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Intercultural Communication (5 cr)

Code: 3011518-3017

General information


Enrollment
01.06.2023 - 06.11.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
24.10.2023 - 16.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
4 cr
Virtual portion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
Entrepreneurship and Sales
Campus
Salo IoT Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Business
Teachers
Nicolas Le Grand
Pia Lindgren
Scheduling groups
Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää (Size: 5 . Open UAS : 5.)
Small groups
Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group
Course
3011518
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Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

The course starts on 31 October 2023
After completing this course the student
- is able to interact with people from different cultures
- knows the various frameworks on cultures and has a better understanding of how each culture perceives i.e. time and space, face and face-saving, verbal and nonverbal communication
- appreciates the differences in cultural beliefs and communication practices
- is able to apply his/her knowledge and skills in working and communicating with ease and confidence in intercultural situations

Contents:
- cultural frameworks
- cultural awareness and identity
- national cultures and cultural influences
- intercultural communication skills
- culture in teams, business cultures

Objective

After completing this course the student
- is able to interact with people from different cultures
- knows the various frameworks on cultures and have a better understanding of how each culture perceives i.e. time and space, face and face-saving, verbal and nonverbal communication
- appreciates the differences in cultural beliefs and communication practices
- is able to apply his/her knowledge and skills in working and communicating with ease and confidence in intercultural situations

Content

Contents:
- cultural frameworks
- cultural awareness and identity
- cultural briefing
- national cultures and cultural influences
- intercultural communication skills
- culture in teams, business cultures

Materials

Study material on itslearning ;
should be completed by all other materials according to students' own focus area

Teaching methods

The course combines many methods:
class sessions
flipped learning,
independent learning includes a small scale project with required research
Working life contacts can be tied and applied

Exam schedules

Individual assignment, a small scale culture project

International connections

Pedagogical approach is international, working life oriented, learning in teams and also co-teaching as the course has two teachers

Completion alternatives

This course can be replaced by a similar course but only after consulting the tutor teacher

Student workload

5 cr = 135 h of student work
4*4h contact sessions with teacher
1*4h contact session with the co-teacher
preparing the assignment
preparing for the contact sessions by reading the material given (flipped learning)

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