Managing international student collaborations: An experience report
Author
Cajander, A.
Daniels, M.
Kultur, Can
Dag, Lori Russell
Laxer, C.
Date
2012Source Title
2012 Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings
Print ISSN
1539-4565
Publisher
IEEE
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Knowledge and experience from working in international collaborative projects prepares engineering students for their future careers in a global market. Hence this is an important element in higher education, although seldom pr ovide d in the c urr ic ulu m. O ne r e as o n f or this la c k mi g ht be uncertainty in how to manage international collaborations and to create a good learning environment for the development of skills related to international collaborations. Therefore this article describes our experiences from managing international student collaborations including theoretical underpinning for our choices when relevant. Having given the context of, and the strategies for running our tw o collaborations, we provide an analysis of our experiences. This includes observations of differences in the two collaborations, both when due to use of different strategies and when due to different contexts, as well as observations of similarities. With this in mind, we present recommendations for running international student collaborations. © 2012 IEEE.
Keywords
Experience reportInternational student collaboration
Open ended group project
Experience report
Global market
Higher education
International collaborations
International collaborative projects
Knowledge and experience
Learning environments
Open-Ended Group Projects
International trade
Students
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