TY - GEN
T1 - Assessment of interaction in multinational projects
T2 - International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015
AU - Esparragoza, Ivan E.
AU - Nunez, Jaime
AU - Lascano, Sheila
AU - Ocampo, Jared R.
AU - Vigano, Roberto
AU - Duque, Jorge
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/11/4
Y1 - 2015/11/4
N2 - Multinational teams working in engineering solutions are becoming a common practice in many industries around the world because companies are interested in capitalizing on human resources dispersed globally. This practice has increased significantly due to advancements in information and communication technologies (ICT). The effectiveness of those geographically dispersed teams has been a topic of interest for the authors of this paper particularly the interaction among the team members since the literature recognizes that teams achieve better results when the interaction is strong and the social level of interaction is significant; additionally, that the working environment is more conducive to a positive experience when social interaction is built. This paper presents a description of the findings based on the data collected in a study done on the interaction of teams in a multinational collaborative design project carried out by students from six different countries dispersed in the US, Latin America and Europe. The main objective of this study is to use an assessment tool to evaluate the interaction among the students focusing in its nature, preferred communication tools and perceived value, with a special interest in the observed differences based on cultural backgrounds due to geographical location.
AB - Multinational teams working in engineering solutions are becoming a common practice in many industries around the world because companies are interested in capitalizing on human resources dispersed globally. This practice has increased significantly due to advancements in information and communication technologies (ICT). The effectiveness of those geographically dispersed teams has been a topic of interest for the authors of this paper particularly the interaction among the team members since the literature recognizes that teams achieve better results when the interaction is strong and the social level of interaction is significant; additionally, that the working environment is more conducive to a positive experience when social interaction is built. This paper presents a description of the findings based on the data collected in a study done on the interaction of teams in a multinational collaborative design project carried out by students from six different countries dispersed in the US, Latin America and Europe. The main objective of this study is to use an assessment tool to evaluate the interaction among the students focusing in its nature, preferred communication tools and perceived value, with a special interest in the observed differences based on cultural backgrounds due to geographical location.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICL.2015.7318052
DO - 10.1109/ICL.2015.7318052
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84964721846
T3 - Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015
SP - 347
EP - 354
BT - Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 20 September 2015 through 24 September 2015
ER -