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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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Course Contents:
Within a series of lectures and exercises students get to know the topic of work organization and learn in which ways it is influenced by culture. The course is held in English and offered every semester.
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.
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.
Preconditions:
none
Expected Number of Participants:
30
Official Course Description:
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Identify and classify work-related characteristics of national and regional cultural groups.
2. Describe and compare the work and organizational design of different cultures.
3. Evaluate work systems in other countries considering the local culture and comprehension of ergonomics.
4. Classify and interpret work-related communication and behavior in the cultural background.
5. Design communication and cooperation in cross-cultural teams in a promising way.
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