what simulation software is commonly used in business schools?
144396
Matlab, Gauss, S+ and probably a lot more.\n\nIn a pinch, you can also use MS-Excel.\nDownload this pdf file from Cliff Ragsdale´s book site:\nhttp://swlearning.com/quant/ragsdale/chapter12.exe\nIt actually works better than you´d think.\n\nOr go to http://swlearning.com/quant/ragsdale/fourth_edition/ragsdale.html\npick previous edition and student resource.
416167
If you want to go into something business-related take classes like introduction to business, micro- or macro- economics, accounting. This way you will have a clearer idea of what business school is all about. Mathematics wouldn't hurt either.
1008850
My guess is vb.net.\nSupports .net framework. It is an evolved version of vb 6.0 (?). If you found that one interesting then you'll probably find this one more interesting too because it supports oop!\n\nJ2ee is also good. Once you learn this language you can create application that are platform indepedent.\n\nBut I guess the rational way to make a choice is to think where you want to end up working. For e.g. if you are looking to work in bank-related firms, where storage and management of large databases are a must, then oracle is good option.
117543
Quicken, they're the industry leader and they have a Mac version.\n\nhttp://quicken.intuit.com/commerce/catalog/product.jhtml?lid=left_nav&prodId=prod0000000000007992902
614871
most programs requrie them, but to be honest, I think statistics was the best math to prep for a business education.
596218
MIT open course software provides their lecture notes (usually powerpoint presentation online), homework assignments, and other notes. \n\nI found it a very useful place to self learn about different subject especially if you do all the readings.\n\nAnd yes the do have classes in Marketing.\n\nI did not see any class specificly on Int sales.\n\n\n\n\nhttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-220International-ManagementSpring2002/CourseHome/index.htm
355678
It all depends what field of BA you are looking at, so here are a few\nFinance-Most equations used in a finance class are actually statistical models that are simplyed to one case, as you get into the higher finance classes you will see more statistical models (any equation in statistics is referred to as a model) (anytime you are talking about a mean(average), deviations, see any equation that includes a sum (large sigma), you are using statistics, if your teacher says it's easier to just teach you the calculotor vs showing you the equations it's statistics), now unless you are doing analysis you will never have to see an equation\nManagment: Dealing with people is largely a psychological process, and when you talk about large groups of people and how you are dealing with them, the principle came from a study, and for a study to be accepted in psychology it must include statistical analysis, now will you even learn the processes for this class, no.\nAccounting: I never went into higher level accounting so I can't answer this, however I strongly doubt the use of statistics.\nMarketing,P/R: When you are talking demographics, that is statistics, it is impossible to do a marketing campaign without knowing your audience, and the process of analyzing your audience is a statistical process.\nI may have missed a field, however those are the base ones as I see it.  Do you have to know statistics, yes, do you need a statistics class that's also used for math students, no.
436587
You can use ACT! but it is very limited. Also you should be looking into on demand business software, that you can access from the web.\n\ntry http://www.salesboom.com
765051
microsoft office for small business
1123709
I don't know of any but...you may try to visit a business school which teaches fixed income and they may have spreadsheet models that calculate and value various fixed income securities.  I graduated in Finance and I took a fixed income class that valued bonds, MBSs, swaps, bond options, bonds with call options, etc. If you want a simulator for bonds, there is a spread sheet model that calculates bond prices by bootstrapping.  What that does is calculates bond prices compared to a benchmark bond and evaluates if the bond is currently over or underpriced.
1101914
Here are a couple places that I know of online: \n\nwww.gradschools.com\nwww.businessweek.com/bschools/\n\nand this one: \nhttp://www.businessweek.com/bschools/02/index.html\n\nAlso, you should get the US News & World Report for their annual special issue on best grad/business schools.
1122288
Universities with business programs will have this course.  It might have different names, though, depending on the country and school.
167090
Simulation technique is used to generate a no of random no so that these can be used to generate different scenarios and circumstances.\nMonte Carlo is one of the techniques to generate these nos.\nfind more on the following link \nhttp://www.decisioneering.com/monte-carlo-simulation.html
665026
Well, there really is no free software for this.  Rather, this is important to your company for tax's, employee managemnet ect.  A paid software would be Quick books.  Which if you buy 1 licence I believe it is about $500 US.  In the interm, check out the listed link for templates through Microsoft!  Good Luck!
111602
perhaps you could try Open Office.  It is a java based, open source alternative to MS Office.  It comes with a word processor, spreadsheet, slideshow program, etc.\nOf course, you'll need the Java Runtime Environment to use it.
502086
Depends on the specific use of the software. If you want to design games, you'll need to know graphics engineering and several computer languages. If you want to design business software, an accounting and finance background would help.\n\nIn general, you want to study:\n\nComputer science sequence.\nComputer engineering sequence.\nLinear algebra (this is actually fun)\nCalculus I, II and III (IV if your school is on a quarter system, such as at Cornell College or North Central College)\nDifferential equations.\nSimulacra and Simulacrum.\nLogic.\n\nYes, it's math intensive, but worth it. Start the math in high school (if you're not there already) by taking college algebra, trigonometry, geometry, pre-calculus, and even AP Calculus or Calc AB/BC if your school offers it.\n\nAlso, you can take a CLEP test or AP test to test out of some of your college classes in order to let you have more time to focus on software design.\n\nGood luck!
617142
Definitely look into Crystal Xcelsius. Building the dashboards is very easy and the tech support is very good.\n\nA negative is that I am used to making some pretty complex financial models in Excel. You have to change the way the entire model workds in order to have it work in Xcelsius.\n\nThe other major negative for me at least, is that the model cannot suppot links to external files.\n\nBut when people saw it in action, it really added the wow factor to my presentations.