Cross Cultural Management (5 op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

This course aims at enabling students to operate effectively in culturally diverse business environments and equipping them with relevant skills for multicultural projects. Students will acquire skills and competence to comprehend diverse communication patterns and other forms of diversity based on different levels of culture that exist in various multicultural contexts. One key aspect of the course is the study of the influence of culture on consumer behavior so that students can examine how company adapts to international market diversity.Students will have an overview of cross cultural management, multicultural projects and project teams and task and process strategies for managing multicultural teams.

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
- have an overview of cross-cultural management and multicultural project teams and on task and process strategies for managing multicultural teams
- appreciate intercultural management as an inter-related system in which a number of interdisciplinary tasks are coordinated and aligned with overall strategies
- have interpersonal, intercultural communication, teamwork and presentation skills required in multicultural teams and cross cultural tourism business projects
- value cultural diversity as an asset in projects and draw benefits from it
-act as a team member in a multicultural project team in the field of tourism business.

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

No written examination. All work is assessed.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Active participation in contact sessions, team work, assignments, essays, a multicultural project

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Contact teaching, assignments and reports, team work, project and presentations. Also a company visit to a globally operating company is part of the course.

Oppimateriaalit

to be announced in the beginning of the course

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

This course is 5 credits which means about 135 hours of student work in total. Contact teaching including special sessions and workshops will be about 50-60 hours, the remaining hours consist of studying the course literature, course-related work and assignments. Attendance of 75 % in contact teaching is required.

Sisällön jaksotus

Periods 3 & 4: 08.01.-15.05.2015

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

cases from companies

Kansainvälisyys

Guest lecturers from partner universities

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Pirkko Varis, +358 50 329 3144, pirkko.varis@tamk.fi

Arviointikriteerit - hylätty (0) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has not achieved the objectives of the course on a sufficient level. Student is not able to recognize, determine and use the concepts and models of cross cultural management.

Arviointikriteerit - tyydyttävä (1-2) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course on a sufficient level. Student understands the premises and principles of cross cultural management. Student recognizes, is able to determine and use the concepts and models of cross cultural management on a level 1-2.

Arviointikriteerit - hyvä (3-4) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course well although the skills and competences are somewhat in need of further development. Student is able to determine and apply the concepts and models of cross cultural management well and is able to apply them in most tasks. Student has achieved the level 3-4.

Arviointikriteerit - kiitettävä (5) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Student has achieved the objectives of the course on an excellent level. The student masters the concepts and models of cross cultural management in an excellent manner. Student is able to conduct fluent and reasoned analysis and has good capabilities to apply the learning. Student has achieved the excellent level.