TCCFun: uso de gamificação como apoio à autogestão e motivação em Trabalhos de Conclusão de Curso

Abstract

Students need motivation to complete the curricular components related to the Course Completion Work (TCC). Data obtained from the Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems and Computer Science at the Federal University of Bahia indicate that, despite these components being mandatory, there is a high rate of failure or suspension in them. As it is a long work and carried out individually, it is necessary for the student to exercise self-management skills, but there is a lack of tools to assist him in this task. In addition, there are no specific solutions that encourage the motivation of these students in carrying out the tasks of the TCC. There is also a lack of knowledge on the part of the students of which specific tasks they need to perform to perform the TCC. In 2022, the collegiate bodies of the BCC and BSI created resolution 01/2022 that regulates the holding of TCCs. Aiming to support students in self-management and in keeping themselves motivated to perform TCC tasks, this work proposes TCCFun, a tool to support self-management of TCC tasks and motivation, based on gamification. TCCFun is composed of a flowchart, a gamification model, and a prototype Web system. The flowchart graphically presents the tasks and requirements for carrying out the TCC, provided for in resolution 01/2022 of the BCC and BSI courses. Its objective is to support students' understanding of these tasks, and to serve as a guide to facilitate and support self-management in carrying out such activities. To increase student motivation, TCCFun uses gamification elements in a web system to guide students in carrying out tasks. Gamification is a methodology that uses game techniques and elements in context that are not usual for games, with the aim of bringing greater playfulness to the performance of tasks, including everyday or learning ones. In order to evaluate the acceptance and use of the proposal for the TCCFun, we implemented an interface prototype for the module Terminator of TCC, which integrates gamification elements to the tasks defined in the flowchart, in a guided interface. The prototype was evaluated by students of the BCC and BSI courses at UFBA, in order to verify the usefulness and relevance of the system, as well as the intended use.