Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MBD 5066	DIGITAL GAMES AND GAMIFICATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR YASEMIN KAHYAOĞLU ERDOĞMUŞ

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

In this course, students are aimed to gain knowledge, skills and competence about introduction to the game; definitions and concepts related to educational game and gamification; game history, psychology and behavior theorems; gamer types; reward types; types of entertainment; single and group games; game elements; game mechanics; game flow and motivation types; behavioral cycles and models; gamification models (Werbach-Octalysis); gamification measurement; sample game applications; gamification design with gamification cards in an educational context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To explain the fundamental definitions and concepts related to game, educational game and gamification.
2	To compare types of gamer, reward and entertainment.
3	To explain psychological and behavioural effects of games.
4	To explain elements and mechanics of games.
5	To develop sample game applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to the game
2	Definitions and concepts related to educational game and gamification
3	Game history
4	Psychology and behavior theorems
5	Gamer types, reward types, types of entertainment
6	Single and group games
7	General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
8	Game elements, game mechanics
9	Game flow and motivation types
10	Behavioral cycles and models
11	Gamification models (Werbach-Octalysis)
12	Gamification measurement
13	Sample game applications
14	Gamification design with gamification cards in an educational context
15	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Adams, E., & Dormans, J. (2012). Game mechanics: advanced game design. New Riders.
Kapp, K. M. (2012). The gamification of learning and instruction: game-based methods and strategies for training and education. John Wiley & Sons.
Schell, J. (2014). The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses. AK Peters/CRC Press.
Yılmaz, E. A. (2017). Oyunlaştırma. Abaküs Yayıncılık.
Zichermann, G., & Cunningham, C. (2011). Gamification by design: Implementing game mechanics in web and mobile apps. O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-answer, Observation, Case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	Midterm Exam
2	DTK	Other Activity
3	FN	Semester final exam
4	BNS	BNS	Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5	BUT	Make- up note
6	BBN	End of make-up grade	Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In other activities, students will be expected to develop a gamification environment.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Yasemin KAHYAOĞLU
Dokuz Eylül University
Buca Faculty of Education
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies
Hasan Ali Yücel Building 309
yasemin.kahyaoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for final exam	1	2	2
Preparing assignments	13	4	52
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16	PO.17	PO.18
LO.1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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