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Heather Carle; Cara-Lynn Scheuer; Stephanie Swartz – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: This study offers insight on the impact of virtual team projects (VTPs) of varying types (global vs domestic teams, technology vs non-tech projects) on competency and anxiety outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: Paired-sample t-tests and ANOVA tests were performed on student survey responses pre- and…
Descriptors: Teamwork, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Projects
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Luck, Susan L.; Swartz, Stephanie – Management Teaching Review, 2020
Although many global MBA programs teach intercultural communication, what happens when the method for teaching that concept becomes mostly experiential? To answer that question, the authors took two very similar classes, both composed of working adults, a Business Communications course in Germany and a Managerial Communications course in the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Business Communication, Intercultural Communication
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Swartz, Stephanie; Barbosa, Belem; Crawford, Izzy – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2020
By means of a cross-cultural virtual teams project involving classrooms in Scotland, Germany, and Portugal, students were exposed to the challenges of collaborating internationally with the intention of increasing their intercultural competency. Intercultural sensitivity and intercultural communication competency were measured using responses to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Teamwork, Intercultural Communication
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Davies, Melissa; Ströbel, Tim – Sport Management Education Journal, 2022
This article identifies an innovative solution to improve global sport management learning. Building on continued calls to include both experiential and international sport business curricula in the sport management classroom, this article shows how institutions from different countries can collaborate virtually to provide students with practical…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Athletics, Business Administration, Business Administration Education
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Jose Ignacio Priego-Quesada; Andresa M. C. Germano; Daniel Schmidt; Alberto Encarnacion-Martínez; Andressa L. Lemos; Carlos Sendra-Perez; Conrado T. Laett; Emmanuel S. da Rocha; Falk Zaumseil; Fran Oficial-Casado; Inaê de Oliveira; Inmaculada Aparicio-Aparicio; Jesús A. Escalona-Navarro; Joaquín Martín Marzano-Felisatti; Marina Gil-Calvo; Ignacio Catalá-Vilaplana; Niclas Masuch; Pedro Pérez-Soriano; Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis; Felipe P. Carpes – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
Internationalization in higher education is essential, and although active learning methodologies are increasing and allow students to develop transversal skills, most still have a very local scope. In this context, the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) methodology is an interesting approach to benefit the students' development.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Science Education, Biomechanics, International Education
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Liu, Yingjie; Shirley, Thomas – Online Learning, 2021
While all higher education was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, study abroad programs were uniquely challenged by the associated restrictions and limitations. This case study integrates a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) pedagogy approach and virtual reality (VR) technologies into the curriculum redesign process to transform a…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation
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Lindner, Rachel; O'Brien, Dónal – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Our paper positions telecollaboration in the business context, in which culturally, geographically, temporally, and functionally dispersed teams -- so-called Global Virtual Teams (GVTs) -- are increasingly being used to engage an organisation's creative and problem-solving capabilities. In this virtual workplace, team members must complete tasks…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Group Dynamics, Computer Mediated Communication, Intercultural Communication
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Niendorf, Bruce; Alberts, Heike – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2017
Empirical studies of the effects of short-term study abroad programs have found mixed results. This study uses a pre-post test design to assess the effect on student cross-cultural adaptability of a 2-week study abroad program to Germany that includes substantial student interaction with Germans. Pretrip to post-trip, students showed a significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Study Abroad, Business Administration Education
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Wolf, Katharina; Archer, Catherine – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
Over the past decade, industry relevance and connectedness have evolved into a key requirement for students and their parents, who increasingly perceive employability upon graduation as a critical factor in the degree selection process. Simultaneously, professional bodies emphasise the need for high levels of industry engagement as a condition for…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Cultural Awareness, Communication Skills, Skill Development
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Scovotti, Carol; Spiller, Lisa D. – Marketing Education Review, 2011
Globalization has prompted businesses to adopt burgeoning technologies that support the efforts of distributed teams. This project unites students from geographically dispersed master's-level programs on two continents. Using videoconferencing, virtual workspace, telephone, and e-mail, MBA students at a U.S. university teamed with students from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Marketing, Graduate Students