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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hello World,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am looking for teachers interested in collaboration in running a joint master’s level
<b><u>project management</u></b> course. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We have taught a course called “Management of IS projects” in Turku School of Economics, Finland, now around 10 years. The course is 6 credits, realized in
English and already fully virtual. Most of the students have been Finnish but some 1/3 of them are exchange students from US and European countries. The students have come from 3-4 Finnish different universities, the ones outside Turku School of Economics
through our Open University. The learning platform used is Moodle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As the course is both virtual and in English, it would be quite easy to run it jointly between Turku School of Economics and one or two other universities,
with similar programs and student base. The added value would be the potential for truly international project assignments (which do not exist in the present course structure). Of course the working load of the teachers in both ends should not get heavier
that it is already (though the course would become better and make more sense to the students).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If there is anyone interested in arranging a joint course with true international collaboration between the students, I am eager to discuss about the possibility.
I am happy also to provide you the existing course structure and other course information, and student feedback from last year. I am looking for partners who are willing to work hard to create a truly unique and useful course for their students.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Timo Lainema<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Timo Lainema,
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">PhD</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Assistant Professor, Turku School of Economics, Inf. Syst. Science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959">Adjunct Professor, University of Turku, Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Mobile, FIN:
<b>+358 (0)400 445 913</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Email:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
<b>timo.lainema@tse.fi</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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