scholarly journals Mission (im)possible: developing students’ international online business communication skills through virtual teamwork

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Rita Koris ◽  
Jean-François Vuylsteke
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Virtual Teamwork ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Teaching Business ◽  
Online Business

This case study outlines an example of cooperative online learning for teaching business communication skills at a Hungarian and a Belgian university. During this eight week long Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange (E+VE) project, students collaborated online in virtual teams on a weekly basis to complete the following main missions: (1) giving constructive feedback; (2) creating an elevator pitch; (3) promoting themselves by creating a digital CV; (4) preparing for a job interview; and (5) participating in a real online job interview with a professional recruiter. Not only does this case study describe the planning, design, and implementation of the project from a pedagogical perspective, but it also details its challenges and outcomes.

scholarly journals CASE STUDY IN TEACHING BUSINESS ENGLISH

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (66) ◽  
pp. 12-14
Author(s):  
S. Belova
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Business English ◽  
Teaching Business ◽  
The Given

The article deals with the problem of teaching business English, taking into account the rapid development of cooperation between countries in key areas and the popularity of the given language in business sphere. The usage of the case method in teaching business English is seen as an important element of training due to the possibility of creating and testing real-time situations that students may encounter in business communication. In this regard, we offer an example of teaching business English be means the case method.

A Case Study of Online MBA Courses

2014 ◽  
pp. 200-232
Author(s):  
Richard J. Magjuka ◽  
Xiaojing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Facilitation ◽  
Virtual Teamwork ◽  
Mba Program ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Case Based Learning ◽  
Online Business ◽  
High Level ◽  
To Receive

This chapter presents a case study that examines the perceptions of online students and instructors regarding their their experiences in a reputable online MBA program. The findings indicate that both the instructors and students exhibited a high level of satisfaction with their online experiences in the program and positive attitude toward online learning in general. This study also explores the in-depth views of the online participants on several key components of online business education, including online learning facilitation and interaction, virtual teamwork, and Case-Based Learning (CBL). The issues and challenges identified in the study indicate a need for the instructors and students to receive more guidance and support, technologically and pedagogically, in order to create a more engaging and fruitful online learning environment.

scholarly journals Distant Partners: A Case Study of Global Virtual Teams Between Spain and South Korea

2020 ◽  
pp. 517-530
Author(s):  
Enrique Planells-Artigot ◽  
Santiago Moll-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Global Virtual Teams ◽  
Global Connections

Abstract Global Virtual Teams (GVT) among higher education institutions stand as a powerful tool of extending internationalization techniques as well as improving collaborative learning and transversal competencies. This study stems from the belief that using these channels allows students to establish connections and strengthen their confidence in networking for professional purposes. Furthermore, it describes a collaborative project involving undergraduate students of 23 different nationalities in two different business schools located in Spain and South Korea (n = 109; 61 in Spain and 48 in South Korea). The courses in both universities had similar learning objectives focused on the development of written and oral communication skills in a business environment. Through a series of semi-monitored activities and questionnaires, the vast majority of students expressed a strong satisfaction with their own achievements during the course including teamwork, learning how to deal with cultural differences, improving communication skills and problem-solving strategies. This case study contributes to a broader understanding of virtual exchange activities in higher education in different cultural contexts in terms of the types of activities engaged, the perceived value and learning outcomes as well as shared challenges. This understanding will help define common strategies in the practice of virtual exchange and to achieve greater integration within university curricula. Virtual exchange activities contribute not only to the improvement of students’ language and digital skills but to other transversal competencies such as problem-solving and teamwork, which seem to be gaining importance in an increasingly complex and competitive world of global connections.

Improving Virtual Design Team Performance Through Use of a Collaborative Sketching Application

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Brett Stone ◽  
John Salmon ◽  
Ammon Hepworth ◽  
Steven Gorrell ◽  
Michael Richey
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Process Time ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Virtual Teamwork ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Virtual Design Team ◽  
Virtual Setting ◽  
Collaborative Sketching

As virtual teamwork in engineering becomes more central to the daily design activities of organizations around the world, it is increasingly important for team members to be able to easily and effectively share their visual ideas with remote teammates. However, sharing visual representations of ideas among virtual teammates is generally difficult and commonly hampered by various factors, making the process time-consuming and non-intuitive. In laboratory experiments and a case study, involving students from six different universities across the U.S. working as teams to build unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the authors quantify how a collaborative sketching application (CSA) provides a significant benefit to design engineering activities for virtual teams. From the experiments and the case study, it was observed that such a tool improved users' understanding of each other's ideas when working in a virtual setting, improved the perceived equality of teammate contribution, and decreased the level of frustration experienced when working remotely.

Communication in Construction Design Teams

2010 ◽  
pp. 218-234
Author(s):  
Sue Sherratt ◽  
William Sher ◽  
Anthony Williams ◽  
Rod Gameson
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Virtual Teamwork ◽  
Construction Design ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication

Construction design involves communication and interaction between individuals and groups in complex social settings. Therefore, the social character of design activity cannot be separated from the technical results (Minneman, 1991). The challenge of collaborating within design teams has been intensified by increased globalization and the trend towards virtual teamwork, using information and communication technology. Although these virtual teams have resulted in increased client satisfaction, specific communication skills may be needed for team members to function efficiently and effectively in these environments. Using two analyses, derived from Systemic Functional Linguistics (Halliday & Matthiessen, 2004), communication in design teams operating in three environments was examined. Tensions between the efficient exchange of information and effective collaboration between team members were highlighted by these analyses; using these findings, specific strategies which facilitate communication and collaboration in these differing environments may be developed.

A Case Study of Online MBA Courses

2018 ◽  
pp. 886-911
Author(s):  
Richard J. Magjuka ◽  
Xiaojing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Facilitation ◽  
Virtual Teamwork ◽  
Mba Program ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Case Based Learning ◽  
Online Business ◽  
High Level ◽  
To Receive

This chapter presents a case study that examines the perceptions of online students and instructors regarding their experiences in a reputable online MBA program. The findings indicate that both the instructors and students exhibited a high level of satisfaction with their online experiences in the program and positive attitude toward online learning in general. This study also explores the in-depth views of the online participants on several key components of online business education, including online learning facilitation and interaction, virtual teamwork, and Case-Based Learning (CBL). The issues and challenges identified in the study indicate a need for the instructors and students to receive more guidance and support, technologically and pedagogically, in order to create a more engaging and fruitful online learning environment.

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