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Strategy Simulation Games: The Student Perspective and an Investigation of Employability Competencies Gained Through the Use of Strategy Simulations in Higher Education

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The use of business simulations continues to grow in higher education business schools. The perspective of a key stakeholder, the student, is presented in this paper. A key to student buy-in is evidence of the competencies acquired through the use of simulations. The Higher Education institutions, the lecturers, the students and the future employers are all seeking enhanced student employability competencies; a demonstrable link between the use of simulations and key employability competencies would present a win for all stakeholders. The second phase of research presented is the students view on employability competencies currently achieved via a case study assessment. Finally this paper presents a high level overview of the proposed research to assess if the use of a strategy simulation in the teaching of strategic management enhances student employability competencies.

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  1. Department of Organisation and Professional Development, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

    Anne Crowley

  2. School of Education Studies, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

    Margaret Farren

  3. Department of Technology Enhanced Learning, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

    Gearóid Ó. Súilleabháin

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  1. University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Giovanni Vincenti

  2. Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy

    Alberto Bucciero

  3. Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

    Markus Helfert

  4. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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Crowley, A., Farren, M., Súilleabháin, G.Ó. (2017). Strategy Simulation Games: The Student Perspective and an Investigation of Employability Competencies Gained Through the Use of Strategy Simulations in Higher Education. In: Vincenti, G., Bucciero, A., Helfert, M., Glowatz, M. (eds) E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 180. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49625-2_25

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