[bioundgrd] Fwd: New IAP course- Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Theory and Practice

[Janice Chang]

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From: Jesse DeLaughter <jessed at mit.edu<mailto:jessed at mit.edu>>
Subject: New IAP course- Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Theory and Practice
Date: December 12, 2014 at 2:01:50 PM EST


I am writing to share a new course from the Department of Comparative Media Studies and Writing, and sponsored by the MIT-SUTD Collaboration office. It aims at giving participants broadly applicable skills for working in multicultural teams. We would love to fill it up!


Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 20 participants.
Prereq: 
Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit

Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
It is a rare job or class that does not require working with others. Today's engineers, designers, programmers and architects need to be experts in the skills of their trade, but they also need the skills to work with others to get things done. As work becomes increasingly global in nature, this means communicating effectively with people from across many cultures, identifying and overcoming sources of tension, and creatively combining the strengths that individual team members bring to the table. In this course, participants will:

-Gain knowledge of cultural factors that may influence group and individual work dynamics
-Understand typical stages of group development
-Gain tools for effective communication
-Assess their own areas of strength and weakness and identify areas of growth to work on during the program
-Explore various paradigms of leadership and analyze them through different cultural lenses
-Gain significant experience working in teams

Students should register on WebSIS and contact instructor to sign up for the 8am-9:30am or 10am-11:30am session. MIT student enrollment in each session limited to 10. 20 students from Singapore University of Technology and Design will also participate in each session. Limited sessions are open to listeners; please email ahead of time if interested.
Contact: Jane Connor, jconnor at mit.edu<mailto:jconnor at mit.edu>

Session One
Jane Abbott Connor
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 08-09:30am, 54-915

Session Two
Jane Abbott Connor
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 10-11:30am, 54-915




Sincerely,
Jesse DeLaughter


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Jesse DeLaughter
Student and Academic Administrator
MIT-SUTD Collaboration Headquarters Office
617-324-8223


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