Global Business Mindset (5 cr)
Code: KH00BM08-3002
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2020 - 29.01.2021
Timing
04.01.2021 - 30.04.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Salo IoT Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business
Teachers
- Taru Kankaanpää
Groups
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PLIISS20
Objective
Having completed the course the student
• Has better understanding on her/his own cultural values and biases
• Is aware of intellectual, psychological and social prerequisites for having a global business mindset
• Is able to recognize the nature and main differences of local, regional, national, continental and global businesses
• Has a better understanding of how different cultures perceives e.g. time and space, verbal and nonverbal communication, or approaches to teamwork
• Has better cultural competence to interact with people from different cultures.
Content
• Personal cultural values and biases
• Attributes of global business mindset
• Cultural awareness and identity
• Cultural frameworks
• Business context in terms of geography
• Intercultural communication skills
Evaluation scale
H-5