Modulbeschreibung

Intercultural Competence for a globalized world

Kurzzeichen:
M_ICgw
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
ECTS-Credits:
4
Leitidee:

The course aims at:

  • Reflecting on the role of culture as an universal human activity in groups, organisations, nations, etc.
  • Learning on Intercultural Competence as an essential competence in a globalized world
  • Developing sensitivity for the cultural influence on your own and other people's values, norms, and habits.
  • Reflecting the dynamics of developing cultural identities
  • understand the psychological dynamics of intercultural situations in various professional fields
  • developing intercultural competence in order to be able to work productively with people from other cultural backgrounds in various professional fields
Modulverantwortung:
Prof. Dr. Kammhuber Stefan
Standort (angeboten):
Rapperswil-Jona
Zusätzliche Eingangskompetenzen:

None

Modultyp:
-
Bemerkungen:

For International students 

Modulbewertung:
Note von 1 - 6

Leistungsnachweise und deren Gewichtung

Während der Unterrichtsphase:

Oral and written test during the semester 

Bewertungsart:
Note von 1 - 6

Inhalte

Angestrebte Lernergebnisse (Abschlusskompetenzen):

The course aims at:

  • Reflecting on the role of culture as a group phenomenon
  • Learning on Intercultural Competence as an essential competence in a globalized world
  • Developing sensitivity for the cultural influence on your own and other people's values, norms, and habits.
  • Reflecting cultural identity
  • understand the psychological dynamics of intercultural situations in various professional fields
  • developing intercultural competence in order to be able to work productively with people from other cultural backgrounds 
Modul- und Lerninhalt:
  • The different lenses of culture
  • Development of intercultural sensitivity
  • Reflection on own and foreign cultural values and norms and their impact on professional cooperation
  • Dynamics of intercultural encounters:
  • Culture and social perception: errors of judgement, stereotypes, prejudice,
  • Communication, negotiation and conflict styles
  • Dynamics of international assignments
  • Migration, Acculturation, Integration
  • Conceptual tools for describing cultures: Cultural dimensions, Cultural standards, Cultural styles
  • Intercultural Leadership
  • Intercultural Teamwork
  • Intercultural Engineering
  • Intercultural Usability Design
  • Intercultural Marketing 
Lehrmittel/-materialien:

in Course