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Instructors: Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert
Event type:
Lecture
Org-unit: Dept. 16 - Mechanical Engineering
Displayed in timetable as:
Work Org Intercult
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
1
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Digital Teaching:
If legal requirements allow, the course Work Organization in Intercultural Context will take place in SoSe 2022 as a face-to-face course at the specified times in the specified places.
If this is not possible, it will take place as Digital Teaching on the corresponding days and times. Information about access will then be made available here in the course material section, as well as sent to all registered students via the system message.
Course Contents:
Within a series of lectures and exercises students get to know the topic of work organization and learn in which way it is influenced by culture.
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.
Preconditions:
-
Expected Number of Participants:
30
Official Course Description:
Work Organization in Intercultural Context is offered every semester. The course is held in English and enables students from different countries to learn from each other – about work design and ergonomics in different cultures.
The course starts with lectures and exercises on several aspects of work organization and their characteristics in different cultures. In the following 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 and a short review (ca. 3-5 pages) on the session held.
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.
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