BUS 345 - Global Virtual Project Teams

Unit(s): 4

Prepares students for and immerses them in a global virtual team project. The course is structured in two distinct phases. The first phase focuses on the academic foundations of teams, project management, and cross-cultural challenges. Topics include developing swift trust and shared understanding in the formation of a geographically dispersed team; shared leadership in global, cross-cultural contexts; and testing out technology platforms for best practices in synchronous and asynchronous communications. The second phase consists of a skill-based practicum in which students form virtual teams with peers from another country and develop a deliverable with an emphasis on the practices that make working in a global, virtual context most effective.

Prerequisite: BUS 304 or BUS 494
School of Management