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Preparation and guidance

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. How to navigate through this course

  2. How to use this course

  3. Copyrights

  4. Download: Learning journals

  5. About us

1. Virtual teamwork in my work environment

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Prelude

  2. Virtual teamwork, an introduction

    ►  Task: Changes in work environments

    ►  Task: Virtuality – what are we talking about?

  3. Characteristics of virtual teamwork, a critical perspective

  4. Different types of virtual teams

    ►  Task: Teams and their level of virtuality

  5. Virtual team competencies, a general introduction

    ►  Task: Competencies and virtual teams

  6. Summary

  7. Learning review

    ►  Task: Case "IT problems"

    ►  Task: Case "Designing a new office chair"

  8. Sources, further reading and web links

2. Culture and interculturality, a plea for an open and dynamic approach

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Prelude

  2. Introduction

    ►  Task: Culture and virtual teams

  3. A narrow and an expanded concept of culture

  4. An open versus closed concept of culture

    ►  Task: Switzerland from a closed culture perspective

    ►  Task: Case "Beibei from East Frisia"

    ►  Task: Find your own example

    ►  Task: 'Zooming' – a new perspective on culture

  5. Interculturality

  6. Common cultural misconceptions and the potential of zooming for developing a collaborative team culture (an interview with Prof. Jürgen Bolten, Jena)

    ►  Task: Interview with Prof. Jürgen Bolten – questions for reflection

  7. Summary

  8. Learning review

    ►  Task: Apply what you have learned

  9. Sources, further reading and web links

3. Developing from a group into a virtual team

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Prelude

  2. Introduction

    ►  Task: Differences between a group and a team

  3. The life cycle of virtual teams

    ►  Task: Developing into a team

    ►  Task: Central characteristics of team development stages

  4. Features of team development

    ►  Task: A framework for supporting team development

  5. Summary

  6. Learning review
    ►  Task: Case "Development of a project team"

  7. Sources, further reading and web links

4. Roles and role expectations

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Introduction

    ►  Task: Diversity factors

  2. Introducing roles as a factor for diversity

    ►  Task: A variety of roles

  3. The function of team roles in work teams

    ►  Task: Team diversity – a risk or an asset?

    ►  Task: Team roles test

  4. Understanding team roles

    ►  Task: Three areas of team roles

    ►  Task: Case "Creative ideas – not appreciated"

  5. Applying the team roles for our self-awareness

    ►  Task: Strengths and allowable weaknesses in your team roles

    ►  Task: Your own experiences with strengths and weaknesses in team work

  6. Applying team roles in work teams

    ►  Task: Essential team roles

    ►  Task: Case "Two job advertisements"

  7. Summary

  8. Learning review

    ►  Task: Case "A team assignment"

  9. Sources, further reading and web links

5. Creating mutuality in intercultural and interdisciplinary virtual teams

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Prelude

    ►  Task: Which teams perform best?

  2. Introduction

  3. The MBI approach in a virtual environment

    ►  Task: My diversity wheel

    ►  Task: Hierarchical versus status orientation

    ►  Task: Opening hours

    ►  Task: Getting to know myself and my cultural orientation

    ►  Task: De-centering

    ►  Task: The meaning of 'team meeting'

  4. Creating mutuality and negotiating culture in a virtual team

  5. Using cultural profiles as a basis for mapping and negotiating culture

    ►  Task: My cultural profile

    ►  Task: Commonalities and differences among team members

    ►  Task: Reconciling differences

  6. Summary

  7. Learning review

    ►  Task: Learnings from this session

  8. Sources, further reading and web links

6. Key challenges of virtual intercultural teams

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Prelude

  2. Introduction

  3. Team performance and team satisfaction

  4. Key challenges of virtual intercultural teams

    ►  Task: Identifying challenges

    ►  Task: What makes me trust my team? 

    ►  Task: Drafting an email

    ►  Task: Changing perspective

    ►  Task: A team identity

    ►  Task: A liberated work place

  5. Summary

  6. Learning review
    ►  Task: Case "Designing a new office chair" (Reprise)

    ►  Task: Case "The relocation"

  7. Sources, further reading and web links

7. Negotiating an e-culture for virtual teams

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Prelude

  2. Introduction

    ►  Task: Benefits of virtual teamwork

  3. Culture, interculturality and negotiating culture, a quick review

  4. Cultural leverage in VITeams or negotiating a VITeam culture

  5. Developing an e-culture

  6. Identifying best practices

    ►  Task: My dune model

  7. Summary

  8. Learning review

    ►  Task: Case "An Austrian US-American teamwork", part 1

    ►  Task: Case "An Austrian US-American teamwork", part 2

  9. Sources, further reading and web links

8. My competences for working in a virtual intercultural team

Session content overview, learning outcome and objectives

  1. Prelude

  2. Introduction

  3. Developing competences for working in VITeams

  4. Key areas of virtual intercultural competence and my personal achievements

    ►  Activity: Changing your work routines

    ►  Activity: Joining a team (1)

    ►  Activity: Dealing with irritating behaviour

    ►  Activity: Joining a team (2)

    ►  Activity: Dealing with a touchy topic

    ►  Activity: The interaction between the team lead and the employees

    ►  Activity: Contextual issues

    ►  Activity: Privileges

    ►  Activity: Reflecting on positive and negative experiences

    ►  Activity: Developing the communication flow within the team

    ►  Activity: Synergies through differences

  5. ...and the journey continues

    6. ►  Activity: Benefits of virtual teamwork

  6. Sources, further reading and web links

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