Faculty Information
The main pedagogical goals of the simulation are:
- To introduce students to the process of
international business negotiation simulation for
technology management - in this particular case in the
area of alternative energy sources,
- To explore issues of sustainable
development,
- To familiarize students with team work and
develop collaborative and leadership skills,
- To familiarize students and faculty with
the web based distance learning technologies, the virtual
classroom, teleconferences, etc.
The enthusiastic participation in this project
of all faculty members is an essential ingredient for the success
of the simulation.
THE ROLE OF THE SIMULATION LEAD TEAM (SLT):
A team of two or three faculty members will
lead all and coordinate all simulation related activities. Their
names will be made available at the beginning of the simulation.
THE ROLE OF THE FACULTY TEAM LEADER (FTL):
The FTL is the student team's guide,
instructor, motivator, and major cheerleader. Prior to and during
simulation he/she should instruct the students in the dynamics of
teamwork, arbitrate team conflicts if they arise, help students
smoothly adjust to teamwork. The main role of the FTL during the
simulation is to make sure the team did its research and prepared
its positions and negotiation strategy. The FTL should encourage
brainstorming discussions to help students understand and
appreciate the complexities of the topics discussed, and the
international business negotiation process.
As part of the simulation faculty team, the FTL
has to communicate often (e-mail, phone, etc.) with the FTLs of
the other teams. Good communications among all participants are
essential for a successful simulation. The full logistic support
of each college in the areas of: simulation space, computer
facilities, software, research materials, foreign language help,
etc. are extremely important for a good team participation.
SUGGESTED MILESTONE RELATED ACTIVITIES:
A) Before the start of simulation:
- Coordinate with the student team leader
(STL) team work preparation, team assignments, background
research preparation, scenario understanding and
preparation, etc.,
- Supervise testing of the computer
hardware/software well before the start of simulation to
ensure they work properly,
- Prepare your student team(s) for the
simulation through lectures, seminars, assignments, etc.,
- Coordinate with the Simulation Lead Team
(SLT) and the other FTLs the simulation start.
B) During the simulation:
- Closely monitor your team(s) to ensure an
active simulation participation, message flow and timely
submittal of the RFPs or proposals,
- Monitor the team's work to be of good
quality in terms of content, plausibility, and business
language. Maintaining a professional dialogue throughout
the simulation is essential,
- Maintain close contact with SLT, providing
suggestions, timely feedback on your team, or any
problems and difficulties.
C) During feedback and simulation closing:
- Debrief your students on the simulation
experience, helping them to see the correlation between
the preparatory course work and the actual simulation,
the advantages and drawbacks of team work, of the
negotiation process, etc.,
- Ensure that all students fill and return
to SLT the feedback questionnaires form the web Resources
page,
- Provide your feedback comments in the same
time frame,
- Coordinate with the SLT for
cross-pollination and dissemination of the feedback
information.
Although all the above might seem quite a bit
of work, FTLs participating in previous simulations have
experienced a great deal of satisfaction in helping to create a
new learning experience, interfacing on an international
multi-university project, seeing their students highly motivated
and learning so much. The Globetech-6 simulation can achieve the
same. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact Prof. Roxanne Jacoby at: [email protected]