KIE-08107 Intercultural Workplace, 2-3 cr

Toteutuskerta KIE-08107 2019-01

Kuvaus

During this course, students focus on learning and practicing intercultural competencies that enhance cross-cultural collaboration in the workplace in one-on-one situations and in multicultural teams. In the first part of the course, students will identify the communicational barriers and cultural negotiation styles to solve challenges in one-on-one situations in intercultural encounters. In addition, they will identify the influence of culture and language in job interviews and strategies to access working opportunities in an foreign cultural environment. In the latter part of the course, students will distinguish the most common challenges in multicultural teams and strategies to solve them. Furthermore, participants in the course will deepen their knowledge about working cultures around the globe using sources commonly used by companies. Finally, students will analyze real cases of challenges that employees, employers and companies have faced while working in an intercultural workplace or a cultural foreign environment.

At the end of the course students will be able to:

identify cultural communicational barriers and cultural approaches to solve conflicts.
identify the influence of cross-cultural differences on job interviews.
apply strategies to work and manage projects in multicultural teams.
recognize core working values of a culture of their interest.
contrast the similarities and differences between local, national and corporate culture.

Opetus

Periodi 1
Opetusmuodot Monimuoto-opetus
Vastuuhenkilö Galyna Dubova, Carlos Mendoza Santana

Arvosteluasteikko

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Kohderyhmät

Automaatiotekniikka , Avoimen opiskelijat , DI- ja arkkitehtiopiskelijat , International Students , Tekniikan kandidaattiopiskelijat

KIE-08107 Intercultural Workplace/O/01 (*) Tue 03.09.2019 12:00 - 15:00
KIE-08107 Intercultural Workplace/O/01 (*) Tue 10.09.2019 12:00 - 15:00
KIE-08107 Intercultural Workplace/O/01 (*) Tue 17.09.2019 12:00 - 15:00
KIE-08107 Intercultural Workplace/O/01 (*) Tue 24.09.2019 12:00 - 15:00
KIE-08107 Intercultural Workplace/O/01 (*) Tue 01.10.2019 12:00 - 15:00
KIE-08107 Intercultural Workplace/O/01 (*) Tue 08.10.2019 12:00 - 15:00