Utilização de jogos eletrônicos como ferramenta de aprendizagem de administração de empresas

Abstract

The electronic games as an instrument of learning of students of higher education were the focus of this study, which was directed by the following question: What are the ways of contribution of the use of electronic games as a tool to learn the techniques of business administration? In this context, the study aims to analyze the use of electronic games as a learning tool in the undergraduate course in Business Administration. In order to respond to the research problem and reach the objectives outlined, a field research was used as a methodology with students of the Business Administration course Faculty of Economics, Administration, Actuaries and Accounting Sciences - FEAAC of the Federal University of Ceará in the year 2016.2, With whom a structured questionnaire was applied, analyzed from a quantitative approach based on descriptive statistics. At the end of this study it was possible to verify the Capitalism Lab as a game that presents the main characteristics necessary to be applied for learning, with the students presenting themselves with profile of conquering players and explorers and demonstrating to believe in the potential of the electronic games to amplify their Learning, being observed in the observation in the classroom, the promotion of interaction and mutual assistance during the said discipline.