Objective
Provide a broad understanding of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) terms, concepts,
organizations, and issues, thus enhancing students' ability to:
- Locate M&S resources to solve problems.
- Develop knowledge of M&S terminology, structure and process.
- Incorporate current and emerging policies, regulations, and technologies to organizational decisions regarding M&S.
Description
This three day flagship course of instruction primarily targets two groups of
students. The first group is newly assigned military(Officers, and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers), government, civilian, DoD contractor,
and allied individuals with little or no modeling and simulation (M&S)experience. The
second group is individuals who work in the M&S community but have a tightly focused area
of expertise and want to become familiar with a broader perspective of M&S activities, particularly
from the United States Department of Defense(DoD) perspective.
The MSSOC provides the student with a broad familiarization of M&S policies, organizations, programs, activities, issues, and key players. It is made up of five components that are currently aligned with the primary objectives of the DoD Modeling and Simulation Master Plan. IT includes the following:
Part one: A three-hour overview of US DoD policies and fundamentals of modeling and simulation. This includes expanding definitions of the most often used M&S terminology.
Part two: Four hours of comprehensive discussion of the basic concepts of model representation processes in the following three categories of the natural environment, systems, and humans.
Part three: Four-hour overview of the supporting superstructures of modeling and simulation, including the High Level Architecture, the Data Standards program, verification, validation and accreditation(VV&A) processes, and the communications and security issues associated with distributed M&S.
Part four: Four-hour block of instruction on the way modeling and simulation is used in the four DoD functional areas of Acquisition, Training, Analysis, and Experimentation. Part four includes an in-depth discussion about the Joint simulation programs (JSIMS, JMASS, JWARS)
Part five: Three-hour look at current issues about providing substantive quantification of the benefits of M&S, how to maximize the capabilities of the Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center(MSIAC), and a summary of the course.
The standard MSSOC is three days, however, can also be tailored to specific audience areas of interest, and presented in a modified two to five day format. We can expand the standard three day format to include guest speakers from the local M&S community, host a panel discussion by local M&S activity leaders, conduct M&S demonstrations when available, and touring a local M&S facility. The MSSOC can also be tailored to specific audience areas of interest, such as acquisition, the medical field and many others.
Please direct any application questions to: Larry Harris, MSSOC Course Coordinator, (703) 933-3339,
Email: lharris@alionscience.com.
Tom Stanford, M&S Education Division Manager (703) 933-3343, Email: tstanford@alionscience.com.
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