Vak: Intercultural Competences and Global Mindset, assignment 1 credits: 5

Vakcode
ZTVM19ICG1C
Naam
Intercultural Competences and Global Mindset, assignment 1
Studiejaar
2022-2023
ECTS credits
5
Taal
Engels
Coördinator
M.H. van der Poel
Werkvormen
  • Werkcollege
Toetsen
  • Assignment 1 - Overige toetsing

Leeruitkomsten

Course learning outcomes
  • CLO 1 (based on MIBM PLO 3)
    • the student demonstrates the capability of coming to effective judgements when information is ambiguous, (culturally) biased and/or incomplete, in an assumed appropriate & ethical manner, also, or more specifically, when cultural diversity is at stake.
  • CLO 2 (based on MIBM PLO 6)
    • demonstrates the above capability by integrating relevant concepts, and by devising relevant solutions when addressing issues of finance, marketing, logistics and HR

Inhoud

The aim of the course is to assist and stimulate students in developing their international and intercultural managerial & consultancy skills, as well as their intercultural leadership style, from an overarching perspective of intercultural competence development.

The course contains two learning lines: A) Intercultural Competence Development (ICD)

Period 1 course contents (includes the introduction weeks)
  • Critical thinking / Self-development skill (intro)
  • Defining and understanding ‘culture’ (intro)
  • Variations in perception & observation (intro)
  • Stereotyping, Cultural self-awareness 
  • Intercultural interaction analysis 
Period 2 course content 
  • Objective and subjective culture – the ‘dialectics’ of culture
  • Cross-cultural consultancy & advice • Fostering Intercultural Competence development
  • Cultural relativism / Ethical relativism
  • Corporate diplomacy and cultural intelligence
  • Presentation skills in international & intercultural context

School(s)

  • International Business School