What is a game? To start off, a game is a type of structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are different from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of various ideas.
The key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve the mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help in developing practical skills. They serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, situational or psychological role.
With the increase in globalization and changing technologies, many organizations are now moving from board games to computer based simulations, or online business games.
Business games, to add up, are simulation games that are used at an educational tool for teaching business. Business games may be used for various businesses training such as: general management, finance, organizational behaviour, human resources, etc.
Business games are used as a teaching method in the different Universities, and more particularly in business schools, but also for executive education.
For a company, online business games are the type of simulators that try to present several ways an industry, company, organization, consultancy, or subunit of a company functions. Basically, they are based on the set of rules, procedures, plans, relationships, principles derived from the said research. In the online business games, trainees are given a particular type of information that describes a particular situation and are then asked to make decisions that will best suit in the favour of the company. And then the system provides the some feedbacks about the impact of their decisions.
Business games simulate whole organization and provide a much better perspective than any other training methods out there. They allow trainees to see how their decisions and actions impact on some related areas.
Some of the benefits of the business games are:
It develops leadership skills
It improves application of total quality principles
It develops skills in using quality tools
It strengthen management skills
It demonstrates principles and concepts
It explores and solves complex problem
It is a new approach for the employees, giving promising results
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Online Business School
Online business school
To start off, a business school is a university-level institution that offers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics like accounting, administration, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behaviour, public relations, strategy, human resource management, and quantitative methods. As the world progresses, so as technology, online business schools are starting to emerge. If you don't have time to or the ability to travel to an educational institute, online business schools are a great alternative. Online education is now more common than ever. In fact many educators and policy makers view online education as the wave of a new tomorrow. Is an online graduate degree program right for you? Consider the pros and cons of an online business school. Here are some to name a few:
Advantages:
Accessibility: You can attend online classes from just about anywhere.
Flexibility: Work when it makes sense for you – during night time, in the morning, or even during your wee-hours. You are flexible because usually, you are not tied to a class schedule
Interpersonal Breadth: Your peers will include students from all over the country and even the world. The online students have included military personnel working overseas as well as adults in several countries.
Cost: An online education does not require that you transfer to a new place or that you forgo full time on your work.
Documentation: Your documents, transcripts, live discussions and training materials are all archived and recorded so that they can be retrieved via mail, e-mail or on the school's website for reading, downloading, and printing.
Access: Instructors are also available. They respond quickly through email, and generally are prepared to work with diverse students with a range of lifestyles and needs.
Disadvantages
Employment: You may find that it is difficult to discuss the validity of your degree, information about the school's accreditation and, if needed, copies of syllabi and sample assignments that will convince employers.
Communications: Most of your communication will be through email. You might miss the sound of a teacher or classmate’s voice.
Courses: Not all courses of study are easily available in the online schools. If you're interested in a more different field, you may have difficulty finding a source for online education.
There are a lot of different online business schools to choose from but not all of them provide an equal business education. Some online schools have much more quality than the others. To choose the best online business school for you, you must consider your personal needs and some of the following factors: accreditation, course delivery, curriculum, school reputation, cost and financial aid.
To start off, a business school is a university-level institution that offers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics like accounting, administration, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behaviour, public relations, strategy, human resource management, and quantitative methods. As the world progresses, so as technology, online business schools are starting to emerge. If you don't have time to or the ability to travel to an educational institute, online business schools are a great alternative. Online education is now more common than ever. In fact many educators and policy makers view online education as the wave of a new tomorrow. Is an online graduate degree program right for you? Consider the pros and cons of an online business school. Here are some to name a few:
Advantages:
Accessibility: You can attend online classes from just about anywhere.
Flexibility: Work when it makes sense for you – during night time, in the morning, or even during your wee-hours. You are flexible because usually, you are not tied to a class schedule
Interpersonal Breadth: Your peers will include students from all over the country and even the world. The online students have included military personnel working overseas as well as adults in several countries.
Cost: An online education does not require that you transfer to a new place or that you forgo full time on your work.
Documentation: Your documents, transcripts, live discussions and training materials are all archived and recorded so that they can be retrieved via mail, e-mail or on the school's website for reading, downloading, and printing.
Access: Instructors are also available. They respond quickly through email, and generally are prepared to work with diverse students with a range of lifestyles and needs.
Disadvantages
Employment: You may find that it is difficult to discuss the validity of your degree, information about the school's accreditation and, if needed, copies of syllabi and sample assignments that will convince employers.
Communications: Most of your communication will be through email. You might miss the sound of a teacher or classmate’s voice.
Courses: Not all courses of study are easily available in the online schools. If you're interested in a more different field, you may have difficulty finding a source for online education.
There are a lot of different online business schools to choose from but not all of them provide an equal business education. Some online schools have much more quality than the others. To choose the best online business school for you, you must consider your personal needs and some of the following factors: accreditation, course delivery, curriculum, school reputation, cost and financial aid.
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