1. 1 Firma virtuală Why this project?

2. Tell me and I forget Why a Business Simulation?

3. 3 Show me and I remember Why a Business Simulation?

4. 44 Let me do and I understand Why a Business Simulation?

5. 5 EXPERIENCE LEARNING (Learning by Acting) Through: Competitive BUSINESS GAME

6. World of Management 6 W.O.M. is a computer game simulation accessible in Internet, that allows students to experiment within an "protected“ Environment typical managerials decisions. As in real life, W.O.M. request a hard work and constant monitoring of results, strategies and work of competitors to be able to grasp the opportunities otherwise unattainable.

7. 7 What is a Business Simulation? Is a company dynamic model that shows to students the reaction from the “company system” to their decisions; Allows students to deeply understand the managerial problems

8. Market simulated by W.O.M. 8 Case Study DescriptionSegments Comp. N° Products/ Services per each company Com- petition Food Prodution and selling in meat sector Smoked Sausages Ham Specialities 104Direct Hotel Managing and development of an Hotel Overnight stay Half board Full board Restaurant 101Indirect Telecom Selling telecomunication mobile service with telephone Low traffic Medium traffic High traffic 103Direct

9. 9 Achievable Didactical Objectives “Large” Company vision Developement of decisional attitude Refine analysis and syntesis attitude Increased Team working capabilities More confidence with competition and risks More understanding of relations between decisions and results

10. W.O.M. increases employability The eight top employability skills are: Self management Team working Problem solving Communication Business awareness Customer care Application of numeracy Application of ICT.

11. 11 “Who dares to waste one hour of life, has not yet discovered the value of life.” Charles Darwin

12. 12 “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” ALBERT EINSTEIN