The Profession of Modeling and Simulation: Discipline, Ethics, Education, Vocation, Societies, and Economics
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Description
From traffic control to disaster management, supply chain analysis to military logistics, healthcare management to new drug discovery, modeling and simulation (M&S) has become an essential tool for solving countless real-world problems. M&S professionals are now indispensable to how things get done across virtually every aspect of modern life. This makes it all the more surprising that, until now, no effort has been made to systematically codify the core theory, knowledge, and technical expertise needed to succeed as an M&S professional. This book brings together contributions from experts at the leading edge of the modeling and simulation profession, worldwide, who share their priceless insights into issues which are fundamental to professional success and career development in this critically important field. Running as a common thread throughout the book is an emphasis on several key aspects of the profession, including the essential body of knowledge underlying the M&S profession; the technical discipline of M&S; the ethical standards that should guide professional conduct; and the economic and commercial challenges today’s M&S professionals face… [From Amazon.com]
ISBN
9781119288084
Publication Date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
City
Hoboken, New Jersey
Keywords
Modeling and simulation profession, Vocational guidance, Mathematical models, Computer simulation
Disciplines
Engineering Education | Software Engineering | Systems Engineering
Recommended Citation
Tolk, Andreas and Ören, Tuncer, "The Profession of Modeling and Simulation: Discipline, Ethics, Education, Vocation, Societies, and Economics" (2017). Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Books. 4.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/msve_books/4