Use of Business Games in the Learning Process

This study is dedicated to issues related to the use of business games at Riga Technical University. This article contains three sections: the first introduces the concept of educational business games, the second describes business games used in the Computer Science and Information Technology Faculty courses “Algorithmization and Programming of Solutions” and “Software Development Technologies”, the third section presents the results of student surveys, their opinions about the use of business games in the educational process, as well as the impact of business games on academic performance. The authors of the study believe that the organization of business games is important for solving professional tasks of improving the quality of education and enhancing student motivation.