Multi-disciplinary, Global Student Collaboration

Abstract

The goal of this study is to understand the dynamics of collaboration within globally-distributed teams working in a realistic Human-System Interaction (further called HSI) environment and Software Engineering context. Quantitative data on communications were collected by capturing virtually all of the communications between the team members. Qualitative data were collected through the interviews conducted by the involved instructors. The results reveal some of the challenges associated with working in interdisciplinary and global settings and suggest areas of caution for such HSI educational experiences in the future.