Purpose

This paper aims to share how an Asian university enhanced students’ global competence through international business study missions (BSMs). More specifically, it focuses on how the design of these BSMs enabled “deep” learning beyond industry tourism and how 21st-century competencies such as “global competence” can be acquired through participation in short-term, faculty-led study missions.

Design/methodology/approach

Using the case study approach, it critically analyzes the learning goals and objectives, design decisions, implementation details and learning outcomes underlying three BSMs led by three instructors from the same university to the USA (New York), Germany (Berlin and Stuttgart) and South Korea (Seoul).

Findings

The study shows that students gained global competencies related to specific fields of study such as the creative industries, urban sustainability and entrepreneurship. It shows how design choices such as destination, range of organizations, length of individual visits, range of pedagogical techniques, intensity of preparation and quality of management contribute to students’ acquisition of global competencies.

Research limitations/implications

This research presents a subset of case studies that may limit the generalization of the findings; the bias that results from an unrepresentative, opportunistic sample (selection bias); and lack of quantitative causality in a qualitative evaluation.

Practical implications

The course design described here provides practical information for designing study abroad “deep” learning goals, objectives and outcomes focusing on global competence.

Originality/value

The detailed case studies of three instructors from different disciplines to achieve the country’s education vision of globally competent students.

中文翻译：

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通过国际商务学习任务提高学生的全球能力

目的

本文旨在分享一所亚洲大学如何通过国际商务考察团 (BSM) 提高学生的全球能力。更具体地说，它侧重于这些 BSM 的设计如何实现行业旅游之外的“深度”学习，以及如何通过参与由教师主导的短期学习任务来获得 21 世纪的能力，如“全球能力”。

设计/方法/方法

使用案例研究方法，它批判性地分析了三个 BSM 的学习目标和目标、设计决策、实施细节和学习成果，这些 BSM 由来自同一所大学的三名讲师领导到美国（纽约）、德国（柏林和斯图加特）和南部韩国（首尔）。

发现

该研究表明，学生获得了与特定研究领域相关的全球能力，例如创意产业、城市可持续性和创业精神。它展示了目的地、组织范围、个人访问时间、教学技术范围、准备强度和管理质量等设计选择如何有助于学生获得全球能力。

研究限制/影响

本研究提出了可能限制研究结果概括的案例研究子集；由不具代表性的机会主义样本导致的偏差（选择偏差）；在定性评估中缺乏定量的因果关系。

实际影响

此处描述的课程设计为设计出国留学“深度”学习目标、目标和成果提供了实用信息，重点是全球能力。

原创性/价值

三位来自不同学科的导师的详细案例研究，以实现国家对全球胜任学生的教育愿景。