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Responsible Center: Faculty of Arts and Humanities Location: Barcelona
Modality: distance Title code: 6408. Old plan 6351 Orientation: Researcher
Number of ECTS Credits: 60 ECTS Duration of the Master: An academic year or two
Price: See table
Academic Calendar Opening hours Examinations Teaching Guides Faculty
Technical Co-Director: Prof. Dr. D. Leandro Martínez Peñas. Academic Co-director: Prof. doctor. Mrs. Manuela Fernandez Rodriguez
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Official master information: Phone: 91 488 8508 Inquiries Mailbox
Student attention: Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
What knowledge will I acquire with this Master?
Training and deepening in the use of gamification techniques, game-based learning (ABJ) and serious games in educational, training and other professional contexts.
Is this degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?
Yes, (final verification report is attached) the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2022-23.
Final verification report turned out FAVORABLE
What is the minimum number of credits for which I can enroll?
You can see it in the rules of permanence in this link
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The specific qualifications that will facilitate access to the Master will be those that provide the student with prior training in education, such as:
- Degrees in Primary Education.
- Degrees in Early Childhood Education.
- Degrees in Pedagogy
- Special Education Degrees
- Degrees in Psychopedagogy
- Degrees in Social Education
Any of the above in its double, online or bilingual modalities.
Objectives
- Train and deepen the use of gamification techniques, game-based learning (GBL) and serious games in educational, training and other professional contexts.
- Ability to apply the gamification and ABJ instruments best adapted to each training or educational challenge, based on a base of appropriate theoretical knowledge.
- Ability to differentiate the different models and mechanics related to gamification, their respective weaknesses and strengths.
- Ability to implement objective and effective evaluation systems based on gamification, PBL and serious games.
- Ability to manage and take advantage of the motivational elements of gamification in educational processes.
- Ability to direct effective educational and training processes through the generation of quality gamification and ABJ processes.
- Ability to develop own gamification tools, ABJ and serious games, applying the concepts of game design so that they are useful in teaching and training processes in companies and institutions.
- Ability to adapt and exploit the advantages of gamification to education and training processes in contexts of diversity, whether functional, cognitive, cultural or social.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
| CON1. Understand the theoretical foundations of gamification, BBL, and serious games, including their strengths and weaknesses. |
| CON2. Understand the historical evolution of play as a social phenomenon, and its manifestations in the form of games. |
| CON3. Understand in depth the functioning of the main game mechanics and dynamics and their adaptation to different game models. |
| CON4. Understand player typologies and their effects on each game model. |
| CON5. Understand the main narrative structures and resources applicable to playful methodologies. |
| CON6. Assimilate the theoretical premises of ABJ as a training tool. |
| CON7. Understand the core elements of video game design and their implications for game methodologies. |
| CON8. Understand the educational advantages and disadvantages of each playful methodology depending on the educational or professional stage in which they are applied (early childhood, primary, secondary, higher education, or professional field). |
| CON9. Understand the games currently available on the market and their potential uses in the field of recreational methodologies. |
| CON10. Identify and differentiate the constituent elements of a game. |
| CON11. Differentiate between different recreational methodologies. |
| CON13. Master the ethical and sociological foundations applicable to training processes |
| CON14. Understand the basic didactic principles applicable to all training processes |
Skills
| HAB1. Design effective and functional serious games and recreational resources. |
| HAB2. Apply narrative elements to playful methodologies and professional contexts. |
| HAB3. Adapt pre-existing games for use in training and teaching processes. |
| HAB4. Use video games and other digital recreational tools in situations that are not strictly recreational. |
| HAB5. Use ICT and other technological developments in the research, design, and application of recreational methodologies. |
| HAB6. Apply playful methodologies and game models to business processes, such as marketing, personnel selection, team building, or on-boarding. |
| HAB7. Implement objective and effective evaluation systems based on gamification, PBL, and serious games that measure both their effects and the recipient's progress. |
| HAB9. Identify the ethical parameters and sociological effects in the design and implementation of gamified processes. |
| HAB10. Analyze the didactic effectiveness of a methodology in a specific training context |
Competences
| COM1. Apply the most appropriate gamified tool to each situation and challenge in different professional contexts. |
| COM2. Leverage and manage the motivational elements of gamification, BBL, and serious games. |
| COM3. Effectively implement your own gamification, BBL, and serious game projects in all phases, from design to results evaluation. |
| COM4. Transfer knowledge related to the design and application of recreational methodologies through publications, the development of manuals and guides, workshops, seminars, training, social media, or any other appropriate means or format for transfer and dissemination. |
| COM5. “Apply sustainability criteria in academic projects and internships that provide training for future professional activity, taking into account environmental protection to avoid negative impacts. |
| COM6. Apply empathy to the design of games and gamified training activities, taking into account the circumstances, feelings, and emotions of the recipients and/or peers. |
| COM7. Stimulate creativity both in the design of games and gamified training activities and in the experience they offer to their recipients. |
| COM9. Develop training and recreational processes in accordance with the ethical parameters applicable to the specific case. |
| COM10. Ability to apply teaching methodologies appropriate to each specific training situation |
Admission and enrollment
General access regulations and procedures
Information on access and admission of students to master's studies is available at: https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/274-master
The regulations are also published in: https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/274-master#normativa-de-masteres-universitarios
Criteria and procedure for admission to the degree
The general requirements for access to University Master's Degrees are, according to article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and the procedure for ensuring its quality, the following:
- Possession of an official Spanish Graduate or Graduate university degree or equivalent is a condition for accessing a Master's Degree, or, where appropriate, having another University Master's degree, or titles of the same level as the Spanish Bachelor's or Master's degree issued by universities and higher education institutions in an EHEA country that in that country allow access to Master's degrees.
- In the same way, people in possession of titles from educational systems that are not part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, will be able to access a Master's Degree in the Spanish university system, without the need for homologation of the title, but verification by of the university of the level of training that they imply, as long as in the country where said title was issued it allows access to university postgraduate level studies. In no case will access through this route imply the homologation of the previous degree held by the person concerned or its recognition for other purposes than that of carrying out the Master's degree.
- Universities will guarantee transparent and accessible information on admission procedures, and must have student orientation systems. Likewise, they will ensure that said information and admission procedures take into account students with disabilities or with specific needs, and will have appropriate support and advice services.
- Universities may exceptionally establish, based on specific regulations approved by their governing bodies, conditional enrollment procedures for access to a University Master's Degree. This will consist of allowing a Bachelor's degree student who has yet to pass the TFG and a maximum of up to 9 ECTS credits, to be able to access and enroll in a University Master's Degree, although in no case will they be able to obtain the Master's degree if they have not previously has obtained the Bachelor's degree. Universities will guarantee priority in the enrollment of students who have the official university degree of Graduate or Graduate. In this procedure, credits pending recognition or transfer in the Bachelor's degree may be taken into account, or the requirement to exceed a certain level of knowledge of a foreign language to obtain the degree.
- Universities or centers will regulate admission to Master's Degree courses, establishing specific requirements and, if necessary, training complements, whose credit load may not exceed the equivalent of 20 percent of the credit load of the degree. The training complement credits will have the same consideration as the rest of the credits in the University Master's degree curriculum.
- Universities will reserve at least 5 percent of the places offered in official university Master's degrees for students who have a recognized degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 percent, as well as for students with permanent educational support needs. associated with personal circumstances of disability, who in their previous studies have required resources and support for their full educational inclusion.
ADMISSION
The Rey Juan Carlos University does not have specific admission regulations, but is governed by article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28. Each degree has its own general access criteria and special access tests.
Admission to Master's Degrees will be carried out through a selection process; in some cases, this process may involve a selection test. The Master's Management will inform interested parties of what the selection test will consist of, as well as the exact date and place of its realization through this application and through a notice via email.
GENERAL ACCESS CRITERIA:
The specific qualifications that will facilitate access to the Master will be those that provide the student with prior training in education, such as:
- Degrees in Primary Education.
- Degrees in Early Childhood Education.
- Degrees in Pedagogy
- Special Education Degrees
- Degrees in Psychopedagogy
- Degrees in Social Education
Any of the above in its double, online or bilingual modalities.
Other qualifications with professional opportunities aimed at teaching in Secondary and Higher Education.
Those with qualifications that do not match the defined graduate profile must take the following complementary training courses: Sociology and Ethics for trainers; Introduction to didactics.
SPECIAL ACCESS CONDITIONS OR TESTS:
If necessary, the student's curriculum will be assessed, taking into account his or her professional experience, its projection in relation to the objectives of the master's degree and his or her academic record.
This process would be carried out by an Admission Committee made up of the director of the master's degree, the professors of the same for the edition to which the admission procedure corresponds and at least one expert external to the Master's degree, who will follow the evaluation criteria detailed below.
The weighting of the criteria to be taken into account will be as follows:
- Professional experience: 30%.
- Academic record: 30%.
- Relationship between the degree and object of the master's degree: 30%.
- Activities unrelated to the degree studied and related to the subject of the master's degree: 10%
Offer of places: 30 seats. If the minimum number of students envisaged is not reached in a course, the University may choose not to open the teaching group.
Training itinerary
Master's Teaching Guides
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Training Itinerary
External Internships
The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the Master's degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.
Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement their university education, while providing them with a deeper knowledge about the skills they will need in the future.
The External Practices subject will consist of two phases.
First. Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
Second. Preparation of memory.
Documentation:
Degree Training Project
For more information: External Internship Unit
Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024
Mobility programs
University Master's degrees, due to their duration and characteristics, in general do not specifically contemplate the mobility of their students. However, the Rey Juan Carlos University has different mobility programs for both students and University workers (PDI and PAS) and has procedures for collecting and analyzing information on these mobility programs.
Privacy Policy
- Academic Calendar
- Regulations governing the university master's degrees of the Rey Juan Carlos University
- Regulations for enrollment and permanence in university master's degrees at the URJC || Explanatory notes
- Academic exemption (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title IX)
- Public prices for university master's degrees
- Exemption from the prices of official master's and doctoral studies for the sons and daughters under 25 years of age of victims of gender violence
- External Internships
- University Master's Thesis
- Review and claim of the evaluation (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title VII)
- Acknowledgments / Adaptations of university master's degrees
- Simultaneity of URJC university master's degree studies
- Regulations of the School of Official Masters
- Addendum to the protocol for adapting teaching at the School of Official Master's Degrees
- Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5, which establishes the European credit system and the qualification system in official university degrees valid throughout the national territory
STUDENTS
TEACHING COORDINATION
COEXISTENCE REGIME
SCHOOL INSURANCE
ASSOCIATIONS
EVALUATION
- Regulation on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes (in force from 1 September 2024)
- Early call (Regulations on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes - Article 19)
- Article 6.1.2. The favorable resolution of the request for total cancellation of registration does not necessarily imply the refund of the amount paid by the student. To do this, the requirements established in the Article 10.3 of the present regulations.
- Article 11.3. The extension of the period of permanence will be requested through the procedure established for this purpose by the Rey Juan Carlos University in the electronic office, within the established period. The Rector may authorize the continuation of studies in those cases in which exceptional causes, duly documented, have affected the academic performance of the students., valid for that academic year (up to a maximum of one year).
- Article 11.4. In accordance with what is established by the Article 4 of these regulations, those students whose request to remain is resolved favorably will have to enroll in all the remaining subjects to complete their studies.
- Article 11.5. For subjects with an indefinite call, once the extension of the permanence period is granted, the fees corresponding to the second and successive registrations will be paid according to the corresponding Public Price Decree as long as they have been previously enrolled in that subject.
- Article 12.4. Once this is granted, the student must enroll in accordance with the provisions of the Article 4 of the present regulations.
- Article 12.5. For subjects with an indefinite call, once continuity in the University Master's studies is granted, the fees corresponding to the second and successive registrations will be paid according to the corresponding Public Price Decree as long as they have been previously enrolled in that subject.
Quality guarantee
General information collection plan
Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:
- Student profile
- Teacher evaluation
- Degree of satisfaction:
- Of the students
- of the graduates
- From the Faculty
- Administration and Services Staff
- Labor insertion
- External internships:
- Satisfaction of interns
- External tutor satisfaction
- Employer satisfaction
Survey results:
Improvement actions
The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.
Renewal of accreditation
The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.
In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”