Intercultural Communication (3cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The goal of the course in Intercultural Communication aims to boost the intercultual communication competence of people planning to join careers that engage a considerable amount of intercultural interaction, in e.g. multinational companies, education field or tourism industry.

This introductory level course will expose students to the fundamental principles of intercultural communication. Students will also practice intercultural communication skills. The objective is to develop the students? perception and appreciation of different cultures, including their own, e.g. values, communication styles, life styles, etc.

After completing the course the students have:
Gained insightful intercultural communication knowledge
An understanding for working with or in other cultures.
Improveed their analytical skills in regard to communication between different cultural backgrounds in international and local contexts (e.g. gender, racial, professional, ethnic, organizational, etc.).
Increaseed their communication confidence as well as boost their perception of other cultures as assets rather than liabilities.

Content (course unit)

Themes of the course are the following:
- Intercultural learning
- Intercultural awareness and understanding
- Intercultural interaction
- Factors affecting in intercultural situations
- Intercultural adaptation
- Intercultural comptences and skills

Prerequisites (course unit)

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Location and time

18.01.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)
08.02.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)
08.03.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)
29.03.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-15 (40 henkilöä)
12.04.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)
26.04.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)

Exam schedules

There is no test but presentation

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade: 1-5 based on the points obtained from pre-task, distance task, lecture, project & presentation.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Pre-task, distance task, lecture, project & presentation.

Student workload

- Contact lesson: 20 h
- Task: 40 h
- Reading: 21 h

Content scheduling

18.01.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16: Kick off the course, knowing to each other & introduction to intercultural communication
08.02.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)
08.03.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)
29.03.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-15 (40 henkilöä)
12.04.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)
26.04.2018 17.00 - 20.00 C2-16 (40 henkilöä)

Completion alternatives

Talk to your course teacher

Practical training and working life cooperation

Project and presentation

International connections

Possible

Further information

One has to complete all the parts of the course

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Not done the group project & learning diary

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has done most of the course tasks including the course project. Student has demonstrated basic understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has done all the given tasks. Participated to the presentation session. Student has demonstrated clear and deep understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project. In addition, student has proposed own opinion to the required tasks and discussed issues from multiple perspectives. Student has still scope for improving his/her performance.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student has done all the given tasks. Participated to the online presentation. Student has demonstrated clear and deep understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project. In addition, student has proposed own opinion to the required tasks and discussed issues from multiple perspectives. Furthermore, student has shown extraordinary creativity in individual tasks.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

0: Not done the group project & learning diary
1-2: Student has done most of the course tasks including the course project. Student has demonstrated basic understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project.
3-4: Student has done all the given tasks. Participated to the presentation session. Student has demonstrated clear and deep understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project. In addition, student has proposed own opinion to the required tasks and discussed issues from multiple perspectives. Student has still scope for improving his/her performance.
5: Student has done all the given tasks. Participated to the online presentation. Student has demonstrated clear and deep understanding to core issues of the course through required tasks and project. In addition, student has proposed own opinion to the required tasks and discussed issues from multiple perspectives. Furthermore, student has shown extraordinary creativity in individual tasks.