Modulbeschreibung

Today’s business managers find themselves in an increasingly globalized and agile environment.
People of different origins have to work together be it in an international setting, be it within a company
with a multicultural workforce. It is therefore crucial for them to develop and foster a sensitivity to
intercultural differences and similarities to thrive across cultures – in brief, to develop their own
intercultural competence.

In this module, the students apply the content of the module ICPD, reflect on the intercultural
experiences which they gather in their semester abroad and relate them to intercultural theory (various
intercultural models such as acculturation, cultural dimensions, and communication styles).

The goal of the module is to foster the students’ sensitivity to intercultural interactions and to develop
their intercultural competence.

INDE consists of:

• Pre-departure training: Input and individual assignments
• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) (full time students: 3rd and 6th semester, part-time students:
  4th and 8th semester)
• A mid exchange assignment
• A final reflection report
• Exchange report
• PR report or PR video

The exchange report contains further relevant information about the host country and the host
institution, so that future exchange students have access to this information

By taking a process-oriented learning approach consisting of the preparation training, the mid-exchange
assignment and the final reflection report, students will be continuously supported to develop their
intercultural competence.

Intercultural Competence and Personal Development ICPD

• Schriftliche Einzelarbeit
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Mid-exchange assignment: 25%
Reflection Report: 25%
Exchange Report: 40%
PR Report or Video: 10%

For further reference, please check the evaluation form on moodle

Professional competences:

Participants can:

• Self-reflect on their intercultural experiences to generate awareness on cultural issues
• Engage with theories of intercultural communication and teir limitations from different
  perspectives and in a critical but constructive way
• Apply the intercultural theories on real life experiences.

Methodological competences:

Participants can:

• Accurately describe and analyse the experiences which they gain during their exchange
  semester on the basis of the foundation of ICPD / intercultural part and the 4-steps.

Self-competences:

Participants:

• are aware of how their own cultural conditioned values influence their behaviour and their interactions
  across cultures.
• can analyze and self-reflect on their intercultural experience critically, so they can further develop
  their intercultural competence.

Social competences:

Participants can:

• Deal with difficult or unknown intercultural situations sensitively
• Observe situations from different perspectives without making value judgements

Topic area I: Before the exchange semester

• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
• Pre-departure training
• Preparation tasks and deliverables as a foundation for learning block II, for example defining
  personal goals

Topic area II: During the exchange semester

• Mid-exchange assignment: Individual reflection on intercultural experiences made, analysis of
  intercultural situation based on the 4-steps, taks from the IDP, review of personal goals and
  preparation of re-entry

Topic area III: After the exchange semester

• Debriefing
• Reflection
• Reflection Report
• Exchange Report
• PR Report or PR Video
• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)

Individual work, coaching, guided self-study, independent study, self-reflection, Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), Intercultural Development Plan (IDP)

Mandatory

• INDE Guidelines
• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI): Profile & Intercultural Development Plan (IDP)
• Foundation of ICPD / intercultural part

Optional

• Hofstede G., Hofstede G.J., Minkov M. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind
• Trompenaars, F. & Hampden-Turner, C., Riding the Waves of Culture
• Ting-Toomey S. & Dorjee T. Commuicating Across Cultures
• Webpage: https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/