Products
1. Simulation model
a) tool for simulations
- user friendly, based on open source
- easily modified to the different fields and language versions and there easily adopted by other potential users
b) database
- special data bank created for the project including below mentioned parameters
- general parameters for international business management (e.g. GNP, prices of real estate in order to create the different market place in the fields of hospitality and manufacturing management)
- parameters for hotel and restaurant and food and beverages industries
- supports the existing and future curricula of the participating higher educational institutions
- represent the real business life
- medium: web-based, software
- language: English, Hephaistos original language is German
2. Learning objects
- supports the present and future curricula of the educational partners, also relevant for in company training of the enterprise partners
- reusable instructional components (e.g. tasks, case studies, video clips) for VIRBUS simulation learning (Start-up, Growth, Internationalising, Problem phase)
- scope 3-5 ECTS per phase, totally 12-20 ECTS; adding other teaching methods or connecting the other e-materials to the VIRBUS, the scope can be increased
- didactic methodology: based on activate and co-operative learning methods
3. Manuals
- user manuals on how to use VIRBUS (teachers and students) and simulation leader guide (teachers)
- user manuals will be available in two versions
- one for students and trainees
- one for teacher tutors and trainers using the simulation
- medium: web, print, cd
- language: English, shorter versions in German, Estonian, Slovenian, Finnish
4. Material for dissemination of VIRBUS
- web pages, posters, leaflets, brochures, cd
- target groups: students, partner institutions of the participating partners both national and international level, other educational institutions in Europe, enterprises active in the fields of the project both national and international level, future users of the VIRBUS
- medium: web, print, cd
- language: English, German, Estonian, Slovenian, Finnish
5. Articles and study reports
- available: through the project life cycle
- target groups: professionals in the fields of business, hospitality and manufacturing, professionals in the field of adult education, students
- language: English, Finnish, Estonian, German, Slovenian
- medium: print, web