Role-play Simulation as Alternative to Work Experience Placement

Roni Linser; Tahmina Rashid

Role-play Simulation as Alternative to Work Experience Placement

Roni Linser, Tahmina Rashid

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Abstract

This paper reports on a pilot role-play simulation game at the University of Canberra in Australia. The simulation "Pakistan: Democracy, Development and Human Rights" is intended to give students a choice between work experience placement and playing a role in a simulation. The simulation took place over a whole semester in 2010 and was intended to give students an option to do their work experience in a virtual environment rather than at a work place. Most role playing simulation games that serve educational needs are usually part of a course that is either taught fully online or as a hybrid – part online part face-to- face. At the University of Canberra we have, we believe as a world first, replaced a full work experience course with an online role play simulation. The paper discusses the problem faced by students in finding work experience placement, outlines the design of the simulation, how the design fulfills the objectives of the course, the issues that we encountered during the pilot and the result of the pilot from the student's perspective and the course coordinator.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
Editors	Curtis Ho, Meng-Fen Grace Lin
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Pages	1423-1432
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781880094907
Publication status	Published - 18 Oct 2011
Event	E-Learn 2011-World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education - Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, United States Duration: 17 Oct 2011 → 21 Oct 2011 https://www.aace.org/review/e-learn-2011-honolulu-hi-call-for-participation-due-april-22/

Publication series

Name	International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL)
Publisher	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
ISSN (Print)	1537-2456

Conference

Conference	E-Learn 2011-World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
Abbreviated title	E-Learn 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu
Period	17/10/11 → 21/10/11
Internet address	https://www.aace.org/review/e-learn-2011-honolulu-hi-call-for-participation-due-april-22/

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Linser, R., & Rashid, T. (2011). Role-play Simulation as Alternative to Work Experience Placement. In C. Ho, & M.-F. G. Lin (Eds.), E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1423-1432). (International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL)). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/38916/

Linser, Roni ; Rashid, Tahmina. / Role-play Simulation as Alternative to Work Experience Placement. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. editor / Curtis Ho ; Meng-Fen Grace Lin. United States : Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2011. pp. 1423-1432 (International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL)).

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Linser, R & Rashid, T 2011, Role-play Simulation as Alternative to Work Experience Placement. in C Ho & M-FG Lin (eds), E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL), Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), United States, pp. 1423-1432, E-Learn 2011-World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 17/10/11. <https://www.learntechlib.org/p/38916/>

Role-play Simulation as Alternative to Work Experience Placement. / Linser, Roni; Rashid, Tahmina.
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. ed. / Curtis Ho; Meng-Fen Grace Lin. United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2011. p. 1423-1432 (International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL)).

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