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Teaching IHRM Internationally:Lessons Learned from an International Inter-InstitutionalStudent Collaboration Project
Paper presented at the 14th international IHRM Conference: Uncertainty in a Flattening World: Challenges for IHRM, 24 – 27 June, Krakow, Poland.
Bernd Irmer, Tim Donnet, Gareth Simpson, and Paul Davidson
Queensland University of Technology
Stacy Doepner-Hove and Amy Falink
University Of Minnesota
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Real world’ learning is a defining feature
of the QUT experience,
and takes a number of different forms including simulation, practical experience,
international and intercultural experiences and engagement of
practitioners in teaching.
Blueprint 4
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Teaching IHRM internationally by ‘doing IHRM’ internationally!
• http://youtu.be/QJ4hkY356z8
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Teaching Program Overview
Units• Semester long (March to May) virtual student group collaboration• MGB306 – Independent studies• IBUSHRM unit for undergraduates (various majors)
• 30 CSOM and 8 QUT students
• 3 three hour co-taught sessions (6-9pm MN USA, and 9am-12pm BNE, AUS)
– Video conferencing - ability to display slides and room video from both ends without visual lag
– Student breakout rooms to use Skype or Google hangout for group work• CSOM visit QUT for a week in late May (and Sydney)
• Final deliverable – 15 minute group presentation
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Key datesPre-Collaboration Groundwork (QUT students only)
Feb 26 Project Overview
March 12 & 26 Group work
March 24 Fact sheet – Working effectively in virtual project teams (20%)
Virtual Collaboration
April 2, 23, and May 7 Joint lectures and group work with CSOM
May 2 Market analysis of retail market in SE Qld (30%)
Hosting CSOM @ QUT
May 28 to June 4 4 site visits; 3 academic lectures;
4 cultural activities and 3 group working sessions
June 4 Group presentation (30%)
Self-reflection on project (20%)
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Key Student Learnings
Cultural awarenessOn the surface the two countries seem
so similar but working with the Australian students I learnt so much more about the
differences between the countries culturally, educationally, working norms,
and so much more.
Group work +Group work is hard at the best of times but add in different time zones, difficulty in getting to know someone and building trust, cultural differences, challenges in managing issues, technology glitches, it
takes it to a whole new level!
HRM+I was surprised how much I learnt about Australian HR because I needed to know it to explain it to my US counter-parts. It
also made me question why we do things the way we do them which I would not of
done otherwise.
HRM+Working on a real case and having
access to QUT staff and students made everything more real and relevant. The
concepts and ideas came alive and were not just lingo from a book. I could actual
see how and why things are different internationally.
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Challenges Encountered
• Unit requirements
• Timetabling – Rooms and lecture times– semesters
• CRA vs Rubric– Detail– Interpretation
• Moodle vs Blackboard– Guest access
• Technology– Contingency plans for contingency
• Teaching/Facilitation– Lesson plans– Scaffolding of group activities– Protocols for Q&A– Classroom craft
• Positioning in relation to camera • Eliciting responses from students in other
class – not ignoring own class
• Group process– Group size– Technology
• Skype vs Google hangout– Task interdependence
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Rubrics vs CRAs
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Challenges Encountered
• Unit requirements
• Timetabling – Rooms and lecture times– semesters
• CRA vs Rubric– Detail– Interpretation
• Moodle vs Blackboard– Guest access
• Technology– Contingency plans for contingency
• Teaching/Facilitation– Lesson plans– Scaffolding of group activities– Protocols for Q&A– Classroom craft
• Positioning in relation to camera • Eliciting responses from students in other
class – not ignoring own class
• Group process– Group size– Technology
• Skype vs Google hangout– Task interdependence
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Student Suggestions for Next Time
• Greater access to faculty members from other University
• Shorter but more lectures and split up content and group process
• More group development exercises
• Equal team size
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Key Student Learnings
I have really enjoyed the overall experience of this unit, and recognise the innovative nature of it, and the work put in to make it happen.
I feel that participation in this project has prepared me well for future experiences that I will encounter as I re-enter the workforce after graduation.
I now have a unique experience to draw upon and apply to the changing business world as virtual collaborations and cross-functional teams shift to becoming a new norm, and having the opportunity to experience and experiment with these learnings in a safe and controlled environment has been invaluable.
The experiences and skills I have gained this semester will give me a competitive edge in my new role as a consultant.
