International Management Training

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International Management Training

• Benno Engström
• BTH Exr
• Programme Manager

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A number of questions

• Learning versus teaching,
• Active learning, interactive learning,
• Programmed learning, computer based learning,
  e-learning
• Netbased learning,
• Blended learning etc.

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Systems X Acceptance Result

• Training
• Competence development
• Capacity building
• What is next ?

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Some personal milestones

• Programmed (1968, Stockholm University, Magnus
  Stiernborg)
• Training Development Guideline, TDG (1974 - 1984
  Technical Development ITU, Johan Ernberg, Jaime
  Herrera)
• Simulations in Management Training (1986, ITU
  Journal Benno Engstrom)
• Instant Education Webb Education (1992-1994)
  Telia, development of net learning platform
• Förändrings pedagogik, IT-stöd i internationell
  management training ( 2001, Rapport till Sida
  ITP)
• Capacity building, Start-up of 3GIS, (2001, WFI
  Academy, Jan Edhäll 3G)

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Target group - Main Objectives

• Managers- working- MBA, BSc. Or higher, long
  experience, various background ond professions
• Capacity building of the management group while
  keeping the manager at the workplace
• Sustainable impact in achieving changes

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Personal Experience

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• Who can learn but from a friend
• What is in it for me ?
• From memorizing to communication

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Blended learning Cost/Skills

• Not cheaper, not less work, not faster
• From memorising to communicating
• Handle the computer, Internet, IC
• Search, databases, references,
• Definitions, reword (reward),
• Interchange, comment and verbalise strategies and
  actions, follow up.

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Blended learning principle

• Get to know the teachers and fellow participants,
  experience, cases
• Introduce the theories and define a common
  vocabulary
• Start up search and use of databases
• Introduce how to make references
• Exchange the first report (result) and feed back
  of work

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Classroom delivery

• Describe the experience and competence of the
  group and the faculty who will communicate with
  one another
• Active learning, simulations
• From gt to lt

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International net learning

• Time differences-
• Prevents chats, problems with timing of
  examinations
• Seasonal differences. Summer winter
• The difference in public holidays, vacations
  (north hemisphere versus south)

• Examination process security
• Distribution of the exam over the network,
  control of the exam event
• Different work standards - standards
• Are in-service staffs allowed to use employers
  network,
•   

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Focus on the net learning

• Handling process computer server 
• Speed of down and upload stream. IP
• Culture differences experiences
• How to write instructions, interpretation of
  pictures,

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• Document size (limits in mailbox) 
• The use of Hotmail, Yahoo etc. limits size of
  mail
• Extend mail box
• Quality File transfer time/speed 
• Interrupts are very time consuming
• Other software help

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Focus on the net learning

• Language complicity 
• Oxford English pigeon English  
• References method and applications (general)
• Standards in writing references, access to data
  bases,

• Use of e-books (Literature not available) 
• Literature difficult to get, Amazon etc cannot be
  accessed 
• Payment process
• When e-books are used fees are involved

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Focus on the net learning

• Student union fee 
• In the Swedish system Student union fees are
  obligatory (exam process)
• Statistics, interpretation of the figures
•  Last log in
•  Down/upload 

• Illness,
• What happens if a delegate is ill
• Cancellations
• a lot of effort wasted

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The road to sucess is under construction

• Thank you