[AISWorld] Scholarship for a PhD at Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Torsten Reiners t.reiners at curtin.edu.au
Sun Feb 24 12:39:16 EST 2013


Hi,

within our grant, we have the opportunity to fund one PhD student on the
topic "gamified skills-training environment ". I would like
to ask for your support by forwarding the mail to potential students. The
grant covers the tuition fee and approx AUD 27,000 pa
for 2.5 years; an extension by 0.5-1.0 year is planned.

We are delighted to announce that we are offering a PhD scholarship in the
School of Information Systems at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. This
scholarship is for a student working on the topic “research on a gamified
skills-training environment using Design Science Research.”

The PhD scholarship supports a learning and teaching grant:

*This project develops and trials immersive virtual environments as an
innovative and authentic approach to teaching and learning for practical
skill acquisition, with integrated assessment and feedback. Educational and
assessment tools allow students to demonstrate that they have successfully
applied theoretical knowledge in real contexts and achieved appropriate
skills before entering workforces. Greater authenticity allows students to
experience multiple roles and business cases. The project addresses the
largely ‘inauthentic’ pedagogical approaches currently used in classrooms
and distance-learning environments. It proposes a methodology utilising
existing technologies in creative and innovative ways. The simulation
combines emerging technologies to project multiple business dimensions into
one space; enabling students from different disciplines to observe, engage,
interact, and participate in self-guided or group-based learning scenarios;
receiving instant, multi-perspective, rich feedback to support their
learning; enabling iterative scenario-based training in a safe environment.
Experiments and evaluations are executed on supply chain scenarios where,
in reality, business dimensions like space or time impose difficulties in
understanding impacts of decisions.** *

The* *focus of the PhD is the application of authentic immersive virtual
environments in Higher Education. The Design Science Research method will
be used to establish whether a gamified skills-training environment is an
effective method to increase engagement in both routine training (e.g.,
regular health and safety training) and experiential/active learning (e.g.,
university-based education or situation-specific training such as
evaluation of a new system or new facility layout). The PhD incorporates
one or more of the following topics: 3D environments, authentic learning in
3D spaces, implementing scenario models, software engineering, methodology,
conceptual development of the visualisation/human computer interaction,
complex systems, and interaction between components. However, these
suggested areas are examples rather than an exhaustive list and the
scholarship recipient will be encouraged to explore these areas for her or
his interest for a focal research.

The candidate is expected to have some experiences and interests in the
following (or equivalent) areas

·         Completed Master (or equivalent degree) to enrol in a PhD program.

·         Good written and spoken English.

·         Extensive programming experience in OOP and scripting languages.

·         Experience and/or interest in virtual environments, virtual
worlds, games; e.g., developments in environments like Second Life,
OpenSim, and Unity.

·         Willingness to conduct experiments with focus groups to test the
artefacts.

·         Ability and willingness to engage in joint research projects and
team activities.

·         Ability to communicate with academic and professional audiences;
e.g., with industry partners in the project.

·         Willingness to publish the research outcomes in high-ranked
journals and conferences.

·         Interest in computer games.

The PhD student will be supervised by Dr Torsten Reiners (
t.reiners at curtin.edu.au) and Dr Lincoln C. Wood (l.wood at curtin.edu.au), and
Christian Gütl (christian.guetl at iicm.tugraz.at). Please contact either of
them for further information.


-- 

*Dr Torsten Reiners*
PhD IS/Edu, Dipl IS, Ba CS,

Senior Lecturer | School of Information Systems
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Curtin Business School
Curtin University
Kent St.
Bentley, WA
6102

Tel | +61 8 9266 7642
Mobile | 0410861172

Email | t.reiners at curtin.edu.au
Web |
http://business.curtin.edu.au/contact/staff_directory/index.cfm/T.Reiners



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