The Academic Forecast - Issue #15 (Winter)

August, 2006 | Issue 16 | www.crystalball.com

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http://www.crystalball.com/newsletters/acadnews16.html

With the fall semester quicky approaching, now is a perfect time to take care of last minute details. Do you need additional resources or licenses of Crystal Ball software for your course? Our Academic Sales Team can assist you with licenses and I would be happy to provide example models or additional material for your course.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Amy Dougan
Decisioneering Academic Marketing Manager
adougan@crystalball.com

IN THIS ISSUE

New Schools

New Textbooks

Academic Web Seminars

Bundling Crystal Ball with Textbooks

Academic Resources

Decisioneering® Calendar

Subscription Information

CBUG Discussions

Informational Seminars

Academic Program Feedback

NEW SCHOOLS

WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM!

United States

Auburn University

Augusta State University

Bellevue University

Central Missouri State University

Cy-Fair College

Denison University

Devry University

East Carolina University

Eastern University

Elon University

Ferris State University

Frostburg State University

Golden Gate University

Gonzaga University

Hampton University

Hillsdale College

Jacksonville State University

Laurentian University

Le Moyne College

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Moore School of Business

Northern Virginia Community College

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norwich University

NOVA Southeastern University

Oklahoma Christian University

Oswego State University of New York

Pacific Lutheran University

Prague University Of Economics

Presidio School of Management

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer-Hartford

Reykjavik University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Saint Augustine's College

Southern Connecticut State University

Southern Utah University

St. Josephs College

Strayer University

Towson University

University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

University of Houston, Clear Lake

University of Michigan at Flint

University of Nebraska at Lincoln

University of Northern Iowa

University of Richmond

University of Southern Mississippi

Westeren Oregon University

Westminster College

Wright State University

International

AKAD Hochschule fur Berufstatige

Brno University of Technology

Centros Culturales De Mexico, A.C.

Drogaria Araujo

Dublin Institute of Technology

ENPC - Paris

EPFL - Polytechnic University of Lausanne

Fachhochschule Universitaire Saint Louis

Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main

Fachhochschule Hannover

Federal University of Pernambuco

FHTW University of Applied Science

Goettingen University

Heriot-Watt University

University of Iceland - Haskoli Islands

Hawk Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst

HEC Montreal

Henley Management College

Hochschule Darmstadt - University of Applied Sciences

Hochschule fur Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig

Hochschule Rapperswil

Hogeschool Rotterdam

Instituto de Empresa S.L.

IWB - Technischen Universität München

Kings College London

London Business School

Massey University

Moscow State University

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

ORT Braude College of Engineering

Prague University Of Economics

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer-Hartford

Reykjavik University

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Royal College of Surgeons of England

SDA Bocconi - School of Management

Strathclyde University Glasgow

Technical University of Denmark

Technische Universität Berlin

UNICEN Facultad de Ingeniera

Universidad Católica Santa María

Universidad Catolica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo

Universidad del CEMA

Universidad Internacional del Ecuador

Universidad Marista de Merida

Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Universidade Estadual Paulista-Campus de Guaratingueta

Universitas Trisakti

Universität Augsburg

Universität Bayreuth

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Universität Siegen

Universiteit Gent

University College Dublin

University Klagenfurt

University of Augsburg

University of Bristol

University of Calabria

University of Hohenheim

University of Hong Kong

University of Incheon

University of Kent

University of Lugano

University of Salford

University of Sherbrooke

University of Swansea

University of Tasmania

University of Ulster

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Wilfrid Laurier University

Zamorano University

These schools join the more than 600 domestic and international institutions that are already members of the Academic Program. Welcome!

NEW TEXTBOOKS

Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis, 5e
By Cliff Ragsdale

Publisher:

Thomson South-Western

Cliff Ragsdale is an innovator of the spreadsheet teaching revolution and is highly regarded in the field of management science. The 5th edition retains the elements and philosophy that has made its past editions so successful.

New topics have been added as well as examples that are relevant to decision making in today's business world. This new edition of Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis provides succinct instruction in the most commonly used management science techniques and shows how these tools can be implemented using the most current version of Microsoft Excel for Windows. This text also focuses on developing both algebraic and spreadsheet modeling skills.

This textbook features over 80 pages of simulation materials with Crystal Ball and OptQuest® and includes a 140 day Textbook Edition of Crystal Ball Professional version 7.2.1.

> Learn more about this textbook

> Order this textbook from Amazon.com


		DECISIONEERING CALENDAR
		Advance your Crystal Ball skils and attend one of our Training Courses! WESTERN US / CANADA Denver, CO: Aug. 2-3 Honolulu, HI: Aug. 9-10 Las Vegas, NV: Aug. 15-16 Boise, ID: Aug. 22-23 San Diego, CA: Aug. 22-23 Vancouver, Canada: Aug. 29-30 San Francisco, CA: Aug. 29-30 Los Angeles, CA: Sep. 12-13 Denver, CO: Sep. 26-27 Phoenix, AZ: Oct. 3-4 Salt Lake City, UT: Oct. 17-18 Anchorage, AL: Oct. 10-11 San Francisco, CA: Oct. 24-25 Denver, CO: Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Calgary, Canada: Nov. 16-17 Denver, CO: Nov. 28-29 Seattle, WA: Nov. 28-29 San Diego, CA: Dec. 12-13 Denver, CO: Dec. 19-20 CENTRAL US / CANADA Minneapolis, MN: Aug. 8-9 St. Louis, MO: Aug. 22-23 Cincinnati, OH: Aug. 29-30 Detroit, MI: Sep. 6-7 Dallas, TX: Sep. 6-7 Austin, TX: Sep. 19-20 St. Louis, MO: Oct. 24-25 Houston, TX: Nov. 7-8 Austin, TX: Dec. 5-6 Chicago, IL: Dec. 12-13 Minneapolis, MN: Dec. 19-20 EASTERN US / CANADA New York City, NY: Aug. 1-2 Jacksonville, FL: Aug. 8-9 Toronto, Canada: Aug. 15-16 Rochester, NY: Aug. 15-16 King of Prussia, PA: Sep. 6-7 Washington, DC: Sep. 12-13 Pittsburgh, PA: Sep. 19-20 New York City, NY: Sep. 26-27 Boston, MA: Oct. 3-4 Atlanta, GA: Oct. 10-11 New York City, NY: Oct. 17-18 Toronto, Canada: Oct. 31-Nov 1 Washington, DC: Nov. 14-15 King of Prussia, PA: Dec. 5-6 New York City: Dec. 19-20 EUROPE Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Aug. 9-10 London, England: Aug. 15-16 London, England: Sep. 12-13 Paris, France (French): Sep. 26-27 London, England: Oct. 10-11 Frankfurt, Germany: Nov. 14-15 London, England: Dec. 5-6 LATIN AMERICA Bogota, Colombia: Sep. 25-26 ASIA / AUSTRALIA Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Sept. 4-5 Bangkok, Thailand: Nov. 21-22 Advanced Crystal Ball for Oil & Gas Houston, TX: Aug. 1-2 Calgary, Canada: Sep. 12-13 Aberdeen, Scotland: Sep. 19-20 Houston, TX: Sep. 27-28 Calgary, Canada: Nov. 14-15 Aberdeen, Scotland: Nov. 21-22 Houston, TX: Dec. 12-13 Crystal Ball Applications for Six Sigma Detroit, MI: Sep. 8 New York City, NY: Sep. 28 Houston, TX: Nov. 9 Washington DC: Nov. 16 Chicago, IL: Dec. 14 Introduction to Real Options New York City, NY: Aug. 3 Washington, DC: Sep. 14 Denver, CO: Sep. 28 London, England: Oct. 12 San Francisco, CA: Oct. 26 Austin, TX: Dec. 7 Spreadsheet Modeling Techniques for Business: Best Practices London, England: Aug. 31 San Francisco, CA: Aug. 31 King of Prussia, PA: Sep. 8 Paris, France: Sep. 28 New York City, NY: Oct. 19 Frankfurt, Germany: Nov. 16 Denver, CO: Nov. 30 London, England: Dec. 7
		ACADEMIC APPEARANCES
		INFORMS Annual Meeting November 5-8, David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, PA
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BUNDLING CRYSTAL BALL

Decisioneering works with leading publishers to include Crystal Ball in textbooks as well as professional & trade books. Our growing list includes more than seventy books. Over half of them include a 140 day textbook license of Crystal Ball Professional.

There are several advantages to bundling Crystal Ball with a book. It helps authors and publishers increase book sales, provides instructors a personal copy and an easy way to incorporate risk analysis into their courses and saves students money from purchasing software and textbooks separately.

For additional information on upcoming books or how to bundle Crystal Ball with your book, contact the Academic Marketing Manager.

>View our list of books

WEB SEMINARS

New to the academic program are academic web seminars. The first seminar was "How To Incorporate Crystal Ball Into Your Finance Course". Additional academic seminars will be coming soon. A variety of commercial web seminars, workshops and forums can be found on our Crystal Ball Events page.

If you would like to host a web seminar or have suggestions on seminars you would like to see, contact Amy Dougan, Academic Marketing Manager.

How to Incorporate Crystal Ball Into Your Finance Course

Are you a professor interested in learning more about Crystal Ball and how it can be applied to your finance course? Would you like to know how other professors are using Crystal Ball in their courses? Are you looking for additional finance applications using Crystal Ball? If so, this seminar is for you.

Please join John Charnes, Professor, Scupin Faculty Fellow and former Director of the Finance, Economics, and Decision Sciences Area in the University of Kansas School of Business, to learn how to integrate simulation and optimization into financial modeling.

> View this recorded academic Web seminar

ACADEMIC RESOURCES

Are you new to Crystal Ball? Would you like your students to get up to speed and running Crystal Ball in no time?

The Crystal Ball Getting Started Guide is a great resource for new users. It can be located under Help>Crystal Ball>User Manuals or Programs>Crystal Ball 7>Documentation. Following are a list of chapters.

• Chapter 1 – “A Quick Look — Tutorial 1”

This chapter presents the basics you need to understand Monte Carlo simulation, start Crystal Ball, review the menus and toolbars, run simulations, and close Crystal Ball.

• Chapter 2 – “Looking Deeper — Tutorial 2”

This chapter demonstrates how to define more complex models and

teaches more about running simulations and interpreting the results.

• Chapter 3 – “Looking Beyond”

This chapter discusses additional charts, reports, and other Crystal Ball

products that can help you analyze and interpret simulation results.

• Appendix A – “Toolbar and Menu Commands”

This appendix shows command equivalents and descriptions for each

Crystal Ball toolbar button.

• Appendix B – “How Do I...”

This appendix summarizes how to use Crystal Ball to perform and

analyze Monte Carlo simulations in Excel workbooks.

• Appendix C – “Choosing a Distribution”

This appendix illustrates and summarizes the distributions available for

use in defining Crystal Ball assumptions.

• Index

This is an alphabetical list of subjects and corresponding page numbers.

For information about how to use all features of Crystal Ball, see the Crystal

Ball User Manual and online help.

CBUG DISCUSSIONS

USSIO

The Crystal Ball User Group (CBUG) is a Yahoo!® online forum where Crystal Ball users can discuss issues and methods related to Crystal Ball software. You can visit CBUG and register to become a member through the Decisioneering Web site.