Start Date

11-8-2016

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The current study seeks to contribute to the literature on the use of digital game based learning (DGBL) in Information Systems (IS) education by providing empirical evidence concerning the effect of the inclusion of DGBL on students’ motivation and perceived competence within the context of a business process management (BPM) course. A pre-test/post-test experiment was conducted in an IS course on BPM with a sample of 24 students. The game selected for the study is called “IBM’s Innov8 2.0” which is a simulation game designed to give students an environment to practice business process mapping in a real organizational context. Findings indicate that DGBL needs to be immersive with high levels of presence in order to create feelings of motivation, or of interest and enjoyment, within a subject domain. The relationship between presence and perceived competence suggests that presence within DGBL might also contribute to feelings of perceived competence.

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Business Process Management and Digital Game Based Learning

The current study seeks to contribute to the literature on the use of digital game based learning (DGBL) in Information Systems (IS) education by providing empirical evidence concerning the effect of the inclusion of DGBL on students’ motivation and perceived competence within the context of a business process management (BPM) course. A pre-test/post-test experiment was conducted in an IS course on BPM with a sample of 24 students. The game selected for the study is called “IBM’s Innov8 2.0” which is a simulation game designed to give students an environment to practice business process mapping in a real organizational context. Findings indicate that DGBL needs to be immersive with high levels of presence in order to create feelings of motivation, or of interest and enjoyment, within a subject domain. The relationship between presence and perceived competence suggests that presence within DGBL might also contribute to feelings of perceived competence.