Strategic Games as a Management Tool 2600-GS-OG

NOT FOR STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
Historical background
Game development in history
Strategy and Tactics in Management
Managament and military applications of games
Types of games
Classifications and typologies of games
Areas of use of strategy games
For what purpose are strategy games the best fitted.
Exercise

Course coordinators

Marcin Piwko

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

(in Polish) Zajęcia nie są przeznaczone dla studentów Wydziału Zarządzania UW. Wykład zostanie uruchomiony gdy zapisze się minimum 25 osób.

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course the student can:
- recognize and identify basic determinants of the game usages
- explain gaming problems using known theoretical and practical concepts
- perform independently an analysis of the most common game mechanics

Assessment criteria

Obtaining required number of points (written text – 50%, in-class evaluation – 50%).

Bibliography

1. Berne, E. 1987. W co grają ludzie? Warszawa: PWN
2. Caillois, R. 1997. Gry i ludzie. Warszawa: Volumen
3. Filiciak, M. 2006. Wirtualny plac zabaw. Gry sieciowe i przemiany kultury współczesnej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne
4. Gobet, F., Voogt, A.de, Retschitzki, J. 2004. The Psychology of Board Games. Nowy Jork: Psychology Press
5. Huizinga, J. 1985. Homo Ludens. Zabawa jako źródło kultury, Warszawa: Czytelnik
6. Mayer, B & Harris, C 2010. Libraries Got Game. Alligned Learning Through Modern Board Games. Chicago: American Library Association
7. Mijal, M, 2012. Gry we współczesnej organizacji. Warszawa: WN WZ

Notes

Term 2023L:

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