EFFECTS OF SIMULATION CARRIED OUT IN THE DISCIPLINE OF AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE

Abstract

Simulation activities have long been resorted to as an alternative to conventional lectures in a variety of disciplines at an undergraduate level, including those related to Political Sciences. In this project, the researchers have looked into the feedback of the students of the International Studies Department (University of Foreign Languages, Hue University) on the effects of this activity after it was carried out in the discipline of American Political Institutions and Governance. The findings of the survey show that the overal feedback of the students is positive. In addition, the outcome of the research implies that this activity might be also efficient in other Political Science disciplines, which means simulation activities can also be included in the syllabus of other courses offered at the Department of International Studies (University of Foreign Languages, Hue University).