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2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nailya Sh. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Roman V. Kupriyanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira R. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

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mutualunderstanding, identify stressors and conflict-generating factors of teamwork, and identifyways to prevent or overcome these factors. Through participation in simulation gamesstudents have the opportunity to identify the leadership qualities, acquire group management,decision-making, and stress-management skills. Simulation games method was implementedas an addition to lectures on "Business Communication", "Professional ConflictManagement". The focus of training exercises and simulation games was on the management ofinterpersonal interaction. In order to gather feedback from students on their participation in exercises/games andassignments, and learn how these activities impact the development of teamwork andcommunication skills, the authors

Conference Session

Concurrent Virtual Sessions

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky; John Christopher Higgins, University of Kentucky; Chandni A Joshi, University of Kentucky ; Sarah Frances Willett, University of Kentucky

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societal impacts ofthose projects on the local communities. This contribution gives an overview on how these partnershipswere developed and describes the importance of strong in-country partnerships for successful servicelearning experiences. In particular this contribution will illustrate how the need for community interactionis critical to the success of any project in a rural or developing community. The experiences of the UKATSgroup with the African Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (ACREST) in Cameroonand the Organization of Development Action and Maintenance (ODAM) in India will be described. Inaddition, lessons learned regarding properly preparing students for service learning based education abroadexperiences will be