Pros and cons gamification and gaming in classroom

The aim of the current work is to assess the challenges that gamification in education are facing nowadays. Benefits and disadvantages of using gamification in classroom are both discussed to offer a clearer view on the impact of using gamification within learning process. Exploratory study cases are provided to investigate the relation between motivation and engagement of the students and gamification in training. Following this idea, a survey was conducted to assess how students behavior and motivation is affected by introducing a single, specific gamification element during a semester learning process. To stimulate competition among students, a ranking type plugin was introduced within the university learning management system used for extramural education. The results prove that motivation decreases by comparison to the previous semester.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure

IT & C Projects Duration Assessment Based on Audit and Software Reengineering

This paper analyses the effect of applying the core elements of software engineering and reengineering, probabilistic simulations and system development auditing to software development projects. Our main focus is reducing software development project duration. Due to the fast changing economy, the need for efficiency and productivity is greater than ever. Optimal allocation of resources has proved to be the main element contributing to an increase in efficiency.Reengineering, audit, project duration assessment, Monte Carlo simulation

BRAIN Journal - Questions Regarding Alterity in Social Collaborative Networks - Figure 2. Workflow in Collaborative Portals

<div>In Figure 2 [7]. there is a clear image about how each of the benefficiaries</div><div>interact with the educational portal. As we have mentioned before, depending on the job, rights and reputation, every member of</div><div>the collaborative virtual team interacts with the system. He is a beneficiary of the results provided</div><div>by the system, which allows cooperation with his colleagues. Common tasks are greatly achieved</div><div>and the duration [8] between the decision of realizing a task decreases significantly.</div><div>As a complementary theory alongside the software systems constructivism may be seen as a</div><div>way to improve the efficiency of the education process, and guides the students, helped by the</div><div>collaborative portal into building their knowledge with their own instruments.</div

BRAIN Journal-Questions Regarding Alterity in Social Collaborative Networks-Figure 1. 2nd year section in the Educational Portal

<div>Portlets proved to be the most intelligent way of presenting information on an educational</div><div>portal, due to the richness of the user interface tools. The portal may be found at http://cursfs.ub.ro</div><div>URL. In Figure 1 there is a screenshot of the 2nd year students section in educational portal, which is</div><div>very easy to use and helpful.</div><div><div>Despite the divergence of each members individual interests and structure, the media as well</div><div>as the Internet become new forms of social binding, and we believe they do not exclude the</div><div>traditional ways of communication and interaction, but help people in their duties, in addition to the</div><div>traditional, formal ways.</div></div

BRAIN Journal-Questions Regarding Alterity in Social Collaborative Networks-Figure 1. 2nd year section in the Educational Portal

<div>Portlets proved to be the most intelligent way of presenting information on an educational</div><div>portal, due to the richness of the user interface tools. The portal may be found at http://cursfs.ub.ro</div><div>URL. In Figure 1 there is a screenshot of the 2nd year students section in educational portal, which is</div><div>very easy to use and helpful.</div><div><div>Despite the divergence of each members individual interests and structure, the media as well</div><div>as the Internet become new forms of social binding, and we believe they do not exclude the</div><div>traditional ways of communication and interaction, but help people in their duties, in addition to the</div><div>traditional, formal ways.</div></div