MODELING AND SIMULATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS

Course Information
TitleΜΟΝΤΕΛΟΠΟΙΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΣΟΜΟΙΩΣΗ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΩΝ / MODELING AND SIMULATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS
CodeNNA-07-02
FacultySciences
SchoolInformatics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID40002919

Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Plīroforikīs (2019-sīmera)

Registered students: 5
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
GENIKĪ KATEUTHYNSĪElective Courses745
Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600176737
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of programming, probabilities and statistics. English language skills for text reading.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge: Thorough grasp of modelling and simulation concepts. Acquaintance and learning of simulation software. Building the necessary background for systems modeling and simulation (random variates, probability distributions, etc). Skills: Development of simulators and use of simulation packets. Practice in solving exercises based on taught theory and tools.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Basic Simulation Modelling. Systems, models and simulation. Simulation types. Discrete event simulation. Queueing system simulation. Modeling complex systems. Simulation software and tools. The GPSS/H language. The simulation packet Simul8. Selecting input probability distributions. Generating random numbers and random variates. Techniques for building valid and credible simulation models. Output data analysis. Parallel and distributed simulation. New approaches in modeling and simulation - Applications.
Keywords
Modeling, Simulation
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of computer for teaching. Use of eLearning for communication.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓
Reading Assigment57✓
Project30✓✓
Exams3
Practising in the lab in the use of simulation software21✓✓
Total150
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams 80%, project (simulation program) 20% (will be counted only provided that the written exam test is graded with at least 4.5).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
• Μ. Ρουμελιώτης, Σ. Σουραβλάς, "Τεχνικές Προσομοίωσης", Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2011. • Μ. Σφακιανάκης, "Προσομοίωση και Εφαρμογές (αναθεωρημένη έκδοση)", BROKEN HILL PUBLISHERS LTD, 2020.
Additional bibliography for study
Slides μαθήματος online στο elearning Σχετική Βιβλιογραφία Simulation modeling and Analysis, Averill M. Law, W. David Kelton, 1991, McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Getting Started with GPSS/H, Getting started with GPSS/H , Jerry Banks, John S. Carson II, John Ngo Sy, Annandale Va. : Wolverine Software Corp., c1995. Συμπληρωματική Βιβλιογραφία Discrete-Event System Simulation, Jerry Banks, Barry Nelson, John Carson, 1999, Prentice Hall. Simulation, The Practice of Model Develpment and Use, S. Robinson, Wiley, 2004. Ερευνητικές Εργασίες.
Last Update
31-01-2021