Module Descriptors
SIMULATION MODELLING
MATH60303
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 30
Independent Study Hours: 120
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be introduced via 12 hours of lectures covering simulation theory (1 a week) and 18 hours of practical making use of simulation software (alternating 1 and 2 hours per week).
Module Additional Assessment Details
A coursework weighted 100% comprising:-
A practical assignment weighted at 30% requiring the development of a simulation model based on a specification coupled with a practical based 1.5 hour end of module test utilising the developed model weighted at 70%. Learning outcomes 1 - 3.
A practical assignment weighted at 30% requiring the development of a simulation model based on a specification coupled with a practical based 1.5 hour end of module test utilising the developed model weighted at 70%. Learning outcomes 1 - 3.
Module Indicative Content
The meaning and methodology of simulation modelling.
Modelling of discrete event simulation - model building, verification, validation, experimentation.
Queuing theory.
Statistical considerations - random numbers, sampling methods, sampling methods, statistical analysis of results, variation reduction techniques.
Computer simulation tools.
Modelling of discrete event simulation - model building, verification, validation, experimentation.
Queuing theory.
Statistical considerations - random numbers, sampling methods, sampling methods, statistical analysis of results, variation reduction techniques.
Computer simulation tools.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE62003-5 Mathematical Modelling and Operational Research or equivalent.
Module Resources
Witness discrete event simulation software.
Module Texts
For background reading only:
Simulation: The Practice of Model Development and Use, Stewart Robinson, 2003, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0470847725.
Discrete Event System Simulation: International Version, Jerry Banks et al, 2010, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0138150372.
Discrete Event Simulation: A First Course, L.H. Leemis & S.K. Park, 2005, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0131429178.
Simulation: The Practice of Model Development and Use, Stewart Robinson, 2003, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0470847725.
Discrete Event System Simulation: International Version, Jerry Banks et al, 2010, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0138150372.
Discrete Event Simulation: A First Course, L.H. Leemis & S.K. Park, 2005, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0131429178.