41-00-1621-ku Megacities - Conducting an intercultural negotiation simulation game

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Instructors: M. A. Alexandra Stang

Event type: Course

Org-unit: Language Resource Center

Displayed in timetable as: Megacities

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Hours per week: 2

Language of instruction: German

Min. | Max. participants: - | -

Course Contents:
Simulation games are enjoying more and more popularity in both professional and academic contexts. In addition, for some time they have been valued in intercultural contexts. They are seen as not only an innovative teaching and learning method to introduce the issue of intercultural competence to various groups, but also as a tool for practising these skills and ultimately to reflect on and develop strategies to optimize such competence.

Megacities: How does a simulation game work?
An older, wealthy resident bequeaths a piece of land approximately 100 km square in size to three neighbouring cities. His condition: that the three cities use the land for cooperative projects that benefit all of them.
The members of each team work as consultants for one of the three cities with the task of producing an appropriate plan for the development of this piece of land. In this way, the land becomes a cultural sphere of actors involving the three neighbouring cities. The ultimate goal is to create a compatible, over-arching plan, one which satisfies the interests of each city on the one hand, and, on the other hand, persuades the land donor with its integrative and holistic orientation.

This semester-long course will be offered in combination with virtual online conference-style meetings across several universities. Time zone differences will have to be taken into account, and may take place in either German or English, depending on the participant make-up.

The live- conference dates will be determined at the beginning of the semester. These meetings will be accompanied by appropriate debriefings and material on intercultural negotiations. The course is aimed at advanced Bachelor’s and Master’s students from all faculties who are interested in developing their intercultural negotiation skills and who would like to learn about team work in a multi-location virtual environment. For questions about the seminar format, please contact Alexandra Stang, research assistant for intercultural competence at: astang@spz.tu-darmstadt.de Participation in this seminar is limited to 12 students.

Preconditions:
You must speak German or English at B2/C1 level in order to follow the lessons.

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Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Wed, 17. Apr. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
2 Wed, 24. Apr. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
3 Wed, 8. May 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
4 Wed, 15. May 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
5 Wed, 22. May 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
6 Wed, 29. May 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
7 Wed, 5. Jun. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
8 Wed, 12. Jun. 2019 13:30 15:10 This schedule is canceled! M. A. Alexandra Stang
9 Wed, 19. Jun. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
10 Wed, 26. Jun. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
11 Wed, 3. Jul. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
12 Wed, 10. Jul. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
13 Wed, 17. Jul. 2019 13:30 15:10 S103/21 M. A. Alexandra Stang
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Instructors
M. A. Alexandra Stang