Intercultural Communication (5cr)
Code: VV00DF66-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 14.09.2020 - 13.12.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Virtual portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Department of Business, Kouvola (deprecated)
- Campus
- Kouvola Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Management
- Degree Programme in Digital International Business
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Intercultural Communication VV00DF66-3003. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
After completing this course you are able to
• define and identify elements of culture and interpersonal and global communication;
• compare and contrast cultures, values, beliefs, perceptions, and communication styles;
• recognize negative perception: racism, prejudice, negative stereotyping and ethnocentrism;
• analyze intercultural interaction and evaluate situations on the basis of intercultural communication;
• communicate and collaborate with different people and cultures in the increasingly global and interconnected world.
Content
What is culture?
What are values, beliefs and (negative) cultural perception?
How to recognize cultural differences by comparing the elements of one's own culture to other cultures?
How to communicate effectively in intercultural contexts?
Evaluation
Students are able to use professional vocabulary and concepts systematically
Students are able to work as team members in a goal-oriented way in intercultural case studies and group discussions
Students are able to apply critical thinking and ethical principles of the professional field in different situations
Evaluation scale
1-5