The course aims to provide you with the skills to design, manage, analyse and critically assess simulation based trials in support of Training, Experimentation and Acquisition.

At a glance

  • Dates
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  • DurationFive days
  • LocationCranfield University at Shrivenham
  • Cost

    £2,250

    Concessions available

What you will learn

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Describe the place and utility of simulation based experimentation and trials within Defence Core Business.
  • Critically assess the design, planning and execution of simulation based experimentation and trials and the analysis of results.
  • Critically appraise the impact of experimentation and trial constraints on the data collection and analysis methods used.
  • Quantify and graph the results of an experiment or trial and analyse these results in relatively simple cases.
  • Develop effective methods to design, perform, analyse and report a simulation based experiment or trial.

Core content

Course topics:

  • Experimental design including sampling and ethical considerations, with particular emphasis on military and simulation experimentation.
  • Statistical analysis of data (confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, ANOVA).
  • Collection and analysis of subjective judgements.
  • Planning, execution, analysis, presentation, reporting and critical assessment of a hands-on simulation based experiment.

Upgrade to a professional qualification

When taken as a Short Course for Credit, 10 credit points can be put towards the Defence Simulation and Modelling MSc.

Find out more about short course credit points.

Speakers

Jeremy Smith

Concessions

A limited number of MOD sponsored places are available.

There are limited places on these modules. You may not receive an offer until places have been confirmed, usually 1 to 2 weeks before the start date.

Location and travel

Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS) is a Cranfield School based at the Ministry of Defence establishment on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire borders.

Shrivenham itself lies in the picturesque Vale of the White Horse, close to the M4 motorway which links London and South Wales. It is 7 miles from Swindon, the nearest town, which lies off the M4 at the hub of Britain’s motorway network.

Bath, Cheltenham, Bristol and Oxford are all within an hour’s drive and London less than two hours away by car.
All visitors must be pre-booked in at reception by the person they are visiting on the campus.

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How to apply

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