GEC Project - Premium Scenario Index

The Global Engineering Competency (GEC) project aims to help technical professionals learn to more effectively span cultural boundaries. At the heart of this project is a collection of 70+ global engineering work scenarios designed for instruction and assessment. The scenarios listed here are only available to our clients and collaborators. All freely available scenarios are available on this Scenario Index page. For links to usage tips and other resources, see our About page.

ID Title Country GEC Sector Job Role Situation Org B/S Other
6 Leadership Potential China  TC Technology Manager R&D Intra-Team, Hierarchical  N/A
36 Shenzhen Software China  ESR Software/IT Software Engineer Regulatory Inter-Organizational, N/A
37 Costs and Compliance China  ESR Environmental Environmental Engineer  Regulatory Intra-Team N/A
48 Two Sets of Records China  ESR Software/IT Software Engineer  Contract,
Regulatory
Inter-Organizational   N/A
49 Feng Shui China  EC Construction Civil Engineer Regulatory Intra-Team N/A
42G Standarized Test Routine Germany EC Electronic Design Design Engineer Personnel Inter-Team N/A
64G Safety System Germany ESR Automotive Automotive Engineer Regulatory Intra-Team, Hierarchical  N/A
65G Trouble in Munich Germany ESR Chemical Manager Personnel Inter-Team, Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
76 Urgent Synthesis Germany ESR Chemical Manager Regulatory Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
75 DOE Dilema Germany TC, EC Manufacturing Six Sigma Engineer R&D, Personnel Inter-Team N/A
77 Biodegradable Packaging Germany TC Agriculture Agriculture Engineer Regulatory

Intra-Team, Inter-Team, Hierarchical

N/A
16I Suspicious Company's Website India ESR N/A Sales Engineer Regulatory Inter-Organizational N/A

23I

MSDS Disclosure India ESR N/A Product Engineer Regulatory Inter-Organizational N/A
32 Wearing Sandals India ESR Construction Safety Engineer Regulatory Inter-Team N/A
41 New Manufacturing Line India EC Manufacturing Process Engineer R&D Inter-Organizational N/A
51 New Model Body Trim India TC Manufacturing Automotive Engineer R&D Inter-Team, Hierarchical N/A
56 Process Optimization Problem India EC Telecommunications Computer Engineer R&D Inter-Team, Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
57 Alternate Supplier India EC Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer Regulatory Intra-Team N/A
62 Team composition India TC Software/IT Project Manager Personnel Inter-Team, Intra-Team N/A
67 Reviewing Candidates India ESR, TC Plastics

Materials Engineer

Personnel, Joint Venture Inter-Organizational N/A
70 Herbal Supplement India TC Pharmatheutical Chemical Engineer Supplier Inter-Team N/A
72I Chennai Eye Protection India ESR Automative Industrial Engineer Regulatory Inter-Team N/A
74I Compressor Mounts in Pune India EC Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer Regulatory Intra-Team N/A
17 Distillation Column Problem France EC Chemical Chemical Engineer Personnel Inter-Team N/A
19 High-Tech Coating France TC Aeroespace Materials Engineer Design, R&D Inter-Organizational N/A
30 Engine Failure France TC Power N/A Supplier Inter-Organizational, Inter-Team, Intra-Team N/A
35 Wine During Lunch Time France ESR Chemical Chemical Engineer Regulatory, R&D Inter-Team, Hierarchical N/A
59 Operating Efficiency France TC Nuclear Nuclear Engineer Personnel Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
61 Possible Problems Improvements France ESR Manufacturing Industrial Engineer Regulatory Inter-Team N/A
64F Safety System Redesign France ESR Automotive Automotive Engineer Regulatory Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
65F Training in the Rhône-Alpes France ESR Chemical Chemical Engineer Regulatory, Personnel Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
66 Soccer Match France TC N/A Leader Technical Team Joint Venture Inter-Organizational, Hierarchical N/A
68 Picking Interns France EC Cosmetics Biomedical Engineer Personnel N/A N/A
69 Algorithm Optimization France EC, TC Electronic Design Manager Personnel Inter-Team, Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
13 Technical Brief Japan TC Electronic Design Design Engineer Personnel Inter-Organizational, Intra-Team N/A
18 Verification Bottleneck Japan ESR Aerospace Systems Engineer Regulatory, Contract Inter-Organizational, Inter-Team, Hierarchical N/A
23J MSDS disclosure Japan ESR N/A Product Engineer Regulatory, Contract Inter-Organizational N/A
39 Delegating Work Japan TC N/A Manager Personnel Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
40 Software Testing Japan EC Construction Software Engineer Personnel Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
42J Standardized Test Routine Japan EC Electronics Design Electronic Design Engineer R&D Intra-Team N/A
43J Advanced Features Argument Japan EC Electronics Design Electronic Design Engineer R&D Inter-Team, Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
53 Author Omission Japan ESR N/A Product Engineer Regulatory Inter-Team, Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
54 Luxury Gift Japan ESR Chemical Chemical Engineer Regulatory Inter-Team N/A
4 Alternative Ingredients Mexico ESR Food Processing Process Engineer Regulatory Inter-Team N/A
9 Troubleshooting Equipment Mexico EC Manufacturing Engineer Personnel Inter-Team N/A
10 Assembling Mistakes Mexico TC Manufacturing Manager Personnel Inter-Team, Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
50 Disagreement in Guadalajara Mexico TC Design Electrical Engineer Personnel Inter-Organizational, Intra-Team N/A
60 Identifying a  Contractor Mexico ESR Telecommunications Electrical Engineer Regulatory, Contract Inter-Organizational, Intra-Team, Hierarchical N/A
63 Deborah's Presentation Mexico TC N/A Systems Engineer Personnel Inter-Team, Intra-Team Gender
71 Expansion Easement Mexico ESR Manufacturing Industrial Engineer Regulatory, Contract  Inter-Organizational N/A
72M Eye Protection at Ciudad Juárez Mexico ESR Automotive Industrial Engineer Regulatory Inter-Team N/A
74M Compressor Mounts in Guanajuato Mexico EC Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer Regulatory Intra-Team N/A

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Citation: Jesiek, B. K. and Woo, S. E. (Eds.). (2018). GEC Project - Scenario Premium index. Retrieved from https://geec.info/gec-premium

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1160455 and 1254323. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. We also acknowledge support for this work from Purdue's Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research (CILMAR).