This is an assignment I wrote for my third year strategy module with the University of Leicester’s School of Management. In the module, as well as studying theories and looking at criticism of business strategy, we played a multiplayer game of Civilisation IV as an alternative to the usual case studies. This was because the module leaders felt that a case study, which gives the answers to the questions it poses within the text and always has an answer, did not reflect the realities of strategy in practice. Civilisation IV on the other hand is a dynamic and changing strategy simulation, which they felt could be used as an alternative teaching tool so that students could experience first hand elements of strategy in action.
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To What Extent is it Sensible to See Civilisation IV as a Game of Strategy?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010NottTuesday: What does the Cloud mean for your business?
Saturday, November 28th, 2009On Tuesday 10th November I went up to Nottingham for NottTuesday. The theme was What does the Cloud mean for your business? and it was all sponsored by Aware Monitoring.
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009Welcome to my new blog. It’s fairly basic right now, but as I explore the customisation options and start adding to it, I’ll make this little piece of the web my own and post articles related to what I’m working on (which is generally related to computer science or management).