Student Perceptions: Simulation and the Corporate Policy Course

Although the teaching objectives of corporate policy courses are many, there is consensus of opinion among experts that the major objectives are: (a) to teach students how to apply business concepts, and (b) to integrate material from the various functional areas of business. The various approaches used by universities to teach corporate policy can be classified into four categories: (a) lecture and discussion, (b) case studies, (c) case studies and a simulation, and (d) simulation.