Dear all,
I’ve been developing a series of business games while using them in
class. Since 1985, I have been in higher tourism education, and I’ve
been wondering:
· how can I activate those students ,and
· how can I integrate all those subjects like economics, marketing,
communication and many more?
Since then I’ve developed them. I’ve got the following both for Windows
or DOS games:
· hotel 1.0, a relatively simple hotel game, that can be used in
freshman or undergraduate courses marketing, management and business
economics. In facts, the game integrates them. It generates an income
statement, a balance sheet and 11 market researches.
· hotel 2.0, a more complex hotel game, with an income statement based
on the USASH format. It generates an USASH income statement, a balance
sheet and 11 market researches.
· airline 1.0, a relatively simple airline simulation. It generates an
income statement, a balance sheet and 11 market researches.
· centrumparks 1.0, a bungalow park simulation game. It generates an
income statement, a balance sheet and 11 market researches.
· diving tours, a diving tour operating simulation. It generates an
income statement, a balance sheet and 11 market researches.
· bungalow 1.0, a bungalow park simulation game. It generates an income
statement, a balance sheet and 11 market researches.
There now are some new games in preparation.
We do not only deal with software. We deal with an education philosophy.
It consists of:
· integration of all subjects. Pure economic problems do not exists. So
train your students on reasoning form a multidisciplinar point of view.
· the students should be active
· the teacher does not only teach. He sometimes does, when something new
is coming. But he becomes a tutor, and helps the students.
· learn the students how to study
· let him study in the best way, while playing.
Workshops.
Around the games some workshops are made. Like:
· what is your business?
· make and implement a marketing plan
· analyse the difference between your marketing plan and your
implementation. Where did it go wrong?
· prepare an annual report
· make a MDSS using Excel or another spreadsheet programme
· analyse the financial situation with financial ratios.
· prepare an home page for your firm
· prepare an ad campaign: what is your message/theme?
· write some good ad texts
· and more
In each game about 6 workshops a integrated. Those only are examples,
feel free to add something more.
I hope this gives an insight into our games.
If you want to know more, see samples etc, please goto:
http://home.wxs.nl/~edens010/page1.htm
Sincerely,
Dogfeet Games
PO Box 178
5250 AD Vlijmen
The Netherlands
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