International Workplace Management Summer School

Units on:

• Future Work
• User Preferences
• Human Centered Design
• Workplace Strategy
• Physical Work Environments
• Well-Being at Work
• Organizational Culture
• Change Management
• Facility Management
• Workplace Performance & Controlling

• Prof. Dr. Annette Kämpf-Dern, FB1, FRA-UAS, Management of Facility Services (Disciplines: Economical Engineering = Business + Management + Civil Engineering);
• Prof. Dr. Lena Reiß, FB1, FRA-UAS, User-Oriented Design (Disciplines: Architekture + Psychology);
• Prof. Dr. Mascha Will-Zocholl, HoeMS, Sociology of the Digitalization of Work and Organization
• Additional international professors and lecturers from the TWR Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Network - Guest lecturers from the industry

Project work with presentation (Processing time: 3 weeks)

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

• Think interdisciplinarily, identify different aspects of a cross-cutting theme, weigh them against each other, and reflect holistically.
• Understand and clearly present the connections within their future professional field in the context of various disciplines and societal interests, while representing and defending these connections competently.
• Reflect on the effects and consequences of their professional and societal activities, drawing conclusions for their own actions.
• Develop an understanding of foreign ways of thinking through concrete interdisciplinary tasks and work cooperatively with different cultures and value systems.
• Analyze, synthesize, and apply interdisciplinary knowledge to develop practical, innovative solutions for workplace management.
• Communicate complex ideas effectively and make informed decisions in the context of global workplace standards and practices.
• Evaluate the impact of their professional decisions on societal and environmental aspects, promoting sustainable practices.
• Collaborate effectively across cultural and disciplinary boundaries, enhancing their global competence.

• Appel-Meulenbroek, R., & Danivska, V. (Eds.). (2021). A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment Between People and the Office Environment (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003128830
• Appel-Meulenbroek, R., & Danivska, V. (Eds.). (2021). A Handbook of Management Theories and Models for Office Environments and Services (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003128786
• Kämpf-Dern, Annette, and Mascha Will-Zocholl. "Transforming workplaces into performing workspaces—Holistic evaluation concept for managing workspace change projects." Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie 8.2 (2022): 189-211.
• Kämpf-Dern, Annette, and Mascha Will-Zocholl. "Future workspaces." Proceedings of the Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 2020.
• Oseland, N. (2021). Beyond the Workplace Zoo: Humanising the Office (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003129974
• Smith, Andrew, et al. "Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 4th–7th September 2024, Edinburgh, UK.
• Tagliaro, Chiara; Migliore, Alessandra; Silvestri, Rosella (eds.)(2022): Proceedings of the 3rd Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Conference, 07.-10.09.2022 Milan, Italy
• Tagliaro, C., Orel, M., & Hua, Y. (Eds.). (2023). Methodological Approaches for Workplace Research and Management (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003289845

• Microsoft Teams for virtual collaboration and communication.
• BSCW for document management and sharing.
• Autodesk Revit or similar CAD software for design and modeling tasks.
• Access to the Erasmus+ MOOC on Workplace Management.
• High-speed internet access for streaming lectures and accessing cloud-based resources.
• Recommended: Dual monitors for multitasking during live sessions and project work.