Wargaming for recruitment

Curry, J ORCID: 0000-0003-2872-0678 and Wills, I (2027) 'Wargaming for recruitment.' In: Bae, S, ed. Global educational wargaming. Marine Corps University Press, Quantico, VA, USA. (Forthcoming)

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Abstract

As an alternative to traditional undergraduate recruitment activities, a short cyber wargame was run. This immersed the students in a scenario, where they had to discuss options within a small team, make choices, roll dice and were scored on the success of their choices (and dice rolls). The facilitator supplied a narrative and maintained the pace of the game. Afterwards, the game was used as the basis for a short after action review of what it is like working within the cyber security industry. The evidence, from one institution, is that a well-designed short wargames can be effective alternative to existing recruitment methods.

Item Type:	Book Chapter or Section
UN SDGs:	Goal 4: Quality Education
Keywords:	experiential cybersecurity pedagogy, recruitment‑focused wargame, student recruitment
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	School of Design
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2026 13:51
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2026 13:51
URN:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/18031

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