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Team-building Exercise: Reading Assignments and Breakout Rooms

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HUM-447: Governing global migration II

This course examines key areas of contemporary migration politics in a historical perspective, such as refugee protection, border security, and regional integration. It also trains students in methods of documentary research. ...

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This lecture focuses on a team-building exercise where each member is assigned preliminary readings related to migration and diversity. The instructor provides tips for effective teamwork and allocates specific reading assignments to students. The lecture also covers the organization of breakout rooms for group discussions.

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Communication is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term can also refer to the message itself, or the field of inquiry studying these transmissions, also known as communication studies. The precise definition of communication is disputed. Controversial issues are whether unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication does not just transmit meaning but also create it. Models of communication aim to provide a simplified overview of its main components and their interaction.

Organizational communication

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