CP1805 - Games for Business and Gamification

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

Students are introduced to the concepts and techniques of using 'serious games' and 'gamification' to achieve business goals in areas such as marketing, human resources management, productivity enhancement, training, customer engagement, and innovation. Real-world case studies are used to identify effective strategies, techniques and metrics for serious game and gamification to solve business problems. Legal and ethical issues related to serious games and gamification are introduced.

Learning Outcomes

• explain different types of gamification and applications;
• apply concepts of motivation and user-based design to gamification;
• evaluate existing serious games and gamification techniques and applications;
• apply concepts and techniques of gamification to create games to achieve business goals.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

CP1405

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coord/Lect:	Dr Dianna Hardy.
Contact hours:	9 hours tutorials - Additional Tutorials/Workshops/Practicals 50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical exercises (20%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Dianna Hardy
Lecturer:	Dr Carrie Lui.
Contact hours:	9 hours tutorials - Additional Tutorials/Workshops/Practicals 50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical exercises (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coord/Lect:	Dr Dianna Hardy.
Contact hours:	9 hours tutorials - Additional Tutorials/Workshops/Practicals 50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical exercises (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coord/Lect:	Dr Dianna Hardy.
Contact hours:	9 hours tutorials - Additional Tutorials/Workshops/Practicals 50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical exercises (20%).

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