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Business Communication

As a Junior Associate in a fictitious communication consulting firm, the learner is tasked with finding a website design firm for a client from a shortlist of five vendors.  Completing this project will require the learner to: gather information on their client and vendors  perform a needs analysis to match client requirements with vendor services and […]

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Engineering communication

Organizational Problem Solving

In this simulation several communication breakdowns and misinterpreted messages from HR  have occurred between the functional teams at recently merged Metitelos and KLT Wireless,.  There is a palpable feeling of angst in the Malaysian office among the former employees of KLT.  In this situation the learner is hired as a communications consultant  to analyze the […]

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Engineering communication

Engineering Communication

In the Engineering Communication simulation, learners join the Engineering Practice of a fictitious communication company and take on one of five clients in the fields of Civil, Aerospace, Chemical, Software, and Biomedical Engineering.  All clients have experienced some kind of severe failure or outage (e.g. a probe crash or chemical spill).  The learner is tasked […]

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Crisis Communication

Public Relations

The learner begins this simulation as a member of a fictitious  Public Relations Consulting team, and is contracted to work for one of four regional companies including: a food production company,  an airline, a pharmaceutical company, and a chemical waste company. All organizations are experiencing a public relations crisis.  The CEOs of these companies have […]

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BWS

Business Writing

The industry-driven Ametros Learning Business Writing Simulation teaches learners how to improve their writing and how to write well at work. Through relevant online writing simulations (that mirror common work-place requirements), Learners have the opportunity to sharpen their business writing and obtain real-time feedback in a secure and private online environment. They will also gain […]

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SCI Sim

Science Communication (Knowledge Translation)

In the Science Communication or Knowledge Translation simulation the learner is tasked with helping their client  through the process of applying for a research grant for a very complex scientific research project.   Learners are presented with a variety of technical research and tasked with dealing with the researcher directly to gather information. Participants learn […]

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