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Intercultural competences (5 cr)

Code: IB00EC47-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020

Timing

31.08.2020 - 16.10.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Digital International Business

Teachers

  • Sara Czabai-Leppänen
  • Slaveya Hämäläinen

Teacher in charge

Sara Czabai-Leppänen

Groups

  • IBKV20SP1
    Digital international business, full-time studies
  • IBKV20SP2
    Digital international business, full-time studies

Objective

You can define and identify elements of interpersonal communication, culture and global communication.

You can compare and contrast cultures’ values, beliefs, perceptions, and communication styles.

You can recognize negative perception: racism, prejudice, negative stereotyping, ethnocentrism.

You can analyze intercultural interactions and evaluate situations using intercultural communication skills.

You can communicate and collaborate with other people and cultures in an increasingly global and interconnected world.

Content

What is culture?

What are values, beliefs, (negative) cultural perceptions?

How to recognize cultural differences based on comparing elements of your own national culture to other cultures?

How to communicate effectively in intercultural settings?

Evaluation scale

1-5