Past Project

Design of a Web-based multi-user business game simulation for e-business and web-marketing training (WEBTrainingGame)

Project Summary

• Title: Design of a Web-based multi-user business game simulation for e-business and web-marketing training (WEBTrainingGame)
• Funding body: Leonardo da Vinci, Procedure C
• Area of Activity: design of e-Business games for distance learning
• Contractor: HE “Groupe ICHEC-ISC St-Louis- ISFSC” (Belgium)

Aims

The aim of the project was to design, to develop, to test and to implement an e-Business game running in an Internet environment for distance learning involving multiple users.

Project objectives

• Needs analysis of the trainers and professionals in business management training.
• To define and to design the pedagogic process based around: a) the business game scenario and b) the learning process based on the on-line business game - Pedagogic scenario of the Web business game will be created.
• Design and modelling of the business game - Mathematic model with specifications will be created.
• Design of the architecture, specifications and the schedule of conditions for the Web game software. Design of the dynamic data base supporting the game for the Web environment - Game software in Web and CD-Rom versions in English and French will be output.
• Project Dissemination.

Software development

Implementation, testing, evaluation and validation of the game software in didactic environments:

• definition and organization of the communication tools
• definition of the business game constraints
• running the game in real and online learning environments
• adaptation of the learning process according to feed-back
• validation of the online pedagogic learning system

The target groups

• SME staff and managers
• Teachers and trainers
• Students