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Using Simulation to Teach Negotiation Processes to Environmental Engineers
Author(s) -
Guikema Seth,
Ortolano Leonard,
Ohshita Stephanie B.,
Collins Patti
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00651.x
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , negotiation , context (archaeology) , process (computing) , engineering , engineering management , computer science , waste management , sociology , paleontology , social science , biology , operating system
This paper reports on a simulation exercise used to teach engineers about negotiation in the context of hazardous waste site cleanups. In contrast to traditional approaches, which emphasize technical aspects of hazardous waste management, our simulation approach emphasizes the influence that personality characteristics and negotiating styles have on outcomes in the site cleanup process. In addition to describing the site cleanup process and the simulation exercise, the paper discusses results of running the simulation in classes at Stanford University and the effectiveness of the simulation approach.