609.001 (18S) Intercultural competence
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Interkulturelle Kompetenz (Intercultural competence)
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 1.0
- ECTS credits 2.0
- Registrations 17 (35 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 17.05.2018
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Development of intercultural competence. Being able to reflect the situation of Expats
Differ between Expats,Impats and other status of international employees. Knowing theoreticalapproaches to cultural dimensions. Knowing about the procedure in theonboarding process.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Epistemic Approach ANDMeeting of Expats, Impats and their partners at the CIC Networking Session. Dateswill be given.
Course content
The course will provide a cosmopolitical view to the daily life inglobaloperating industrial companies in Carinthia and examinehowintercultural/transcultural aspects are handled within diversity managementinthose companies. Expats, Impats and their situation after relocation willbediscussed. For companies cultural diversity is crucial as heterogeneousteamsare the normality. Participants will learn about the implementationofintercultural tools in diversity management in companies and are expectedtounderstand the differences of transcultural, intercultural, pluraliculturalandmulticultural approaches. Locomotion records and biographies will giveaninsight into the situation of Expats and Impats. Group discussion will focusonthe advantages of intercultural competences.
Topics:
· Developing intercultural competences
· Tools of Diversity Management in regard tointercultural aspects
· Support measures for international employees
· Impact of Gert Hofstede's and Milton Bennet’s work on Business
· Culture shock
· Factors that influence expatriate failure
Literature
Diversity Compass ofthe CIC Carinthian International Club
Presentations uploadedin Moodle
Examination information
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
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Subject: Internationale Kompetenz
(Compulsory subject)
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§9(3) Interkulturelle Kompetenz (
1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 609.001 Intercultural competence (1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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§9(3) Interkulturelle Kompetenz (
1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Internationale Kompetenz
(Compulsory subject)
- Master's degree programme Media and Convergence Management
(SKZ: 150, Version: 13W.2)
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Subject: Options
(Optional subject)
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Options (
0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
- 609.001 Intercultural competence (1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
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Options (
0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Options
(Optional subject)