Also available is the online journals index indexing more than 27,000 bibliographic references from 60 communication journals and an electronic white pages for the communication field. 1996 will see the inauguration of the ComAbstracts database which will provide full text search and retrieval of thousands of abstracts from the professional literature. The CIOS also provides access to the Electronic Journal of Communication, a full text, peer reviewed quarterly journal of original scholarship in communication. In addition, the CIOS provides electronic services for several other important communication societies. Each group is introduced to a different set of cultural values and allowed to practice playing the card game according to these values.
Cultural clashes occur when players attempt to decipher the values of the other group.
BAFA BAFA requires at least three hours to play and debrief participants. A cross-cultural simulation. You have to understand and reconcile these differences to function effectively in a cross-cultural group. Intensive interactions among the players provides sufficient experience to introduce fundamental concepts of culture. As few as nine players can participate, and the time required, including debriefing can last from 45 to 90 minutes.