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What are the needs and use of educational games in the modern workplace?: A case study on the prospects of equality, diversity, and inclusion education in a multinational business, through the use of a serious game
University of Skövde, School of Informatics.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Workplace diversity is an increasingly important topic for all companies who wish to stay in business. The purpose of this master’s thesis is to evaluate the needs and usage of a serious game in the form of an educational tool when teaching employees at a multinational business about equality, diversity, and inclusion topics. The study also involves an evaluation of the development of soft skills through an artificial environment offered through a team-based game experience. This was done by conducting a quasi-quantitative with a pre-test/post-test design, inspired by the work of Parker and Du Plooy (2021). The data gathered was analysed, where the results suggested that there is a growing need for serious games as an educational tool in the modern workplace, and if executed correctly, they can be of use for training soft skills regarding equality, diversity and inclusion matters in the employees. Notable connections between earlier research and this thesis’s findings arealsopresented and analysed.

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2021. , p. 67, 27
Keywords [en]
Equality, diversity, inclusion, serious games, workplace
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Information Systems, Social aspects
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-20002DiVA, id: diva2:1574657
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IKEA
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Informationsteknologi
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Serious Games - Master's Programme
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Available from: 2021-06-28 Created: 2021-06-28 Last updated: 2021-06-28Bibliographically approved

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