SFB50414 Intercultural Communication (Spring 2025)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Wayne Kelly
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Compulsory course in Bachelor's Programme in International Communication with a specialisation in professional communication.
Compulsory course in Bachelor's Programme in Digitale Media and Design with a specialisation in communication.
Optional course for others.
Lecture Semester
Bachelor's Programme in International Communication, specialisation in professional communication: 2nd semester (spring)
Bachelor's Programme in Digital Media and Design: 2nd semester (spring)
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The candidate
has knowledge of aspects of language and culture that may influence and hamper communication between people from different cultures (non-verbal communication, language functions, context, prejudice, stereotypes, world view, values, norms and ethics).
Skills
The candidate
is familiar with methods and principles of how to compare his/heres own culture with other cultures and identify potential causes of non-functioning communication.
General competence
The candidate
has general intercultural competence.
Content
Elementary social anthropology
Other relevant topics within the field of intercultural communication
Theories of how to compare cultures
Analysis of communication situations applying various theories
Forms of teaching and learning
Lectures and seminars in English.
Workload
The course will give the student approximately 280 hours of work.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
One oral presentation
One written assignment
All coursework must be completed at given deadlines and approved before signing up for the final exam.
Examination
Individual written assignment and individual oral exam
An individual written assignment of approx. 2500 words. The assignment is graded on the A - F grading scale. It is given a tentative grade of the assignment. This grade can be adjusted at the oral exam.
Individual oral exam - The individual oral exam consists of a discussion of the assignment. Duration approx. 10 min with questions from the examiners. Except the assignment, no supporting materials are allowed.
If the student decides to appeal their grade, the written assignment must be re-assessed. If the new assessment affects the tentative grading of the written assignment, a new oral exam will be arranged.
Examiners
One external and one internal examiner, or two internal examiners will be involved in the assessment.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
Upon re-examination, both parts of the examination must be retaken. Upon re-examination, a new project must be carried out.
A new and postponed exam is conducted simultaneously with the next regular exam. However, the department management may decide to arrange a postponed exam in the following semester for students with valid absence from the regular exam.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
End-term evaluation (compulsory)
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee at the Department of Computer Science and Communication.
Literature
The current reading list for 2024 Spring can be found in Leganto