• Provide with a learning environment that allows for experiencing the benefits and challenges of multicultural and virtual team work.
• Increase students´ sensitivity and awareness about challenges in virtual collaboration.
• Enable the acquisition of holistic picture in an online operating company.
• Enrich students´ understanding of different issues regarding the new ways of working from different perspectives (corporate infrastructure, leadership, etc.).
• Raise awareness and have discussions about the ethical and sustainability aspects of new ways of working and virtual collaboration.
• Enable students to be self-aware and valuable contributors in virtual collaboration.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:

• LO1: Discuss and evaluate social, ethical, and sustainability issues relating to new ways of working. [cognitive/analytical]
• LO2: Accurately identify and apply relevant theory within different specific contexts of virtual collaboration and the new ways of working. [cognitive/analytical, remember]
• LO3: Apply decision making skills related to virtual collaboration – managing a business online. [professional/practical skills, apply]
• LO4: Demonstrate the ability to formulate and present concise, insightful analyses which expos issues logically and coherently. [transferable skills, analyse, evaluate, create]
• LO5: Acquiring skill set and frameworks for self-reflection and peer reflection in virtual and face-to-face collaboration. [evaluate]

Scoring system: A total of 100 points can be achieved in this cours.

The 100 points are distributed between individual assessment (60%) and group assessment (40%). In details:

Individual assessment:

• Assessing LO2, LO5: Virtual simulation assignments (30 points):
  Individual reflection essay I (15 points), Individual reflection essay II (15 points)
  There are two simulation lessons. After each occasion students write their essays, therefore, they can track their own development. These assignments facilitate students in assessing and integrating their own learning throughout the simulation experience – key assessment part in experiential learning. Students also need to incorporate at least 2 pieces of academic references in this paper to create connection between their own learning and the literature.
• Assessing LO1, LO2, LO4: Short tests (30 points):
  • Test I: in-class test with open-questions (15 points):
    To objectively assess that students have learned and understood the fundamental concepts.
  • Test II: take home test – critical essay on a topic assigned by the course instructor (15 points):
    To objectively assess that students can demonstrate critical thinking while applying concepts learned in the course.

Group assessment:
* Video project (40 points):

• Topics are assigned by the course instructor and closely related to the course content.
• Content of the 10-minute-video:
  • Assessing LO1, LO2, LO4: literature review
    (15 points – critical analysis of a certain topic, identifying and applying relevant theories),
  • Assessing LO1: one interview with an expert in the field of respective video topic
    (8 points – enhancing practical skills),
  • Assessing LO5: personal reflection of the team on the respective topic
    (15 points – Integrating learning experience),
  • presentation of how the project was made (2 points).

Plagiarism:
Aligned with the department regulations:
“As an academic institution, the Department of International Management does not tolerate any form of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism encompasses presenting as one’s own the words, work, opinions, or factual information of someone else without giving that person credit, as well as borrowing the sequence of ideas, the arrangement of material, or the pattern of thought of someone else without proper acknowledgement. All discovered instances will result in an immediate decrease in grade of the assignment or exam. In severe cases, this may result in a failing grade for the assignment or exam. In addition, there will be an automatic decrease in overall grade. Consequently, this may result in the failure of the course. In the case of group work, the consequences will be extended to the entire team. For details see our code of conduct at www.jku.at/iim”