TY - GEN
T1 - Business games as pedagogical tools
AU - Ben-Zvi, Tal
AU - Carton, Thomas C.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper discusses business games as teaching tools in Technology Management (TM). The discipline's traditional teaching methods, while appropriate for the dissemination of foundational knowledge, may not be the optimal means to provide students with a platform to link abstract concepts and real world problems. We suggest that business simulation games are an effective way to engage students in TM topics; that they prepare students to understand and cope with the ambiguities associated with real-world organizations. Specifically, we discuss our experience with the International Operations Simulation Mark/2000 (INTOPIA), a game designed to channel students into a stream of entrepreneurial decision-making. We employed the game over 12 semesters with approximately 1000 advanced MBA candidates. Our findings indicate that business games represent a sufficiently novel approach to teaching and learning.
AB - This paper discusses business games as teaching tools in Technology Management (TM). The discipline's traditional teaching methods, while appropriate for the dissemination of foundational knowledge, may not be the optimal means to provide students with a platform to link abstract concepts and real world problems. We suggest that business simulation games are an effective way to engage students in TM topics; that they prepare students to understand and cope with the ambiguities associated with real-world organizations. Specifically, we discuss our experience with the International Operations Simulation Mark/2000 (INTOPIA), a game designed to channel students into a stream of entrepreneurial decision-making. We employed the game over 12 semesters with approximately 1000 advanced MBA candidates. Our findings indicate that business games represent a sufficiently novel approach to teaching and learning.
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U2 - 10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349473
DO - 10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349473
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:47849087447
SN - 1890843164
SN - 9781890843168
T3 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
SP - 1514
EP - 1518
BT - PICMET '07 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology - Proceedings Management of Converging Technologies
T2 - PICMET '07 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology - Management of Converging Technologies
Y2 - 5 August 2007 through 9 August 2007
ER -