Both the post-graduate Finance, Investment and Risk MSc course, and the undergraduate BSc in Actuarial Science have incorporated the simulations into their curriculum, exposing students to the realities of running a business and challenging them to work effectively as a team under pressure. Course tutor Roger Bevan says “About 40 students from each course took part this year, and it was very striking how engaged they became, how intense their discussions were, and how much they enjoyed the competitive nature of the simulations. It was evident that they learnt a lot about how businesses work, and also about themselves.” The Simulations The University of Kent in Canterbury has been employing Elgood Effective Learning’s business simulations to build practical experience of decision

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