Intercultural competences (5 cr)
Code: IB00EC47-3006
General information
Enrollment
08.04.2024 - 06.09.2024
Timing
02.09.2024 - 02.10.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Business
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Digital International Business
Teachers
- Sara Czabai-Leppänen
- Slaveya Hämäläinen
Teacher in charge
Sara Czabai-Leppänen
Groups
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IBKV24SP2Digital international business, full-time studies
- 02.09.2024 10:00 - 16:00, Intercultural competences IB00EC47-3006
- 04.09.2024 10:00 - 16:00, Intercultural competences IB00EC47-3006
- 06.09.2024 09:45 - 15:00, Intercultural competences IB00EC47-3005, Intercultural competences IB00EC47-3006
- 10.09.2024 08:15 - 13:45, Intercultural competences IB00EC47-3006
- 13.09.2024 08:30 - 14:30, Intercultural competences IB00EC47-3006
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?
Opiskelumateriaali
in Learn
Yksilölliset oppimisväylät
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TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö
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Tentit ja muut määräajat
Info in Learn
Opiskelijan työmäärä
135 h
Toteutuksen osien kuvaus
intercultural communication and why do we need it
the components of culture (values, beliefs, (negative) cultural perception)
how to communicate effectively in intercultural settings
the ingredients of cultural identity
language, nonverbal codes and cultural space
culture shock and cultural adaptation
business cultures around the world
Further information
In Learn
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Excellent (5), Good (3-4), Fair (1-2), Fail (0)
51-60 --> 1
61-70--> 2
71-80 --> 3
81-90 --> 4
91-100 --> 5