Global virtual teams: a new frontier for capstone design

• Autores: Alan R. Parkinson, Holt Zaugg, Isaku Tateishi
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 27, no. Extra 6, 2011, págs. 1221-1230
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • As engineering becomes more global in nature, engineering design is increasingly being accomplished through global virtual (GV)teams. These types of teams are usually defined as being geographically dispersed, spanning several different countries and timezones, being composed of team members with little prior association, and communicating through electronic means. GV teamsoverlay a number of new challenges on top of the usual challenges for design teams. This paper will review some of the effortstaking place at universities in the U.S. with GV teams, including our own experience. We propose a ‘three ring’ Venn diagram as aframework for understanding the issues associated with GV teams. We discuss these rings in some detail and providerecommendations for establishing successful GV teams.