International Business CulturesLaajuus (3 cr)

Objectives

OBJECTIVES
• Providing inter-cultural experience to participants.
• Opportunity to use English in an authentic environment.
• Opportunity to learn business cultures: African business culture, American business culture, Asian business culture.
• Providing participants with different perspectives due to cultural differences.

Content

• Negotiation
• Marketing
• E-commerce
• Business Etiquette
• Communication
• Cultural Dimensions
• Sustainability
• Effect of Globalization
• Company structure and culture
• English as a Lingua Franca

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student has completed all the assignments with a minimum grade.
The student has:
- based the arguments on research or life experience.
- written the assignments using the required template and referencing style.
The language is readable and comprehensible.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student has completed all the assignments and contributed to the forums.
The student has:
- based the arguments on research or life experience.
- written the assignments using the required template and referencing style.
The language is readable and comprehensible.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has completed all the assignments and contributed to the forums.
The student has:
-based the arguments on research, materials provided on Moodle or life experience.
- written the assignments using the required template and referencing style.
- scored the maximum points for each assignment.
The language of the assignments is readable and comprehensible

Further information

Methos and grounds for evaluation:
- Executive summary 50 points (based on content) (2-4 pages)
- Group tasks: 5 tasks, 10 points each, 50 points total (based on completion, not content)
See Moodle for details.