Development and Effect of a Simulation Game Stepwisely Deepening Students’ Understanding of Enterprise Management

Abstract

It is important to enhance engineering education utilizing information and communication technology (ICT). This study aims to develop a simulation game stepwisely deepening students’ understanding of enterprise management, and apply it to a class and reveal its effect. A simulation game which includes the elements of enterprise management taught in related subjects and of which conditions can be set freely was developed. The game was applied to a class and played by undergraduate students studying mainly industrial engineering. The difficulty of the game was controlled by changing game conditions according to students’ understanding. Analyzing questionnaire surveys, it was revealed that their interest in enterprise management increased and their capabilities to consider enterprise management were improved. It was understood that the game is useful for deepening their understanding of enterprise management.