Global Virtual Teams

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Institute of Language Studies

Synopsis:

At the heart of this course is an intercultural exchange which students will conduct online in Global Virtual Teams (GVTs) with students of Business and Economics of Dublin City University(Ireland), Masaryk University (Czech Republic), Padeborn University (Germany) and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Finland). Working in culturally mixed virtual teams and using English as their lingua franca, students will complete tasks collaboratively and present joint results at the end of the exchange in the form of a report and a video presentation. They will apply analysis of cross-cultural frameworks in business context - a product, service, company or business process. Theoretical input on working in GVTs forms the basis of class sessions and feeds into students' GVT projects. In the final part of the course, students draw on the exchange experience and aspects of GVT theory to write individually a paper.

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Study Objective:

On completion of this course, successful participants should have developed and demonstrated:

Knowledge of cultural, intercultural models and their application to business contexts

Awareness of the complexity of communication skills in business and academic contexts

Professional writing skills for report writing in GVTs

Presentation skills

Collaborative skills

Project management skills

Problem-solving strategies

Academic writing skills for journal articles

Research skills

Self-and peer reflection in academic practice

Study materials:

see Moodle

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• N-PRI-prez.forma od 15/16 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-prez.forma od 16/17 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-prez.forma od 17/18 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 18/19 (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 19/20 Project management (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 19/20 Financial Management (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 19/20 Process Management (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 19/20 Regional Studies (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 19/20 Logistics (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 20/21 Financial Management (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 20/21 Process Management (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 20/21 Project Management (compulsory elective course)
• N-PRI-CP prezenční navazující studium od 20/21 Regional Studies (compulsory elective course)