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An Approach to Assess Knowledge and Skills in Risk Management Through Project-Based Learning

An Approach to Assess Knowledge and Skills in Risk Management Through Project-Based Learning

Túlio Acácio Bandeira Galvão, Francisco Milton Mendes Neto, Marcos Tullyo Campos, Edson de Lima Cosme Júnior
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 10 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 1539-3100|EISSN: 1539-3119|EISBN13: 9781466611733|DOI: 10.4018/jdet.2012070102
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Galvão, Túlio Acácio Bandeira, et al. "An Approach to Assess Knowledge and Skills in Risk Management Through Project-Based Learning." IJDET vol.10, no.3 2012: pp.17-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdet.2012070102

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Galvão, T. A., Neto, F. M., Campos, M. T., & Júnior, E. D. (2012). An Approach to Assess Knowledge and Skills in Risk Management Through Project-Based Learning. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET), 10(3), 17-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdet.2012070102

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Galvão, Túlio Acácio Bandeira, et al. "An Approach to Assess Knowledge and Skills in Risk Management Through Project-Based Learning," International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET) 10, no.3: 17-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdet.2012070102

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Abstract

The increasing demand for Software Engineering professionals, particularly Project Managers, and popularization of the Web as a catalyst of human relations have made this platform interesting for training this type of professional. The authors have observed the widespread use of games as an attractive instrument in the process of teaching and learning. However, the project of a web-based instructional game that fulfills all pedagogical and technical requirements for training a project manager is not a trivial task. A gap exists between the theoretical concepts that are normally learned in traditional courses and practical aspects required by the real tasks. As such, this paper proposes the use of a persistent browser-based game intended for Risk Management as a component support in the qualifying process of new professionals of Project Management. The game provides to the player some experience in a real context of Project Management, in which new challenges are frequently posed to the enterprises.

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