16-21-5120-vl Work Organization in Intercultural Context

Course offering details

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: - | -

Digital Teaching:
The course Work Organization in Intercultural Context will take place in SoSe 2020 as digital teaching. The event starts as planned on April 19th, 2021 and takes place on the dates specified in TUCaN. The room details in TUCaN represent the original presence planning and are currently to be ignored.
The technical access to digital teaching takes place via Zoom. The link will be sent to all registered students via the system message before the event, as well as stored in TUCaN in the file "Course access and information".

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:
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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.

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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Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Mon, 19. Apr. 2021 13:30 17:00 Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert
2 Mon, 26. Apr. 2021 13:30 17:00 Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert
3 Mon, 10. May 2021 13:30 17:00 Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert
4 Mon, 31. May 2021 13:30 17:00 Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert
5 Mon, 7. Jun. 2021 13:30 17:00 Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert
6 Mon, 14. Jun. 2021 13:30 17:00 Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert
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Instructors
Dr.-Ing. Marlene Helfert