DROpS: an object of learning in computer simulation of discrete events

• Main Authors: Hugo Alves Silva Ribeiro, Miguel Antônio Bueno da Costa, João Alberto Camarotto, Kleber Carlos Ribeiro Pinto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2015-09-01
• Series: GEPROS: Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas
• Subjects: System simulation; Object of learning; Industrial engineering education; Group dynamics
• Online Access: http://www.gepros.feb.unesp.br/index.php/gepros/article/view/1295/666

This work presents the “Realistic Dynamics Of Simulated Operations” (DROpS), the name given to the dynamics using the “dropper” device as an object of teaching and learning. The objective is to present alternatives for professors teaching content related to simulation of discrete events to graduate students in production engineering. The aim is to enable students to develop skills related to data collection, modeling, statistical analysis, and interpretation of results. This dynamic has been developed and applied to the students by placing them in a situation analogous to a real industry, where various concepts related to computer simulation were discussed, allowing the students to put these concepts into practice in an interactive manner, thus facilitating learning