Curricula

Objective

The student will develop appropriate skills needed to address a range of challenges related to working in global virtual teams. Students are placed into global teams that choose a client, with the aim of completing a challenge issued by the company to support its internationalization goals. Students will gain experience across a variety of functions while working together on the client goals.

IBCOM Communication Skills: You have developed intercultural communication awareness and competences needed for working in international contexts.

IBCOL Intercultural Collaboration Skills: You are able to develop and demonstrate teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution skills in international contexts.

IBETH Ethical Conduct: You embrace ethical principles in decision-making and practice, as exampled by the Principles for Responsible Management Education (UNPRME) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

IBPER Skills for Personal Career Development. You are able to reflect upon your experiences to deepen personal and professional learning, and to embrace those learnings to support your career development.

IBCRI Critical Thinking: You are able to critically review and analyse information available from academic and professional business sources. You are able to observe, interpret and describe social phenomena associated with human interactions, conflict management and business management in international contexts.

Content

Much of the content pertains to developing internationalization plans for international clients, much of which typically involves marketing activities. The content is divided between marketing aspects and human aspect, e.g., working in diverse groups, managing workload, managing conflicts, communicating across cultures, managing and scheduling, writing, designing and publishing.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has not completed all self-reported reporting and has consistently received low feedback from his or her teammates, but his or her team has submitted a client report with low marks (1). Or, the student has inconsistent but average feedback from his or her teammates and the client report is assessed at 1 or 2, realizing an overall grade of 2.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has completed all regular reporting requirements and has positive feedback from his or her teammates. The client challenge report is assessed as good (3) or very good (4) by the lecturer as well as other teachers involved in the project at other schools.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has completed all regular reporting requirements and has positive feedback from his or her teammates. The client challenge report is assessed a excellent (5) the lecturer as well as other teachers involved in the project at other schools.

Materials

Relevant materials are provided by the organizers to support the students through the project. Weekly reporting including self assessment and 360 degree feedback from teammates is required.

Further information

Please contact the lecturer directly with any questions.