دانلود رایگان مقاله یادگیری کار بین فرهنگی: ایجاد دانش آموزان مدیریت مهمان نوازی تحصیلات تکمیلی در موسسات عالی بین المللی

abstract

Given the challenges of developing inter-culturally competent, digitally literate, team players amidst a realm of other postgraduate competencies this paper outlines the initiative developed by academic teams from three European institutions. The paper outlines the virtual intercultural collaboration and its development and then reports on the results of a survey conducted with participating students from two years of the initiative. Students' perceptions of the generic value of specific skills sets in virtual team working and intercultural competence are identified as well as their views of the specific project's capacity to develop their own skills in the relevant areas, are explored. The results suggest that since social media, team work and intercultural interactions seem to be ever present dimensions of the contemporary world of work it appears to be important that students encounter meaningful virtual and intercultural learning opportunities during their postgraduate management studies. Finally this paper highlights the value of interprogramme teaching and learning collaborative activities between European higher education institutions.

6. Conclusions and recommendations

Using experiential learning in this way to mimic the workplace offers substantial opportunities for students to develop relevant knowledge and skills. Working virtually and interculturally presents challenges to individuals and organisations in the world of work and this initiative provides to some level an authentic experience which may enhance, to a greater or lesser extent students' intercultural competence and virtual and team working skills. However, it is only through collaboration between competing educational institutions that such an initiative can create a true replication of an intercultural experience specifically in terms of geographical dispersion and virtual working. The results from the survey indicate though that managing parity across programmes and universities can be challenging and effective coordination and management requires that resources are adequately allocated (Patterson et al., 2011). A particular area of concern from the survey involves ensuring students engage with suitable technology for their virtual collaborative interactions.