Globally Displaced Workgroups: Creating A REAL-World Experience in the Classroom Locations of participating universities
Key Competencies Best Developed in College: Preparing the Millennial • Critical Thinking • Communication • Visionary Qualities (Brainstorming) • Proficiency with information • Globally-minded • Teamwork Michelle Tullier (2011), “The Skills You Have and the Skills They Want”
Student teams are electronically sent one of 250 unique versions of the case and have 9 days to resolve and present. The “twist” is that team members are scattered throughout the world. The front page also serves as a form for peer evaluation at the end of the case.
12 Domestic (US) Universities University of North Texas (Texas) Auburn University (Alabama) US Air Force Academy (Colorado) Bryant University (Rhode Island) University of Wisconsin (Wisconsin) University of Wyoming (Wyoming) Texas Christian University (Texas) University of Miami (Ohio) The Citadel (South Carolina) Weber State University (Utah) University of Wisconsin La Crosse (Wisconsin) Worchester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts)
13 International Universities UAS Technikum Wien (Austria) Aix-Marseille-Université (France) Hanken School of Economics (Finland) University of Nottingham (UK) FH-Steyr Studiengang (Austria) University of Hull (UK) City University (UK) Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peru) Ecole Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur (France) HEM - Institut des Hautes Etudes de Management (Morocco)
+3 International Universities Currently discussing with WHU (Germany), Copenhagen School of Business (Denmark), and Massey University (New Zealand)
Future Dates: Semester Sweet Spots Fall Sweet Spots Spring Accommodating up to 25 university academic calendars worldwide requires determining a sweet spot acceptable to all.
Silo Manufacturing Corporation This two-part case illustrates the use of Innovative economic order quantity to manage conflicting Distribution performance measures Company: across different silo’d functions in an A Total Cost Approach to organization. Understanding Supply Chain Risk Case author introduces the case using a YouTube video so all participants start at same level
Defined timeline of events is listed on the supporting web page http://www.cob.unt.ed u/mktg/faculty/farris/S MCSpring2014.htm
Student teams request a presentation time slot but do not know who the faculty judge is until AFTER it is assigned. (Each color represents a different faculty judge.) Presentation time slots can be as early as 02:00 CDT and as late as 19:00 CDT.
Q & A section for the website is updated every 6 to 8 hours while the case is active. Latest update time is posted at the bottom of the page.
Centralized Gradebook Each faculty member can customize scores for their students by assigning their own weights to each activity; thus maintaining academic flexibility
Case Administration Learning Curve: Faculty continue to tweak the administration of the case by actively measuring the results and acting on the feedback.
Number of eMail Addresses As an Example of a Lesson Learned: Students have multiple email accounts; many do not use, or prefer to use, their university email account. You will need to collect preferred email addresses at the start of the semester. In this way they will access the case faster after it has been released. 19% used private or work email addresses to complete the case.
Positive Learning Cited from Student Reflection’s Papers and Qualtrics Survey • HOW to communicate – “Learned more because I had to explain ‘why’ to my group” – Importance of group leadership – Group work skills are even more important with displaced workgroups. – Thrown into a “Lord of the Flies” situation • Time zones • Skill levels and expertise will vary. The challenge is how to derive benefit from the skills of each team member.
Participating Student Home Countries 54.6% United States 13.8% Austria 63 countries represented 7.5% Morocco 5.4% Columbia
Extending the Reach Term Students Teams A11 155 31 S12 168 38 A12 280 70 S13 201 50 A13 297 75 S14 459 111 A14 (est) 1,025 256 HIGHLY scalable; started with 4 universities; grown to 25 worldwide Over 2,500 students to date
You CAN bring the world into the classroom!
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