KIE-08906 Intercultural Project Work, 1-3 cr

Implementation KIE-08906 2019-03

Description

-This course is intended for students working on their own project or as part of a course content that is integrating intercultural communication:

-During this course, students deepen their knowledge about intercultural communication and its application to a specific project of their interest or their project will be defined by their content course that is integrating intercultural communication. Students that are taking the first option, will propose a topic and a project plan related with intercultural communication. During the course, students receive guidance and feedback from the teacher and other students in the course through online activities, readings and videos. At the end of the course, students will make a written report which lenght will depend on the credits the student applyed for.

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

select intercultural communicaiton (ICC) theories that are relevant for their projects.
describe intercultural communication theories to evaluate their topic of analysis.
select and gather data for their projects.
apply ICC frameworks to draw conclusions and give suggestions to solve the problem or question of their project.

The projects of the students can focus on themes, such as:

Intercultural communication and English for teamwork
Multilinguism or multiculturalism in the academic or working world
Intercultural communication and integration in the society

Lessons

Assessment scale

Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)

Requirements

- Students taking the course KIE-08906 Intercultural Project Work that will work on the project of their choice will:

enroll in the Moodle site and follow the instructions to make their project plan.
specify the credits they are aiming for, topic and plan to carry the project on.
check with the instructor if the idea for the project was accepted.
complete the tasks online in the Moodle site.



-Students participating in content courses, to which intercultural communication is integrated as an optional and additional course, will enroll in the Moodle site and complete the taks designed for the implementation. The amount of credits for this option has been already set.

Additional information of course implementation

Pre-requisite: KIE-08006 Intercultural Communication Skills, KIE-08106 Intercultural Workplace, a course in intercultural communicaiton or preapproved integration of intercultural communication into the content course.