Using Interactive Online Role-Playing Simulations to Develop Global Competency and to Prepare Engineering Students for a Globalised World

Autor/inn/en	May, Dominik; Wold, Kari; Moore, Stephanie
Titel	Using Interactive Online Role-Playing Simulations to Develop Global Competency and to Prepare Engineering Students for a Globalised World
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 40 (2015) 5, S.522-545 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2014.960511
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Global Approach; Interaction; Electronic Learning; Role Playing; Simulation; Competency Based Education; Competence; Higher Education; Universities; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Partnerships in Education; Cooperative Programs; Online Courses; Instructional Design; International Education; Nuclear Energy; Policy; Pretests Posttests; Skill Development; Mixed Methods Research; Observation; Interviews; Surveys; Germany; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Globales Denken; Interaktion; Rollenspiel; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Kompetenz; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Online course; Online-Kurs; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Internationale Erziehung; Atomenergie; Kernenergie; Politik; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Deutschland
Abstract	The world is changing significantly, and it is becoming increasingly globalised. This means that countries, businesses, and professionals must think and act globally to be successful. Many individuals, however, are not prepared with the global competency skills needed to communicate and perform effectively in a globalised system. To address this need, higher education institutions are looking for ways to instill these skills in their students. This paper explains one promising approach using current learning principles: transnational interactive online environments in engineering education. In 2011, the TU Dortmund and the University of Virginia initiated a collaboration in which engineering students from both universities took part in one online synchronous course and worked together on global topics. This paper describes how the course was designed and discusses specific research results regarding how interactive online role-playing simulations support students in gaining the global competency skills required to actively participate in today's international workforce. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01