I agree that it does require social skills and this classes forces you to experience real life situations. For example with the simulations you are assigned a group, you don’t get to select the people you work with that maybe you know or would like to work with personality wise. It really mimics a real life scenario where you are assigned a task and need to get it done. I know for some of the simulations some group members were MIA at the beginning of the week, some were just unresponsive, others didn’t even contribute to writing the reports. When discussing this process with my colleagues or friends it seems like its unfair process, but upon further thought it really is like the real-world. You can’t force others to be as motivated or respective as other’s peoples’ time as you, you need to do your best to set up a timeline with deadlines and if those people on your team don’t step up to the plate, be prepared to roll your sleeves up and get it done. In the real world some people will be on vacation, get wrapped up in another project, sick, or family emergency, or just don’t really care and will end up probably being fired. Luckily in these simulations the its just a few points deducted from their participation or simulation grade, but they will have a rude awakening when they start a job and will be required to meet deadlines and goals set out or else they may not have job. For those that did take part and really work as a group, they got a better understanding of what it really is like in the real-world when you’re assigned a project. Overall, I agree with puneet that this is a very practical class that teaches a lot of real world skills and scenarios.