TY - GEN
T1 - Simulation gaming in technology management
AU - Ben-Zvi, Tal
AU - Carton, Thomas C.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
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, do not provide the optimal platform for students 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 compel 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 13 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, do not provide the optimal platform for students 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 compel 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 13 semesters with approximately 1000 advanced MBA candidates. Our findings indicate that business games represent a sufficiently novel approach to teaching and learning.
KW - Bloom's taxonomy
KW - Business games
KW - Pedagogy
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870386308
SN - 9781605609539
T3 - 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008
SP - 879
EP - 887
BT - 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008
T2 - 14th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2008
Y2 - 14 August 2008 through 17 August 2008
ER -