🛠️ Custom Simulation Builder

Your assessment brief. A live simulation. Under 5 minutes.

Upload any teaching document — assessment brief, module handbook, case study, or professional body framework. AI reads it and builds a live simulation tailored to your exact module. You review, edit, and run. No coding. No vendor calls. No waiting.

How it works — exactly

Four steps from document to live simulation. Most tutors complete this in under 5 minutes.

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Upload your document

Go to the Custom Simulation Builder in your tutor dashboard. Upload your assessment brief, module handbook, case study, or any teaching document — PDF, Word, or PowerPoint.

The AI reads the full document. It looks for: what students should learn, what decisions they should make, what performance they should be measured on, and what kind of real-world context fits the module.

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AI extracts the simulation structure

Within seconds, the platform returns a full simulation draft: module title, scenario description, learning outcomes, KPI areas (up to 5), decision domains, and event categories.

Example: upload a Procurement Management assessment brief → AI extracts KPIs like 'supplier relationship score' and 'procurement cost efficiency', decision areas like 'supplier selection' and 'contract terms', and event categories like 'supplier failure' and 'commodity price shock'.

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Review and edit everything

Everything the AI extracted is displayed in an editable form. Change any field: rename a KPI, rewrite the scenario description, adjust weightings, add or remove decision areas.

Nothing is locked. The AI extraction is a first draft. You have full editorial control before anything is saved or shown to students.

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Run — students join in 30 seconds

Save the simulation and create a run. The platform generates team codes and PINs. Show the URL and credentials on a slide. Students are in your custom simulation in under 30 seconds — no accounts, no setup on their side.

Your custom simulation runs with the same live countdown timer, AI world events, KPI gauges, and leaderboard as any built-in module.

What the AI extracts from your document

Every field below is editable after extraction. The AI gives you a first draft — you decide what the final simulation looks like.

Module / scenario title
Global Procurement Strategy — Automotive Tier-1 Supplier
Scenario description
Teams manage the procurement function of a European automotive parts manufacturer facing supplier disruption and cost pressure.
Learning outcomes
LO1: Apply supplier selection frameworks. LO2: Evaluate total cost of ownership. LO3: Manage supply chain risk.
KPI areas (up to 5)
Procurement Cost Efficiency · Supplier Relationship Score · Resilience · Compliance · Sustainability
Decision domains
Supplier selection · Contract terms · Safety stock level · Ethical sourcing · Digitalisation investment
Event categories
Supplier failure · Commodity price shock · Regulatory change · Geopolitical disruption

Example output from a Procurement Management assessment brief. Every field editable before you run.

What you can upload

Any document that describes what students should learn and decide is a valid input.

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Assessment brief

Your module assessment asks students to manage a procurement strategy for a food manufacturer. Upload the brief — the sim reflects the exact scenario, KPIs, and decision context.

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Module handbook

Upload your module descriptor. AI aligns simulation decisions to your stated learning outcomes, making the activity directly evidence-able against assessment criteria.

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Company case study

Running a case study on a specific firm? Upload the case document. The simulation scenario mirrors that company's industry, challenges, and strategic context.

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Professional body framework

Upload a CIPS, CIPD, CMI, or CIM competency framework document. AI maps decision areas to framework competencies so student performance evidence is framework-aligned.

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Industry-specific scenario

Teaching healthcare supply chain or public sector procurement? Upload a relevant policy document or industry report. The sim context and events are tailored accordingly.

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Research paper or reading

Assign a key paper before class, then build a simulation around its core concepts. Students apply the theory live, under competitive pressure.

Assessment evidence aligned to your own criteria

Custom simulations generate the same assessment evidence as built-in modules: per-turn KPI scores, decision logs with student rationales, rubric grades, and certificates. Because your rubric criteria come from your own document, the evidence maps directly to your module's learning outcomes — not a generic framework.

Per-turn KPI scoresDecision logs + rationalesRubric gradingPeer assessmentCertificates of completionCIPS/CIPD/CMI mapping

Frequently asked questions

See it built from your own document — live

In the demo, we'll upload your assessment brief and build the simulation in front of you. You'll see exactly what students experience in the first turn.

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Also see: For educators · Live simulation · Supply chain simulation