FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ICRISAT, Patancheru Hyderabad 17th to 19th Sept '2010

This September CAPSIM® Management Simulations is offering a Faculty Development Seminar for business faculty who would like to teach Capstone®, Foundation® or Comp-XM® business simulations to their internal audiences.

We'll give you more than a basic understanding of the simulations; we'll work with you on debriefing, developing forecasts, competitor analysis -- and our two day program is just the beginning. CAPSIM® Management Simulations will provide ongoing telephone, email and live chat support for your teaching into the future, for free. Boost your skills, your experience - and your value to your organization!

CAPSIM® business training simulations are the best selling simulations in the world, used by dozens of Fortune 1000 companies as well as by many of the world's greatest universities. Some of the corporate users are Microsoft, General Electric, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Samsung, BP, Alcoa and among the business schools, Harvard, Wharton, Northwestern and Vanderbilt etc.

In India CAPSIM® simulations are used by TCS, Infosys, L&T, Pepsi, Asian Paints, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dell, Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft and Oracle etc. It is also used in several business schools viz. IIM-A, IIM-B, XLRI, SP Jain, IIFT, XIMB etc.

Facilitator:

Dr. Craig Watters, CEO, CAPSIM® Management Simulations, Inc. USA.

Craig is the Chief Executive Officer of Capsim® Management Simulations.  He has spent more than 25 years using modeling and simulations in the development and delivery of executive education programs and consulting projects.  Craig has worked in the United States, Western Europe, the Pacific Rim and Australia.  In his teaching and consulting, Craig focuses on finance and financial analysis, strategy and tactical analysis and organizational alignment.

Craig’s past and present clients include Advanta Credit, Alcoa, Allied-Signal, Allstate Insurance, Barclays’ Bank, Bendix Automotive, Caterpillar, Citibank, Computer Associates, Dell, Eastman Chemical, Garrett Aerospace, General Electric, General Motors, Glaxo-Wellcome, Goldman Sachs, Group Schneider, Honeywell, John Deere, Johnson Controls, Johnson & Johnson, Koch Industries, Level 3, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Samsung, Snap-on, Sterling Jewelers, Solar Turbines, Sony BMG, Taiwan Semiconductor, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Transunion. Craig has also conducted executive programs and taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels for several universities.  He is currently Adjunct Professor in the Keller Graduate School of Management at DePaul University Chicago.

Craig began his career in Australia with the accounting firm Ernst and Young where he worked in audit, tax and management consulting.  He joined the Australian Telephone Company (Telstra Australia) where he spent six years working in the areas of finance, planning and executive development. Craig was eventually responsible for the hiring, training and placement of all trainers and consultants within the State of New South Wales.  He has also worked in the hospitality and manufacturing industries in managerial roles.

Craig’s bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics was awarded by Macquarie University in Australia and he received an MBA in Finance and Decisions Sciences - with distinction – from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University Chicago.  Craig holds a doctorate of philosophy in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University where he focused on the field of organization behavior with particular regard to small groups.

Goal:
 

To prepare you for teaching CAPSIM® business simulations to your audiences.

The Seminar:

This seminar examines the classroom from "30,000 feet." We will break the group into teams, give each team a company to run, and ask teams to compete on an accelerated schedule for eight rounds. The seminar is designed to answer a range of questions relating directly and indirectly to Capstone®, Foundation® and Comp-XM®. For example, you might ask:

- How do I incorporate a simulation into an existing class structure?
- Can the simulations fit into a compressed schedule?
- Can the simulations be used in online settings?
- What do I need to get started?
- How do I get support when I need it?
- How will the simulations help with outcome assessment goals?
- How long does the system keep records of our courses?
- What sort of decisions do students make?
- How much time do students devote to the simulation?
- How much time should I devote to the simulation?
- How do I control the pace of the simulation?
- How do I interpret results?
- How do I grade a simulation?
- Can we use the simulations to compare our students' performance to students at other

   schools?
- Is there a method of benchmarking students on an individual basis?
- Can we use the simulations for accreditation purposes?
- Will professors require assistants or teaching aids?
- Will the simulations demonstrate to employers that our students are business ready?
- What methods should professors adopt for teaching a simulation?
- How to deliver a round debrief
- How to illustrate cost leadership, differentiation and niche strategies
- How to demonstrate competitive advantage
- Characteristics of well run companies
- How to eliminate unhealthy end gaming while encouraging healthy end-game tactics
- How to wrap up the simulation and deliver a final debrief
- How to involve external stakeholders - business leaders, recruiters, the press, etc.
- Using simulations in the assurance of learning process

Learning outcomes:

In this program you will:
• Get comfortable with business simulation software,
• Experience the program as a participant,
• Develop de-briefing skills,
• Practice coaching tips for struggling teams
• Become expert in forecasting, competitive analysis, advanced modules
• Discuss internal marketing for your Business Simulation Seminars
• Draw out key business data and relate them to your business environment.

The Seminar is ideal for:

- Current users with a keen interest in employing simulation technology in the classroom
- Experienced professors with a need to train other professors inside their school.
- Faculty, department chairs, and others directly involved in curriculum development.
- Faculty, chairs and deans evaluating simulation technology to satisfy assurance of learning

   goals for accreditation
- Internal corporate trainers
- Individual trainers

Program Details   Seminar Dates: 17th  to 19th Sept '2010   Venue: ICRISAT Patancheru, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - 502324       Registration: Please download registration form here. Please contact Mr. Dharam through +91-98850-13550 or sansrisk1@yahoo.com should you need further information.   Fee: INR 15,000/- (Includes Accommodation + Service Tax). Please forward cheque/draft favoring "SansRisk Business Solutions P Ltd" payable at Hyderabad to the following address: Mr. Dharam Pal Serene County, Tulip, #B1-113 Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500 032 Mobile - +91-98850-13550   Get in touch: Web site: www.sansrisk1.com     Email: sansrisk1@yahoo.com Registration Form Call: 0091-98850-13550

About CAPSIM® Management Simulations, Inc., USA

Founded in 1985, CAPSIM® Management Simulations, Inc. (CAPSIM®) is the leading virtual business simulation program provider worldwide and is a member of the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). Its Capstone® Business Simulation is the best-selling business simulation that teaches strategy/tactics, accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, teamwork, leadership, and other topics. CAPSIM®'s Comp-XM®, used in conjunction with Capstone®, evaluates the business acumen of participants. CAPSIM® works with more than 550 universities, including Harvard, Wharton, Northwestern and Vanderbilt, as well as countless high schools and leading businesses, such as Microsoft, Alcoa, BP, Allstate, Samsung, General Motors and Goldman Sachs. Visit www.capsim.com for more information        

Venue- About ICRISAT (www.icrisat.org)

International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is located about 25kms from Hyderabad Airport. ICRISAT is spread over a 3,500acres lush green campus. The institute is part of UN’s agricultural research initiatives. It has several recreation facilities viz. tennis, swimming, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, golf etc. It also boasts of a world class training facility.
 

Arrival and departure

It’s recommended that you reach the venue on the 16th Sept ‘2010 evening/night so that you are there at 9am on the 17th Sept ’2010 at the time of commencement of the program. Similarly please book your return journey tickets only for flights leaving Hyderabad after 3pm on the 19th Sept.