SFB50414 Intercultural Communication (Vår 2016)
Fakta om emnet
- Studiepoeng:
- 10
- Ansvarlig avdeling:
- Fakultet for informasjonsteknologi, ingeniørfag og økonomi
- Studiested:
- Halden
- Emneansvarlig:
- Jutta Eschenbach
- Undervisningsspråk:
- Engelsk
- Varighet:
- ½ år
Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram
- Mandatory course in Bachelor's Programme in International Communication
- Specialisation course in Bachelor's Programme in Business Administration, specialisation: International Communication
- Optional course in
- Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture
- Bachelor's Programme in Information Systems
Undervisningssemester
- Bachelor's Programme in International Communication: 2nd semester (spring)
- Bachelor's Programme in Business Administration, specialisation: International Communication: 6th semester (spring)
- Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture: 4th or 6th semester (spring)
- Bachelor's Programme in Information Systems: IT Management: 4th or 6th semester (spring)
- Bachelor's Programme in Information Systems: Web Development 4th semester (spring)
Studentens læringsutbytte etter bestått emne
Knowledge
The students have gained 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 students are familiar with methods and principles of how to compare their own culture with other cultures and identify potential causes of non-functioning communication.
General competence
The students have general intercultural competence.
Innhold
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
Undervisnings- og læringsformer
Lectures and seminars in English.
Arbeidsomfang
The course will give the student approximately 280 hours of work.
Arbeidskrav - vilkår for å avlegge eksamen
- One oral presentation
- One written assignment
All coursework must be completed at given deadlines and approved before signing up for the final exam.
Eksamen
Oral indiviual examination of approx. 30 minutes.
No aids permitted. Assessment on the A-F grading scale.
Evaluering av emnet
The course is evaluated by the students twice each semester. The result of the evaluation is reported to the faculty's committee for study quality.
Litteratur
- Samovar, L. A., Porter, R. E. & McDaniel, E. R. (2013). Communication between Cultures. Australia: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. 404 pages.
- Hofstede, Geert, Hofstede, Gert Jan & Minkov, Michael (2010). Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind: Intercultural Cooperation and its Importance for Survival. New York: McGraw-Hill. (Chapters 1, 3-7)
- Compendium, local print
- Course material handed out in class and/or posted on the learning platform