Toward the Body of Knowledge of Modeling and Simulation

Abstract

A Body of Knowledge (BOK) for modeling and simulation (M&S) can be very useful to provide a comprehensive and integrative view of the discipline, for assessment of professionals and organizations, for self-assessment as well as for curriculum development for academic or professional development courses and degree programs. Body of Knowledge of some related disciplines as well as early studies on the M&SBOK are pointed out. To properly establish the scope of M&SBOK, some definitions of simulation are revised and a paradigm shift is pointed out to conceive simulation studies as “Simulation Systems Engineering ” especially for the simulation of large and com-plex systems. Possible uses of M&SBOK are listed. A systematic top-down decomposition of M&SBOK is presen-ted by a series of tables. The outline consists of the three aspects of relevant knowledge which are: M&S know-ledge from application and engineering perspectives and core elements of supporting domains. For some omitted details references are given. The details will be added in the future versions of the M&SBOK.

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