professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and the Department for Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Engineering at Old Dominion University, and an SCS fellow. Tuncer Ören, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. He is an SCS fellow and an inductee to SCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame. His research interests include advancing methodologies, ethics, body of knowledge, and terminology of modeling and simulation.

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