The library
Bite-sized lessons for Capsim instructors
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My Advice for Running an Effective Simulation, with John Parnell
A veteran strategy professor on what separates a good simulation run from a great one.
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How to Set Up Your Industries
Match industry structure and team count to your course objectives and constraints.
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How to Create Your Capsim Course
Every step of course setup, and the settings worth getting right before students log in.
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Customizing the Simulation with Economic Scenarios
Tailor the economy your students compete in to the course you actually teach.
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Customizing the Simulation with Additional Modules
Optional add-ons that bring new topics and deeper decisions into the simulation.
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Comparing CapsimCore and the CapsimCore Bundle
What each offering includes, and how to pick the one that fits your course.
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How I Build Student Excitement for the Simulation
How a Kansas State MBA professor gets students invested before the first round.
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How I Boost Student Engagement with Practice Rounds
Turn practice rounds into the moment students learn to adapt when the plan stops working.
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How to Introduce Porter's Competitive Strategies
Connect Porter's generic strategies to the choices teams face in the simulation, before round one.
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How to Forecast With More Accuracy
Two forecasting methods that separate the teams that pull ahead from the ones that stall.
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One Question I Always Ask My Students
The final-presentation question that reveals how a student's thinking changed over the simulation.
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How I Incorporate Ethics into my Strategy Course
Ethical lapses now unseat more executives than poor results. One way to bring that into your course.
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Instructor Resources: Strategy Worksheet & After-Action Review
Two of the most-used instructor activities: setting strategy up front, reviewing each round after.
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How to Introduce CapsimInbox-XM to Your Class
Frame the assessment that measures how well students apply what the simulation asked of them.
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Comparing the Simulation Scoring Methods, and Using Them for Grading
What each scoring method measures, and which one fits the way you grade.
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Custom Report Builder: Evaluating Participation for Grading
Struggling companies are often run by the students learning the most. Grade the work, not just the stock price.
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Peer Evaluations: Gathering Student Feedback for Grading
Collect student feedback on teammates so team grades reflect individual contribution.
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3 Fundamentals of Debriefing the Simulation Report
The three things every debrief of the simulation report should cover.
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How to Debrief Like an Expert
A full walkthrough of post-round debriefs: cause and effect, concept links, and guidance for the next round.
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Quick Tips to Debrief the Simulation Report
Fast ways to pull discussion-worthy insights from the report when class time is short.
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Debrief Tool: Presenting Results in a Quick, Engaging Way
Present end-of-round results in a few minutes, in a way that gets the room competitive.
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