1	Working Group on: “M&S Professional Body-of-Knowledge / Code-of-Ethics” Conducted at the: Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC 2001) 16 July 2001 Bill Waite, Moderator The AEgis Technologies Group www.AEgisTG.com
2	OUTLINE INTRODUCTION IDENTIFICATION of the TOPIC ALTERNATIVE VIEWS of the M&S BODY-of-KNOWLEGE SPECIFICATION of an M&S CODE-of-ETHICS DISCUSSION CONCLUSION
3	INTRODUCTION STATUS: There is no satisfactory specification of the Body-of-Knowledge or a Code-of-Ethics for the M&S Profession / Industry NEED: Shared perception of the BoK and CoE is necessary for recognition of M&S as profession / industry OPPORTUNITY: Motivation is increasing Administrative venues are available INTENTION: Do it! (e.g. SimSummit in July 2002)
4	What do we expect? A variety of potential uses for BoK / CoE exist Establishing the domain of the profession / industry Educational curricular development Professional certification Professional society agendas … A variety of alternative forms or expression exist as candidates We want to select / develop some form(s) of expression which is / are fit for our intended use(s)
5	What are we talking about?
6	BoK AGENDA Alternative perspectives on an Ontology / Taxonomy for specification of the M&S Body-of-Knowledge: Bruce Fairchild – synoptic, eclectic Lou Birta – concise, focused Bernie Ziegler – theoretic, architectural
7	CoE AGENDA SCS Transactions December 2000, “Ethical Issues in Modeling and Simulation” Tuncer Ören – “Responsibility, Ethics, and Simulation”
8	DISCUSSION What should be done to capture the specification of a Body-of-Knowledge for the M&S profession / Industry? …a Code-of-Ethics? What are you willing to do
9	CONCLUSION DECISION … ACTION … Subscribe an interest…have an effect on BoK: BoK@SCS.org Subscribe an interest…have an effect on CoE: Ethics@SCS.org SimSummit Agenda Item: SimSummit@SCS.org