Digitale Lehre
The class is planned as a pure attendance course. Since the course depends on the cooperation of the students, no video recordings or live transmissions will be made available. All information provided by the lecturer can be found in the lecture notes published in Moodle.
If a face-to-face class is not possible, the course will be held as a Digital Teaching on the dates listed. Information about access will be made available in Moodle and also sent to all registered students via the TUCaN system message.
Lehrinhalte
Within a series of lectures and exercises students get to know the topic of work organization and learn in which ways it is influenced by culture. The course is held in English and offered every semester.
Contents are: Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions; Intercultural communication; Regional characteristics of work design and organization: cultural influence on division of tasks, working culture, job satisfaction and motivation, remuneration systems, leadership, cooperation, information and communication, labor time, work-life balance, gender roles, etc.
The course starts with lectures and exercises on several aspects of work organization and their characteristics in different cultures. In the following the participants will work in small teams and edit a self-imposed topic. You will present the selected task and create an inter-active session concerning that topic. Each team will submit a handout (ca. 5-10 pages) about their issue.
The course will give you the opportunity to get to know and work with people from all over the world. An interactive learning environment encourages students to exchange experiences and viewpoints, and gain an intercultural understanding.
Voraussetzungen
none
Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl
30
Offizielle Kursbeschreibung
[u][b]Learning Outcomes[/b][/u]
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Identify and classify work-related characteristics of national and regional cultural groups.
2. Describe and compare the work and organizational design of different cultures.
3. Evaluate work systems in other countries considering the local culture and comprehension of ergonomics.
4. Classify and interpret work-related communication and behavior in the cultural background.
5. Design communication and cooperation in cross-cultural teams in a promising way.
Nachhaltigkeitsbezug der Veranstaltungsinhalte
Intercultural cooperation is essential for globally sustainable solutions. Through smooth communication and cooperation, errors can be avoided and resources saved.
Bemerkung Webportal
keine
Online-Angebote
moodle
- Lehrende: Marlene Helfert