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Title: Development of simulation games


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Development of simulation games
  • Sinaia
  • February 2006
  • Boris Kostov

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New requirements for people dealing with
International Relations
  • Diplomats have to be better prepared for policy
    coordination and networking
  • Preparing for dealing with multidisciplinary
    topics and policy dossiers

3
Managing diplomatic complexity
  • Changing relationship between the ministry of
    foreign affairs and other ministries and services
  • Changing perspective on the international
    environment bilateral and multilateral
    diplomacy
  • Changing impact of non state actors in IR
  • Changing communication with foreign civic
    societies

4
Managing diplomatic complexity
  • Political dimensions changes
  • New international agenda calls for integrated
    approach
  • Impact of information technology
  • Rationalization of working process more
    accountability demanded

5
Characteristics of simulation games
  • Learning by doing
  • Participant centered
  • Clear assignment, clear objectives
  • Focused on skills, attitudes, awareness
  • Teacher as tutor, facilitator
  • Small group dynamic

6
General dilemmas in designing simulation games
  • Decide on the contents
  • Decide on the diversity of working forms
  • Decide on the costs and imputes to realize
    interactive training
  • Role-playing creates a real-time simulated
    environment

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Working forms in interactive training
  • Dossier assignments
  • Case studies
  • Debate sessions
  • Panel discussions
  • Working groups
  • Interview carrousel
  • Debriefing reflection sessions

8
Simulating reality in multinational negotiations
  • Objectives
  • Understanding the complexity of multiparty
    negotiations
  • Learning to handle the negotiation life cycle
  • Reflection on personal negotiation and
    communication skills

9
Development of negotiation simulation game
  • Research
  • Drafting process
  • Educational aspects
  • Organizational aspects
  • Manual
  • Implementation

10
Drafting process designing the negotiation
setting
  • Scenario text
  • Rules
  • Mandates/instructions
  • Documentation set
  • Guidance

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Drafting process designing negotiation positions
  • Identify current (foreign) policy topic/problem
  • You may break it into two three interlinked
    themes
  • Set the agenda and identify sub-items
  • Develop the points of potential disagreement
  • Design a position matrix
  • Develop teams positions (mandates) and some
    plausible underscoring arguments for them

12
Drafting process general requirements
  • Scenario text should introduce the topics
  • Positions must include common grounds
  • Package should contain negotiation instructions
  • Introduction of the government as external
    actor in the negotiation process - optional

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Simulation game possible students' tasks
  • Research the topic Internet, readings
  • Analyze the mandate and elaborate negotiation
    strategy
  • Write a position paper(diplomatic note,
    communiqué, press release)
  • Prepare an opening statement
  • Participate as negotiators in the game

14
Simulation game possible students' tasks
  • Draft a final communiqué, declaration, agreement
  • Draft a press release for their own constituency
  • Participate in a press conference
  • Take part in the debriefing session

15
Organizational aspects
  • The problem of matching the size, length and
    complexity of the simulation game
  • Balancing the timetable formal negotiations,
    informal sessions, team meetings.
  • Managing the pace of the simulation game

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Organizational aspects
  • Create realistic negotiation setting flags,
    name tags, team headquarters
  • Provide instructions for writing of official
    documents
  • Apply formal procedures during plenary sessions

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Assessment
  • Feedback and debriefing
  • Integrated assessment of various skills
    negotiation and communication skills, reporting,
    policy analysis, teamwork
  • Assessment criteria process or results
    oriented, individual or group assessment

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Evaluation
  • Students feedback during the debriefing
    discussions
  • Feedback forms
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