New Work

  • effects of delimitation and subjectification processes of labor on work organization and employees,
  • leadership and cooperation in digital capitalism and in virtual space,
  • effects of the VUCA world on employees and companies,
  • ethics in the modern world of work (e.g. delimitation of labor, big data and people analytics)

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Flecker, J. (2017): Arbeit und Beschäftigung. Eine soziologische Einführung, Vienna: facultas

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

group exercise/simulation; virtual cooperation; discussion; analysis and elaboration of a specific problem area with professional support

Assessment methods and criteria

written exam as well as assessment of the quality of student assignments and participation

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Critical Thinking; Decision-Making and Change

Infos

Degree programme

Projectmanagement & Organisation (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to

  • connect previously acquired knowledge on forms of work with new findings in virtual teams and under changeable conditions,
  • reflect on the effects of the VUCA world at individual as well as team level and build up self-competences in dealing with them,
  • explain and analyze effects of the modern world of work on cooperation and leadership, and
  • analyze them from an ethical perspective.

Course code

0388-20-01-BB-DE-25a