Master of Science in Virtual Team Management and Communication
Offered By: Brandeis University
Today, almost every professional position in any field requires the sharing in and direction of the work of others via the Internet — whether one's colleagues are in the same building or on the other side of the world. Virtual team management and communication involves:
- Understanding and managing the development and direction of teams at a distance.
- The dynamic of communication within an organization.
- The impacts of distance and diversity on business practices and activity.
- The expectations of diverse legal and ethical environments.
- Culturally diverse business habits and practices in a worldwide environment.
The Virtual Team Management and Communication program in the Division of Graduate Professional Studies provides a framework for understanding and managing many sociocultural, regulatory and geographic issues in a worldwide environment.
The program is targeted for team members, team leaders and managers working in virtual and globally distributed teams.
Graduates with a Master of Science in Virtual Team Management and Communication are prepared to:
- Apply knowledge of virtual team-leadership techniques and worldwide environments to foster better virtual team-building and direction.
- Apply communication theory and methods to create effective communication, team-building and mutual confidence for virtual teams.
- Apply knowledge of the virtual-communication tools and technology to establish successful ongoing team interaction, communication and exchange of information.
- Formulate and implement strategies for managing distributed employees and teams to maximize their productivity.
- Negotiate and manage contracts in various environments and identify and resolve conflicts in a virtual environment.