The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- International business 2004 (international students) - Business environment
- International business 2004 (native finnish speaking students) - Business environment
- International business 2004 (native swedish speaking students) - Business environment
- International business 2011 (international students) - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2011 (native finnish speaking students) - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2011 (native swedish speaking students) - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2012 (international students) - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2012 (native finnish speaking students) - Business in the baltic sea region
- International business 2012 (native swedish speaking students) - Business in the baltic sea region
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Optional
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
to provide the student with the basic skills (s)he needs in order to
succeed in today's multicultural society
Learning outcomes
to be able to demonstrate detailed understanding of the
influences culture has on communication in an international
context
to be able to communicate effectively in encounters between
people from diverse cultural backgrounds by being e.g. ready to
shift frames of reference.
Course contents
All behavior is communicating, and we cannot not communicate.
A person communicates in great part by nonverbal
communications, such as gestures, facial expressions, tone of
voice, dress, body language, rituals. Most of our behavior is
unconscious, and therefore we communicate unconsciously
throughout the day.
- Culture and Communication
- The Role of Language in Intercultural Business Communication
- Getting to Know Another Culture
- Individuals and Groups in Business Cultures
- Nonverbal Intercultural Communication
- Value dimensions
- Intercultural COmmunication in the Business Context
Prerequisites and co-requisites
None
Previous course names
Business Communication
Additional information
none
Recommended or required reading
Managing Cultural Differences, Philip R. Harris
Communicating Across Cultures, Stella Ting-Toomey, ISBN: 1-
57230-445-6
Intercultural Communiction in the Global Workplace, Iris Varner,
Linda Beamer
Doing Business Internationally,Doing Business Internationally:
The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success (2nd Edition)
Doing Business Internationally, Danielle Walker, Thomas Walker
& Joerg Schmitz.
2003. New York: McGraw Hill
ISBN 0-07-137832-4
Additional readings might be provided throughout the course.
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Excursions and demonstrations - 8 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 20 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 15 hours
- Individual studies - 50 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
Assessment requirements
In order to get a pass in the course the student needs to hand in all
assignments by deadline and also get a pass in the exam.
Teacher
Tefke Martina
Examiner
Tefke Martina
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
2014-10-22 - Exams