The Archetype Learning Method : Scaffolding teamwork competences in the engineering classroom

• Globalisation of both the workplace and higher education is a fact for many Universities and Industries. For the universities the challenge lies both in identifying the needs and developing pedagogies suitable for preparing their students to become a workforce that can contribute in a global economy. Thus, a central issue is how to provide an appropriate level of background knowledge and skills which contribute to the success of the individual in the workplace, and to the success of their employers. Helping students develop the skills required for success in global software development teams provides a number of unique challenges and opportunities for the designers of engineering degree programmes. A central issue is that students bring with them local cultural norms, different native languages, and rhetorical traditions, which place an additional burden to the already difficult task of working effectively in a student engineering team. The contribution of this paper is the presentation of two learning activities; 1) structured role-play and 2) hypothetical archetypes, used within a method we call the "Archetype Learning Method" (ALM). The activities are geared towards enhancing the students' awareness of the underlying complexities inherent in participating in global software engineering and through that provide scaffolding to the development of teamwork skills. Our method provides students with strategies for engaging more productively in teamwork in a global context, hence contributing to the systematic development of one of the critical professional skills identified in the CHAOS report.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Didaktik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Didactics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)

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