While global workforce undergoes a rapid transformation motivated by technological progress, the demand for new skills sets is intensifying. A recent MCKINSEY report The protruding facts that the managers interviewed express an urgent need not only for computer analyzes and advanced data, but also for critical thinking and creativity – the kills are currently lacking.
University establishments are at the forefront to meet this challenge, responsible for equipping students with the skills required in a digital economy. Recognizing this imperative, the alliances of the SAP and HEC Montreal University have collaborated to develop Business manufacturersAn innovative gamified learning platform designed to help improve students’ analytical and decision-making skills using SAP Analytics Cloud.
Presentation of business manufacturers: a gamified approach to make students ready
Business Builders is designed to help students develop these high demand skills in a practical and engaging way. Thanks to real commercial challenges fed by SAP Analytics Cloud, students can learn to view data, draw usable information and make decisions based on real -time evidence.
Used by educators in more than 70 countries, business manufacturers are free for educators and students. It is designed to be accessible to any classroom – whether in commercial, stem or interdisciplinary lessons.
By mixing gameplay with professional tools, business manufacturers help approach several key pain in education:
- It can make data and analyzes more tangible and relevant.
- It helps to promote analytical thinking, data narration and digital literacy.
- He can align himself directly with the needs of future enrollment.
Whether students aspire to careers in the consultation, the supply chain, product management, marketing, sustainability or HR, business manufacturers can provide an environment to explore these subjects while acquire demand skills.
Two new scenarios for a larger audience
Based on the success of three existing scenarios, SAP and HEC Montreal are now launching two new games designed to support learners at a previous stage: the agent and the maple heir. These scenarios help make business manufacturers more inclusive, scalable and adapted to students aged 15 and over and first -year university students. Above all, no prior experience with SAP Tools is required, which allows educators and students to start easily.
The agent is an easy -to -use sports management scenario that can allow students to become decision -makers when they assume the role of a sports agent. Thanks to real world sports challenges, students can develop basic analytical skills using intuitive dashboards in SAP Analytics Cloud. They answer questions like: Which player is the most improved? How can a team optimize their performance? What sport does the greatest number of followers on social networks do? What is the value? It is a fun, relevant and accessible way to introduce analyzes in class – no necessary SAP experience.
The heir of maple, on the other hand, is a scenario that presents students with the fundamental principles of managing a business through the engaging history of the inheritance of a maple syrup in Quebec, Canada. Students enter into the role of a new stakeholder wishing to understand and optimize operations, financial health and business growth potential. From the analysis of income statements and profitability measures to exploring production processes and labor management, students can acquire practical experience to take strategic commercial decisions. The scenario is also involved in real world challenges such as seasonal demand fluctuations and business expansion opportunities. By visualizing data and presenting usable information with SAP Analytics Cloud, students can learn essential concepts in entrepreneurship, finance and operations in a gamified and accessible manner.
The two scenarios are built by thinking of educators: they are easy to integrate into existing programs and supported by ready -to -use teaching materials. Whether in the economy, business, IT or interdisciplinary courses, they can offer a commitment to make learning stick.
Allow educators to build the future
The launch of these two new scenarios reaffirms SAP’s commitment to allow the university community to build the future labor – a student at a time. By helping students master analysis tools, refining critical thinking and obtaining early exposure to trade systems, Business manufacturers Helps to make sure they are better prepared for internships, the first jobs and careers in the long term.
In a world increasingly shaped by AI and data, it is not only a question of knowing how to code or use a tool – it is a question of thinking in a critical way, communicating clearly and giving meaning to complex information. With business manufacturers, educators can give students one step ahead in all these areas.
If you are an educator who seeks to improve your study program with innovative and practical learning tools, explore Business manufacturers today or join one of our Virtual Road Shows To experience it in action and hear from the first hand of those who already use it.
Thorsten Haas is one of the alliances of SAP University.