Tandem AHS /EPHEC 2018

ARTEVELDE / EPHECTandem Project

Analysing factors affecting Cross-cultural Communication

Jf. Vuylsteke / S. Saint Amand

K. Cappelle / E. Kelly / L. Dejager / T. Van den Bergh

Cross-Cultural Business Management / Intercultural Communication Skills

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CONTENTS

1- CONTENTS

7- POSTER PRESENTATION

9- TIPS and TRICKS

8- ASSESSMENT

6- POSTER CREATION

5- SUGGESTED CALENDAR

4- METHODOLOGY

3- OBJECTIVES

2- BACKGROUND INFORMATION

10- ANNEXED

Solving conflict in online teamwork

Background information

This project aims at creating a multicultural context in which you will be expected to analyze one of the many factors affecting communication. It will be representative of your team collaboration.

Getting started

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What is Team Work about?

Stages of the project

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Objectives

Check and develop the necessary skills you need in order to operate in the multicultural context created for this project .

TARGET 1

“Analyzing factors influencing communication in a multicultural context”

Analyze one of Hofstede's / Trompenaars' s factors influencing communication in a cultural context and learn from one another about the culture mix in your team.

TARGET 3

TARGET 2

Present , share and comment your team conclusions, exploiting the rich cultural background of your team.

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METHODOLOGY

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STEP 5

Break the ice, get acquainted & visit together

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STEP 1

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STEP 4

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STEP 3

STEP 2 - charter

Hold online meetings, discuss & create your team poster.

Analyze, read, get informed, search.

Determine your team strategy.

Present your conclusions and submit your meeting logs.

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Calendar6 steps

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November 11

Time for you to post your poster. send it to your respective teachers/lecturers. Send also a copy of the completed final log to each of them!

Meet and Decide.

Enjoy the culture fair prepared by the EPHEC E-Biz students. Enjoy the visit activities scheduled by the ERA-IN student of your team and take the time to get to know your fellow team members. By the end of the afternoon, decide how your team is going to operate. Communicate your collaborative strategy and post your first team report (click to open) by 16.30. Each team member is supposed to send his/her lecturer this first team report, which is a first document you write and fill in together.

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October 15

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Week 3-4

Meeting again and finalize a summary of your discussions in creating a final team poster. There are possible web applications which can enable you to do that: Genial.ly or Piktochart. It's the fruit the the collaborative work of the whole team. Make a note in your log document of the way the team members have collaborated on that.

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Week 2-3

Meet online. Respect the times and dates you have agreed upon on day 1 of the project. Be active. Zoom can enable you to get a good connection even if you are 7 - 8 students in the team. Keep your notes! Write the report of the meetings in the Log document.

Week 1

Create Poster.

Meet Online

Get Informed

Poster Presentation.

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Same week

You will receive further instructions from your lecturers. Dates will be set and you will be explained how you will make a presentation of your team's conclusions. That's why it's important to keep you notes and mindmaps with the contribution of every team member.

Post your poster.

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Enjoy the team building activities and take the time to get to know your team members. After the team building, you will have a first meeting to decide how your team is going to operate. For this purpose, you will fill out a team charter (template available) which should be submitted by 18.30 on this day (October 15).

Your duty:

• Watch the related videos.
• Read all the available input documents.
• Make your own notes.
• Look for additional information.
• Think about good, representative examples.
• You can create a mind map to keep a detailed summary of all your conclusions.

You can use Coggle.it for creating mind maps. You can all work on the same mind map and share your notes. Genial.ly enables you to do something similar.

On the times and dates you have agreed upon, meet online. Discuss the different points you need to deal with before filling in the log of your team meeting. Use Zoom . After breaking the ice again, secure a gentle but friendly start to your online meetings. When ready to start the serious part, record your online conversations. What is recorded is saved and can be shared as a possible resource document. Meet several times, if necessary! On the basis of your findings, you should discuss het following points: 1. An explanation of the value dimension in your own words. 2. A comparison of the behaviours/preferences in the different cultures present in your team, with an explanation of the differences. 3. An analysis of how this could have an impact on doing business across the cultures represented in your team. 4. As many relevant examples with reference to the cultures represented in your team. 5. The results of additional desk and field research (look for additional info online or in reference books, factual evidence, carry out interviews, etc.).

Agree on how to sum up your team conclusions on one single poster. On the basis of your findings, you should discuss and include the following elements in your poster: 1. An explanation of the value dimension in your own words. 2. A comparison of the behaviours/preferences in the different cultures present in your team, with an explanation of the differences. 3. An analysis of how this could have an impact on doing business across the cultures represented in your team. 4. Relevant examples with reference to the cultures represented in your team. 5. The results of additional desk and field research (look for additional info online or in reference books, factual evidence, carry out interviews, etc.). 6. The Artevelde and Ephec logos. The poster is not the responsibility of one single student. It's rather the fruit of the team effort. As you are going to use it when presenting your team conclusions, see to it you can exploit and explain every single detail. Two web applications can enable you to produce the poster: genial.ly and piktochart.

By 11 November 2019, 11.59 pm, send your final log of team meetings and poster (pdf) to your respective lecturers. As it's part of the assessment, not respecting the deadline may have negative consequences.

Your lecturer will inform you in due time about how the posters will be presented. Dates will differ according to the class group you are in. The Ephec students will present their poster in Brussels, Artevelde students in Ghent during a poster session in class.

Poster Creation

“Make it simple and visually appealing, but also rational, detailed and efficient”

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ERA-IN students

AHS students

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Poster presentation

It's the responsibility of each lecturer to provide further instructions. All the presentations will take place on dates and times determined by your respective lecturers.Attention!Modalities may vary from one lecturer to the other.

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For Ephec students, the poster presentation will take place on November 11, 23.55pm. Posters will be Presented to the E-Biz students you will have worked with on Feb 25 and 26. Instructions will follow in due time. Check on Moodle.

The poster presentation will take place on a date and time set by your lecturer. Check the course outline and group project brief on Canvas.

Assessment

Poster

Presentation

This deliverable will be assessed by both EPHEC and ARTEVELDE lecturers.Deadline: 11/11/2019

Will be attended/assessed by your regular lecturer.After 11/11/2019

Log

It's also going to be assessed by both EPHEC and ARTEVELDE lecturers.DEADLINE: 11/11/2019

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Tips

Be professional ... Show empathy Solve problems, avoid making complicationsInvest in human relationships ... Capitalize on themClick on the button above to get more tips

To manage teamwork

To manage the project

It's more cross-cultural than digitalCommit yourself, your point of view is importantInvest in the other!Click on the button above to get more tips

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ANNEXED

Video material (all teams)

Videos describing the factors/values you were assigned.

Basic concepts, input information about all the factors/values.

For you to compare country indexes

For you to know in which team you work

Background information to further explore the factor/value.

Hofstede's official website

Team distribution tandem 2019

Additional videos for further information

Reading material (all teams)

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