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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791961803321

Titolo

Multinational undergraduate team work [[electronic resource] ] : excellence in international capstone projects / / edited by Nuno Filipe Escudeiro and Paula Maria Escudeiro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, c2011

ISBN

661343311X

1-283-43311-7

9786613433114

1-60750-984-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EscudeiroNuno Filipe

EscudeiroPaula Maria

Disciplina

361/.007/11

378.154

Soggetti

College students

Education, Higher

Students, Foreign

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Preface; Contents; Motivation; State-of-the-Art; Multinational Undergraduate Team Work; Principles of Communication and Negotiation; Principles of Report Writing and Oral Presentations; Principles of Open Source Software; Groupware Platform for Team Communication and Management; Pilot Experience; Outcomes, Challenges and Benefits; Students' Breakdown; Concluding Remarks; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Enhancing the performance of education systems and reinforcing the international attractiveness of Europe's higher education is one of the flagship initiatives of the Euro 2020 strategy. Multinational Undergraduate Team Work (MUTW) is a capstone project course unit focused on improving the employability of students, which is one of the main priorities of the European Higher Education Area for the decade of 2010 to 2020. The purpose of the MUTW project is to create an environment which encourages the development of students' soft skills,



such as teamwork and communication, in an international s