ACIT4075 Introduction to Virtual Teams and Global Engineering Communication Project Management Course description

Pass/fail

Part 1 Practical training

The midway and final assessments are carried out by the practical training supervisor and the person responsible for the course at the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

Part 2 Exam

All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student has:

• familiarity with main current theories, methods, and techniques for purposes, structures, and problems related to virtual teams, based on current research in professional communication and engineering.
• knowledge of practical steps and techniques for the formation, participation in, and management of virtual teams in engineering. Such techniques include but are not limited to best practices for forming virtual teams, task setting, conflict resolution, labor distribution within virtual teams, and others.
• understanding of principles and specific techniques for translating virtual team work into effective professional texts and other types of messages.
• awareness of communication technologies for visual teamwork and their appropriate application for various projects and tasks.

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• participate in the work of the virtual team through effective, efficient, and timely contributions to problem-solving, writing, and other related tasks
• apply knowledge of virtual team work to various stages of a communication project, including but not limited to writing process management, conflict prevention and resolution and technology use
• effectively participate in virtual team communication-related projects, from beginning of a project to completion

General competence

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• Understand the role and purpose of teamwork in modern engineering and other technical disciplines

• Understand how the communication skills and competencies required for successful virtual team work in engineering relate to the general communication competencies in technical disciplines.

• 20 credits overlap with the course FARMAPRA10 Pre-registration Training

1. Three written assignments

1. Weekly reading response and peer-review assignments. A minimum of 75% (9 out of 12) out of the reading response and peer-review assignments must be approved.

Detailed description of all assignments will be provided to the students in Canvas.

The exam will be a ‘capstone’ written report in groups (max 5 students), between 5000 and 6000 words.

Students will be provided with a detailed description of the task. Both the quality of the final text and each student's contribution to the group effort will be assessed.

The exam can be appealed.

New/postponed exam: In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for applying for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

All members of the group receive the same final grade. Under exceptional circumstances, individual grades can be assigned at the discretion of the Course Coordinator and Head of Studies.

All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A - F

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used when necessary and appropriate. The exam grade can be appealed.

Professor Pavel Zemliansky