SFB50414 Intercultural Communication (Vår 2023)
Fakta om emnet
- Studiepoeng:
- 10
- Ansvarlig avdeling:
- Fakultet for informasjonsteknologi, ingeniørfag og økonomi
- Studiested:
- Halden
- Emneansvarlig:
- Wayne Kelly
- Undervisningsspråk:
- Engelsk
- Varighet:
- ½ år
Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram
Compulsory course in Bachelor's Programme in International Communication with a specialisation in professional communication.
Optional course for others.
Undervisningssemester
Bachelor's Programme in International Communication, specialisation in professional communication: 2nd semester (spring)
Studentens læringsutbytte etter bestått emne
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.
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
Individual home exam of 72 hours with a maximum 3000 words.
All aids permitted.
Grades: A-F.
Sensorordning
One external and one internal or two internal examinators.
Evaluering av emnet
This course is evaluated by a
Mid-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.