Morning Session:  definition of what is a wargame, how do wargames relate to Red Teaming, and how does the Architect design games. Introduction to Wargaming as a method and its importance for decision making. Some examples of wargaming approaches, i.e Matrix, Computer based, table top and their applications (i.e each method lends itself to better scenarios). How does Wargaming and modelling and simulation overlap and inform?

Afternoon Session: wargames as a design activity. Testing existing wargames and understanding structure and mechanics. Get into Groups to develop a response using the Wargaming Canvas to an identified problem set

Morning Session:  Strategic Gaming, Game Facilitation, and constructing game materials. Introduction to Game Structure and Mechanics explores core wargaming principles, turn sequences, player roles, and decision-making frameworks, ensuring participants grasp fundamental mechanics essential for designing and analyzing strategic games.

Session:  Discuss novel methods of modelling through utility of LLM and around the theme of  AI powered Analysis. how does the analyst design games? How do we analyze games?

Morning Session: how AI can be used to support design development of Wargame, support decision making within Wargame and conduct AAR after the Wargame. Modelling human decisions making process and utility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) machine learning, reasoning and autonomous decision-making for simulation of human intelligence by computer systems

Afternoon Session: Identify within groups suitable targets for Wargame modelling. Focussed Group Development supported through supervision. Includes Presentations of Wargaming Canvas + Q&A (round1)

Morning Session: Overview of Simulation Technologies Comprehensive overview of live, constructive, and virtual simulation technologies. Wargame simulations serve as stress tests for strategies, systems, and decision-making processes, exposing weaknesses under realistic conditions. They help identify design flaws, developmental gaps, and performance shortfalls, ensuring robust solutions before real-world implementation.

Afternoon Session: Hands-on Simulation Exercises to embed into wargaming. Focused Group Development supported through supervision. Includes Presentations of Wargaming Canvas + Q&A (round2)

Morning Session: Wargame Evaluation and reporting on findings including data analysis and Lessons Learnt 

Afternoon Session: Focussed Group Development supported through supervision. Includes Presentations of Wargaming Canvas + Q&A (round3). Discussion, and Feedback throughout the course.

Presentation of certificates for CPD participants and closure of the module.

Problem Definition: Task set which requires participants to develop a response 

Weekly Online delivery Supervision Sessions: 

• Flipped classroom format weekly touch base with assigned supervisor. Potential to run as group work. 

• The participants will have access to an online platform which will provide suitable material such as lectures, literature, tasks and collaborative forums offering a peer-to-peer learning environment, and the ability to communicate between participants and with academic supervisors and industry mentors. 

• Participants will be required to respond to tasks directly on the platform allowing for continued assessment and progress analysis offering clear visibility into the performance of each participant at key junctures through the course.

Final Presentation:  The participant will be required to present to a panel of academic supervisors and industry mentors who will assess performance against learning outcomes and provide feedback to the participant.

Final Report: The participant will be required to complete and submit a final report. This will be a record of all work completed and responses to final presentation feedback including recommendations for future work.