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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020

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CP1405 - Gamification

Credit points:03
Year:2020
Student Contribution Band:Band 2
Administered by:College of Science and Engineering

Subject Description

    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

Subject Assessment

  • Invigilated > End of semester exam - (40%)
  • Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (20%)
  • Practicals - (20%)
  • Presentation - (20%)

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  CP1805

Availabilities

JCU Singapore, Study Period 51, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 09 Apr 2020
Study Period Dates:Monday, 16 Mar 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020
Coordinator(s):
DR Kyungmi Joanne Lee
Lecturer(s):
DR Da Sheng Liu
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 50 Hours - Other - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.

JCU Singapore, Study Period 53, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 03 Dec 2020
Study Period Dates:Monday, 09 Nov 2020 to Friday, 19 Feb 2021
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Roberto Dillon
DR Kyungmi Joanne Lee
Lecturer(s):
DR Da Sheng Liu
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 50 Hours - Other - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities.

Study Period 1, External

Census date:Thursday, 26 Mar 2020
Study Period Dates:Monday, 24 Feb 2020 to Friday, 19 Jun 2020
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Roberto Dillon
DR Kyungmi Joanne Lee
Lecturer(s):
DR Randy Zhu
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
  • 0 Hours - Other
Method of delivery:WWW - LearnJCU