In this quiz, you will manage a reindeer herd in a simulator (in the below interactive learning environment, ILE). The reindeer depend on a lichen pasture to survive the winters (the i in lichen is pronounced as the i in high) . You will make yearly decisions about the number of reindeer over 15 simulated years.

Before you start making decisions, read the instructions embedded in the ILE. Then make a serious effort to build a simple model to help you understand the historical development of the reindeer-lichen system. As a supplement to what you have already learnt, each of the following questions provide hints to help you with the modeling. Simulate your model to see if you are able to replicate the historical development (reference mode). Then use simulations to find out how how you should change the number of reindeer over time to obtain a best possible sustainable outcome (the highest sustainable number of reindeer). The big question is: Will you do better than real managers, and will you do better than previous students that did not yet know how to build a model before managing? Save the model, or a revised version of it, you will need it in Section 6.6a.

The below simulator (ILE) will open in a new window and will be available for you when working with all the questions. Do NOT start making decisions in the ILE before you get instructions to do so. To get all the credits for this quiz you have to follow the instructions very carefully.

Open ILE in new window.