2012/2013
BA-EOK_CIC Intercultural communication
| English Title |
| Intercultural
communication |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Autumn
1. semester |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BA in English and Organisational
Communication
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| Course
coordinator |
- Ida Borch - Department of International Business
Communication
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| Main Category of the
Course |
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Last updated on
16-07-2012
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| Learning objectives |
The student should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the most well-known concepts and
theories and their relevance for the ongoing globalisation
process
- Analyse intercultural conflicts in working groups involving
management and employees within organisations
- Identify and explain intercultural implications and make
reasoned choices for approaches, models and concepts to solve
intercultural conflicts
- Demonstrate transcultural competence by evaluating
communication situations and suggest linguistic and communicative
strategies for the parties involved
- Formulate theoretical and analytical points clearly and
correctly, while observing academic conventions with respect to
style, argumentation, references etc.
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| Examination |
| Intercultural communication |
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Case-based
home assignment:
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| Type of test |
Home Assignment |
| Marking scale |
7-step scale |
| Second examiner |
No second examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter Term |
| Aids |
Please, see the detailed regulations
below |
| Duration |
Please, see the detailed regulations
below |
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Regular examination:
Written individual case-based home assignment
Duration: The student is given two weeks to prepare the
assignement
Lenght of the assignement: Maximum 7 standard pages
Examination language: English
Re-examination:
LIke the ordinary examination, but based on a new
case
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| Course content |
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The overall objective ofr the course is to give the student
knowledge and understanding of how messages are perceived
differently depending on the cultural context of the communication.
The other objective is that the student becomes able to apply
his or her intercultural understanding in communicating.
The objectives are achieved through the study of relevant
modern literature, examples of practice and cases.
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| Teaching methods |
| The teaching methods are lectures,
class teaching, and written home assignments. The focus in class
teaching is on training based on case learning. |
| Student workload |
| Teaching |
20 hours |
| Preparation |
52 hours |
| Independent studies |
20 hours |
| Assignments |
40 hours |
| Exam, including exam preparation |
75 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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Ting-Toomey, S. (1999). Communicating across cultures.
New York: Guilford Press
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Last updated on
16-07-2012
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