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Kursusnavn (dansk):Globalisering, organisering og kommunikation 
Kursusnavn (engelsk):Globalization, Organization and Communication 
Semester:Forår 2010 
Udbydes under:cand.it., digital design og kommunikation (ddk) 
Omfang i ECTS:15,00 
Kursussprog:Engelsk 
Kursushjemmeside:https://learnit.itu.dk 
Min. antal deltagere:12 
Forventet antal deltagere:20 
Maks. antal deltagere:30 
Formelle forudsætninger:This course is the final part in the DDK specialization "Global IT and Organizations" and follows the course "Distributed Collaboration and Development" (DCD). However, the DCD course is not required to enroll in "Global IT and Organizations".  
Læringsmål:After the course the student should be able to:

  • Characterize relevant analytical approaches to globalization.<>li>
  • Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different analytical approaches to globalization.

  • Apply concepts and analytical tools from organizational analysis, communication and science and technology studies to social and tecnical processes relating to global organization.

  • Conduct empirical studies of global organizational practices of and to identify areas of problem and possibility for change.

  • Specify and discuss challenges and possibilities relating to the use of information technologies in global organizational contexts.

  • Develop ideas and frameworks for working creatively and imaginatively with global technological organization and communication.


 
Fagligt indhold:Over the last decades globalization has become more and more central to organizational analysis as well to organizational practice. The ubiquitous use of information technologies has been central in efforts to render business practices global, as IT is increasingly used to facilitate global work practices. Tendencies such as outsourcing, distributed collaboration and communication, global innovation teams exemplify the ways in which IT-supported work have global implications. The ability to conceptually understand and empirically analyze the challenges and possibilities of globalization is central for being able to work creatively and imaginatively with IT practices in specific organizations.

Building on top of the course Distributed Collaboration and Development, this course draws on the disciplines of organization analysis, communication and science and technology studies. It offers analytical and practical tools that enable students to analyze the challenges and possibilities organizations face as they operate in a global world.

The two main objectives of the course are:

1. To enable students to analyze and discuss organizational and communication issues that arise in global environment.

2. To enable students to conduct empirical studies of globalized organizational practices and to identify and analyze challenges and possibilities facing specific organizations working in technologically mediated work practices.

The course introduces organizational approaches to understand global change processes in organizations by focusing on five themes:

Introduction to globalization
Organization and Communication as Constructions
Technological organizing
Globalized Communication and
Distributed Collaboration and Knowledge Management

In the first half of the course, the focus will be on reading and discussing issues relating to each theme, during lectures as well as exercises.

The themes of the course are:

Introduction to globalization: Provides general background and social science analytical tools for understanding globalization.

Organization and communication as constructions: Presents an analytical framework based on organizational theory and science and technology studies, facilitating understanding how organizational and communicational practices are constructed through contextual interactions between people and technologies.

Technological organizing: Explores the role of information technologies in constructing global organizations.

Globalized communication: Analyzes cultural, organizational and technological issues and challenges related to communication in global organizations.

Distributed Collaboration and Knowledge Management: Focuses on questions relating to how to organize and communicate knowledge and share work projects in distributed organizational settings.

In the second half of the course, students plan and carry out an empirical, ethnographic study of organizational change processes relating to globalization, in an organization that they identify and choose.

This project work is conducted in groups of three-four students and involve making a research plan, including an analytically qualified formulation of research questions and methods, making observations and interviews with relevant people, and reading reports and written material and writing a final report.

At the group level the project also involves students in project management activities in order organize and carry out the study.

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Information about study structure
This course is part of the DDK specialization Global IT and Organizations.
Find it described here: DDK specializations

See the schedule here: Link to the time table The schedule will be available shortly before the beginning of the term. 
Læringsaktiviteter:

The syllabus will comprise approximately 750 pages of literature.

Preparation for class usually involves reading one to two articles and considering specific questions relating to the texts or other illustrations. In the second half of the course there are no lectures as groups prepare and conduct their projects. During this period teaching will take place as supervision. 

Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 7-trins-skala, Ekstern censur

The exam is based on a written report, 20 normal pages per student and an oral examination.
The report defines a relevant research question, a theoretical and methodical framework for investigating the question, and presents and analyzes a case relating to globalized organization, based on empirical field study (empirical material includes observations, interviews, reports etc.). The oral examination is used to present and discuss main findings and reflect on theory, method and results.
 

Litteratur udover forskningsartikler:Other materials from e.g. public press, internet etc., may be included. 
 
Afholdelse (tid og sted)
Kurset afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
UgedagTidspunktForelæsning/ØvelserStedLokale
Torsdag 11.00-13.00 Forelæsning ITU 2A20
Torsdag 13.45-15.45 Øvelser ITU 2A20

Eksamen afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
EksamensdatoTidspunktEksamenstypeStedLokale
2010-05-25 Før kl. 15 Skriftlige arbejder ITU Eksamenskontoret (2E)
2010-06-16 Kontakt kursusansvarlig for individuelt tidspunkt Mundtlig eksamen ITU 4A16
2010-08-20 Mulig dag for reeksamen /Possible date for re-exam Mundtlig eksamen ITU Eksamensform kan blive ændret / Examination form may be altered
2010-08-23 Mulig dag for reeksamen /Possible date for re-exam Mundtlig eksamen ITU Eksamensform kan blive ændret / Examination form may be altered
2010-08-25 Mulig dag for reeksamen /Possible date for re-exam Mundtlig eksamen ITU Eksamensform kan blive ændret / Examination form may be altered