Integrating Serious Games as Learning Resources in a Software Project Management Course: The Case of ProDec

Curriculum guidelines for IT learners need to be aligned with the current generation of students, the so-called millennials, own features and style of learning. It is necessary explore ways of adapting the teaching/learning process, the methods, the techniques and the resources we use, to reach them and teach them more effectively. Computer-based simulations and serious games are powerful tools that provide an alternative to the traditional teaching method. They facilitate the application of technological resources to produce new practical, social and fun activities. This work introduces our experience of integrating a simulation-based serious game for software project management training as an educational resource within the learning/teaching process. The achieved outcomes offer positive evidence about the knowledge acquisition and the learners' satisfaction with the experience.