Um jogo para contribuição do ensino de empreendedorismo

Abstract

Novice professionals who enter the market face difficulties to apply knowledge acquired in the university. Teaching strategies may have an impact in this context. This master thesis proposes a learning activity based on the exercise of entrepreneurial skills in a simulated situation. To this end a game was developed. It was based on a business plan and aimed to clarify the application of theoretical knowledge in the launching of a company in the market. One of the theoretical supports of the research is the work of Hendricson et al 2006, treating the contrasts between the beginners and experts of a professional field. The game was applied with two classes of an under-graduation course of information systems, at the State of São Paulo. Data collected indicated that the game led to the application of theoretical concepts learned by the students, keeping them highly engaged and motivated.