Business Games in the Development of Competencies of the Navy Supply Officers

Abstract

The Brazilian Navy encourages the adoption of active learning methodologies aiming the development of competencies in the military. This research aims to analyze the contributions of the game Simulador para Treinamento em Administração (Simulator for Training in Administration) in the development of competencies of the Supply Officers who accomplished the Curso de Aperfeiçoamento em Intendência para Oficiais (CAIO). This research has a qualitative approach and an exploratory-descriptive nature. A questionnaire was used to investigate the participants' perception and semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand the expectation of the Centro de Instrução Almirante Newton Braga (CIANB) regarding the application of business games for the development of competencies. The results show that the participants positively perceive the use of business games as a teaching-learning strategy. Finally, it was possible to map the competencies developed with the application of the STA and verify that the intended objectives with the use of the methodology were met.