ITPEC FE Morning October 2023 Question 76
Which of the following is a method of education and training in which trainees engage in simulated business activities, interact with other people to develop experiences, and try out different strategies?
Explanation
Role-playing — trainees act out business situations with other people and try different ways of handling them.
The paper spells option (d) "Roll-playing"; the method is role-playing. Trainees take on roles such as salesperson and customer, or manager and subordinate, play out a simulated business scene together, and learn from the experience and from trying other approaches in the next round.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) Case study — trainees analyse a written account of a real or realistic business case and discuss solutions; they do not act it out
- •(b) Debate — two sides argue for and against a set proposition; no business activity is simulated
- •(c) In-basket — each trainee alone works through a tray of memos, documents and tasks within a time limit, practising judgement and prioritising without interacting with others
Key rule: Acting out roles with others means role-playing; analysing a written case is a case study; processing a pile of tasks alone is the in-basket method.
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