Multinational undergraduate team work excellence in international capstone projects

Escudeiro, Nuno Filip. (Added Author). Escudeiro, Paula. (Added Author). IOS Press (Added Author).

Summary: 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

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ISBN: 1607509849 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781607509844 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 181 p.)
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Publisher: Amsterdam ; New York : IOS Press, c2011.

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General Note:	Includes indexes. Multi-User. CatBulkString:sept.20.12
Formatted Contents Note:	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;
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