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Book SynopsisThe definite guide to the theory, knowledge, technical expertise, and ethical considerations that define the M&S profession
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 th
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
