Lees, Matthew, Wentzel, Michael T., Clark, James H. orcid.org/0000-0002-5860-2480 et al. (1 more author) (2020) Green tycoon:A mobile application game to introduce biorefining principles in green chemistry. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. ISSN 0021-9584
Abstract
Green Tycoon is a free-of-charge game-based mobile application that embraces a systems thinking approach to introducing students to a biorefining process model within green chemistry. Players adopt the role of a manager in a chemical factory, synthesizing the fictional compound, Yorkanone. Through upgrading the system and engaging with the integrated quiz, players can learn fundamental green chemistry principles while appreciating some of the considerations in biorefining. Green Tycoon was implemented with 33 undergraduate students where survey feedback demonstrated that the game was engaging and innovative and was a helpful tool to appreciate the importance of green chemistry when designing chemical processes. On the basis of pretest and post-test questions to evaluate learning gain, Green Tycoon proved to be a useful resource to introduce students to green chemistry and its role in moving toward a bioeconomy. Design of the mobile application serves as a useful example of what an upper-division undergraduate student with no coding knowledge can achieve through a chemistry education research project.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | Chemical engineering,Environmental chemistry,First-year undergraduate/general,Green chemistry,Humor/puzzles/games,Multimedia-based learning |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2020 11:40 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 16:48 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00363 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00363 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163634 |