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The Use of a Business Simulation Game in a Management Course

The Use of a Business Simulation Game in a Management Course
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Author(s): Hélder Fanha Martins (Lisbon Polytechnic Institute - Lisbon School of Accounting and Administration (ISCAL), Portugal)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 15
Source title: Handbook of Research on Serious Games as Educational, Business and Research Tools
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0149-9.ch035

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Abstract

This chapter reflects on the concept of educational simulations and games applied to business and aims at describing how a Web-based competitive management game has helped to achieve that. The authors discuss their objectives and those of the game and outline their reasons for choosing it. They describe the context at ISCAL and the game’s main features, showing how it is played over a semester. The authors consider, as online simulation facilitators of what is predominantly a student-led learning process, that the game helps students to gain a real feel for collaboration, managerial decision-making, and teamwork.

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