New training tool for your classroom: Microsimulations for Business Education What are the Microsimulations? Microsimulations are optional skill-and-drill exercises that students can use within a Marketplace® Live Simulation. Each exercise takes between 10 to 25 minutes to complete. What is…
Key Benefits of Marketplace® Live Supply Chain & Channel Management simulation
Better documentation and ease of use in supply chain negotiations Writing and reviewing supply chain contracts has been greatly simplified and made more intuitive. It is much easier for your students to write, modify and review their contracts. The process…
Fall 2014 Marketplace® Train-the-Trainer Seminar
Innovative Learning Solutions will be hosting the bi-annual, FREE Train-the-Trainer event in Knoxville, Tennessee from Monday, October 27 until Wednesday, October 29th. Dr. Ernest Cadotte, the author of the Marketplace® and Marketplace® Live business simulations, will lead this training seminar for…
2014 Spring/Summer Conference Schedule
OBTC 2014 When: June 11-14, 2014 Where: Nashville, TN Who: OBTS for Management Educators The Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (OBTC) is a teaching society of management educators who strive to enhance the quality and promote the importance of teaching and learning…
Microsimulations Available Now
The new Microsimulations that were announced in December are now available.. These are optional skill-and-drill exercises that students can complete within a Marketplace® Live simulation. Read more about how to preview the Microsimulations and add them into your simulation below:…
Top 3 Reasons to Use a Simulation in Your Course
Experience Simulations offer real world experience in an online environment. They allow students to apply their newly acquired theoretical knowledge in a simulated business world. Students can gain hands-on managerial experience by running their own business in the simulation environment.…
Logo Design Competition Results
For three weeks in November we held the Logo Design Competition through the Marketplace® Live Facebook page. From November 4th through the 15th students were encouraged to design an original logo for their company within the simulation. They could…
Automated Grading Tool
There is an automated grading system available in Marketplace® Live Simulations. The new grading system computes a grade for each team and student at the end of the exercise. The grade reflects how well the team has performed on the…
Fall Train the Trainer Recap
The Fall 2013 TTT brought people to Knoxville, Tennessee from all over the world, including Korea, Egypt, the US, and Colombia. Participants were welcomed on Sunday, October 27th with a welcome dinner and volleyball game at the Marriott Hotel in…