Andras Margitay-Becht  |  Interests  |  Scholarship  |  Service  

Education:

• PhD International Business Transactions, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2008
  Modeling the financial aid of Sub-Saharan Africa in an agent-based environment
• MA Finance, Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, 2008
• MSC Technical Informatics, System Design, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2004

Teaching Experience:

• Adjunct - Saint Mary's College of California (2008 - Present)
  School of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Economics

Grants:

• SEBA Individual Research Grant - St. Mary's College (2009)
  Awarded $1,000
• Faculty Technology Group Grant - St. Mary's College (2009)
  Awarded $2,000

Scholarship :

• OKTA Scholarship - Hungarian National Research Programs (2009)
  Awarded $8,000

Presentations:

Conference Presentations

• Remittances and FDI; a comparison. Margitay-Becht, Andras (other-Conference Organizer)
  The Human Factor in Economic Development conference
  Budapest, Hungary
  (November 29, 2011)
• Teaching Social Sciences in Virtual Worlds: a Tutorial. Margitay-Becht, Andras
  International Association for Development of the Information Society: Game and Entertainment Technologies 2010
  Freiburg,Germany, July 26-28.
  (July 26, 2010)
• Do-it-yourself learning: Case studies of gaming as education in virtual worlds. Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera, Dana R.
  Videogame cultures and the future of interactive entertainment conference
  Mansfield College, Oxford, UK, July 10-12.
  (July 10, 2009)
• Cyber-diasporas: the effects of migration to virtual worlds. Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera, Dana R.
  The Second global conference: Diasporas
  Mansfield College, Oxford, UK. July 6-9
  (July 06, 2009)
• Virtual Rebirth and Reincarnation: Synthetic Lives. Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera , Dana R.
  Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations conference
  (June 23, 2009)
• Society, groups and economy: the effects of traditional social norms and structures on a western development path. Margitay-Becht, Andras (panel or forum chair, moderator, or leader)
  Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations conference
  (June 23, 2009)
• Fun is Learning: A case study of Gaming as Education in Virtual Worlds. Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera, Dana R.
  Learning in Higher Education symposium
  (June 01, 2008)
• Pedagogy and Virtual Worlds. Margitay-Becht, Andras
  Faculty Technology Group Speaker Series
  course summary and program proposal
  (April 23, 2008)

Conferences Organized

• The Human Factor in Economic Development Conference. Margitay-Becht, Andras (other-Organizer)
  (November 29, 2011)

Keynote Presentations

• Cultural Effects on Remittances. Margitay-Becht, Andras
  Economic & Social Challenges and Problems 2010 conference
  Tirana, Albania, December 10-12.
  (December 10, 2010)
• Exploring Complexity: Agent-Based Social Simulations.. Margitay-Becht, Andras (talk, speech or lecture)
  ARW Complex Societal Dynamics: Security Challenges and Opportunities conference
  Zagreb, Croatia, December 8-11
  (December 08, 2009)

Publications:

• Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera, Dana R. 2012. Teaching Social Skills in Virtual Worlds: A primer for extending existing social science education to business management, Immersive Environments, Augmented Realities and Virtual Worlds: Assessing Future Trends in Education, ed. D'Agustino, Steven
• Margitay-Becht, Andras, Allen, Roy and Bedford, Norm. 2011. A ‘Human Ecology Economics’ Framework for Eastern Europe, International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 38, issue 3
• Margitay-Becht, Andras. 2010. Exploring Complexity: Agent-Based Social Simulations, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series, vol. Complex Societal Dynamics: Security Challenges and Opportunities
• Margitay-Becht, Andras, Herrera , Dana R. and Chagas , Jovina. 2009. Cyber-disaporas: The Effects of Migration to Virtual Worlds, Diasporas: Exploring Critical Issues, ed. Vermuri, S. Ram, Oxford: Inter- Disciplinary Press.
• Margitay-Becht, Andras. 2008. Modeling social groups in an agent-based environment, Nyitottan a világra..., ed. Meyer, Dietmar, Budapest, Műegyetemi kiadó.
• Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera, Dana R. 2008. Fun is Learning: A Case Study of Gaming as Education in Virtual Worlds, Understanding Learning-centred Higher Education, eds. Nygaard, ClausHoltham, Clive, Copenhagen Business School Press.
• Margitay-Becht, Andras. 2008. A model of dissonance, Transformation in the light of Theory and Globalization, BERG-Verlag, Bamberg
• Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera, Dana R. 2008, Periodica Polytechnica
• Margitay-Becht, Andras and Herrera, Dana R. 2007. Do-It-Yourself Learning: Case Studies of Gaming as Education in Virtual Worlds, Videogame Cultures and the Future of Interactive Entertainment, ed. Rhia, Daniel , Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press.
• Margitay-Becht, Andras.. Virtual Colonization