1. maximize the motivation and attention of students.
2. address the learning objectives in the didactically best way.

This includes the following:

• Autonomous Learning (preparation): Students read relevant scientific literature at home before class and hand in questions regarding the understanding of the articles.
• Study groups: Students form small teams, which serve as a learning community for joint preparation of the readings, small group discussions during the sessions and for writing critical reflective essays.
• Class sessions: Consist of a mix of
  • lectures (theory inputs) by the teacher,
  • small group discussions (about the questions handed in),
  • plenary discussions,
  • experiential exercises.
• Reflective essays: For selected topics students will write critical reflective essays as a group project. In this paper they take a critical stance on the literature, reflect on it, show its valuable aspects and uncover its blind spots.

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Organizational Configurations

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Motivation

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Cognitive Processes

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Power

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Social Influence

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Groups

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Leadership

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Cooperation and Conflict

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Communication and Relationship

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Chapter 2 (Some Tentative Axioms of Communication), pp. 48-71.