Reflections on an Industry-Sponsored Global Student collaboration project
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https://doi.org/10.71634/rcd52k57Keywords:
industry-academia partnerships, collaboration, virtual teams, online, cross universityAbstract
The paper reflects on an industry-sponsored initiative that involved Master level students at Lancaster University Management School working on a globally dispersed collaboration project with students at another European university. It draws on the implementation of this initiative over two academic years with an emphasis on the role of the industry partner. Following these, the paper presents the pedagogical implications of such initiatives as well as the lessons learned.
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