Team Building Curriculum
Virtual Teams: The Fundamentals
In Virtual Teams: The Fundamentals, participants will learn the opportunities and challenges associated with participating in a virtual team. In addition, participants will learn the advantages and disadvantages of
working in an alternative office, the technologies used to communicate and make decisions in a virtual setting, and the obstacles virtual teams must overcome for success.
Learn To:
- List the main types of alternative office arrangements.
- Apply techniques to overcome the challenges of teleworking.
- Identify four ways virtual team members can communicate.
- Select technologies that best address a virtual team's needs.
- Apply techniques to overcome a virtual team's cultural challenges.
- Follow guidelines to enhance trust among virtual team members.
Content Emphasis: Skills-Based
Audience: Individuals who want to learn how to function effectively as a virtual team member.
Total Learning Time: 2 - 4 Hour(s)
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Virtual Teams: The Fundamentals CD-ROM
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ng42101
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$110.00
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Team Building Curriculum on CD-ROM Course Contents
Unit 1: Background Information
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- Define virtual teams.
- Identify the elements that add complexity to virtual teams.
- Differentiate among the types of virtual teams.
- List the benefits of serving on a virtual team.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Janet Porter, Icon's Director of Business Development, to discuss virtual teams and their place in the
corporate environment. Through your questions, you will discover how virtual teams are more complex than traditional teams, what the main types of virtual teams are,
and what benefits can be gained from serving on a virtual team.
Unit 2: Working in an Alternative Office
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- Define 'telework'.
- List the main types of alternative office arrangements.
- Identify the benefits of teleworking.
- List the characteristics of a 'virtual pioneer'.
- Apply techniques to overcome the challenges of teleworking.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Carla Jackson, one of Icon's Human Resources Assistants, to discuss working in an alternative office.
Carla is interested in working from her home one or more days during the week. She has had an interest in telecommuting for several months, but she has
concerns about whether management will support her decision. It is your responsibility to discuss the challenges Carla will face and identify whether she has the skills needed to telecommute effectively.
Unit 3: Using Technology to Develop Virtual Teams
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- Identify four ways virtual team members can communicate.
- List the technological innovations that facilitate communication among virtual team members.
- Select technologies that best address a virtual team's needs.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Travis Peterson, Icon's Director of Information Services, to discuss how to use technology to develop a
virtual team. Travis has been asked to determine your understanding of the ways virtual team members can use technology to communicate with one another and
what factors influence the technology used by a virtual team. You need to demonstrate that you have the knowledge to serve as the technical advisor to the Global Sales and Marketing Task Force.
Unit 4: Overcoming Obstacles to Virtual Teaming
Duration: 0.5 - 1 Hour(s)
- List the categories of culture that differ among virtual team members.
- Apply techniques to overcome a virtual team's cultural challenges.
- Identify the factors that impede trust among virtual team members.
- Follow guidelines to enhance trust among virtual team members.
- Apply three factors to ensure the success of a virtual team.
- Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Ronald Spear, Icon's Vice President of Marketing, and Jessica Stone, Icon's Director of International
Sales, to discuss overcoming obstacles to virtual teaming. Ronald and Jessica are responsible for creating a virtual team to execute Icon's global sales and marketing
initiatives. It is your responsibility to help them identify obstacles that can impede a virtual team's progress and determine the cultural categories that will affect the
team's success. You must also give appropriate advice on the cultural considerations the team must overcome for success and for establishing trust
among the virtual team members. Finally, you need to identify and explain the factors that must exist for the virtual team to be successful.
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