Vak: Intercultural Competences and Global Mindset credits: 5

Vakcode
UTVM25ICG1C
Naam
Intercultural Competences and Global Mindset
Studiejaar
2025-2026
ECTS credits
5
Taal
Engels
Coördinator
M.H. van der Poel
Werkvormen
  • Werkcollege
Toetsen
  • Portfolio - Portfolio assessment

Leeruitkomsten

The student: 

•    demonstrates the capability of coming to effective judgements and/or decisions 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. (ref DD3; MIBM PLO3 & PLO6)

•    demonstrates the above capability by integrating relevant concepts, and by devising relevant solutions when addressing issues of management, finance, marketing, logistics and/or HR. (ref DD2; MIBM PLO6 & PLO7)

Inhoud

Strategic Focus Areas:  Global mindset and Sustainability

The aim of the course is to assist and stimulate students reaching higher levels of international and intercultural managerial & consultancy skills by developing their intercultural competence and global mindset.

The student develops an increasingly sophisticated perception of (cultural) differences and knows and/or demonstrates how to enact this sensitivity in relevant (international) business context, both personally and as part of a team.

The student knows and/or demonstrates how intercultural sensitivity, intercultural competence and global mindset informs and enables enacting socially responsible (business) behaviour, both locally and internationally (e.g. contributes to achieving – selected - SDGs)

Introduction (pre-semester, or week ‘zero’)

  • intercultural name-game
  • perception & observation / stereotyping
  • critical thinking / varieties in cognitive & educational styles.
End of introduction / prior to seminars:
  • IC pre-test taking: profiling the student’s IC start position
  • handing out / instructions of pre-module assignment
Period 3 (semester 2)
  • cultural (self-) awareness
  • intercultural interaction analysis
  • guest speaker / company visit (student-led activity)
  • cultural dimensions / the role of ‘empathy’ in cultural learning
  • global mindset development
Period 4 (semester 2)
  • global mindset in organisational context
  • guest speaker / company visit (student-led activity)
  • intercultural teamwork & consultancy; the global professional
  • cultural & ethical relativism / enacting cultural sensitivity
End of period 4:
  • handing out / instructions post-module assignment

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School(s)

  • International Business School
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