Lecturers
Irja Pietilä
Nancy Aalto

Lecturetimes and places
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Implementations

Extra info:

Ryhmä 1, TaY:lla järjestettävä (Ke 9 - 12), Aalto, Pietilä

	Period 1	Period 2	Period 3	Period 4	Period 5	Summer
Lecture	3 h/week	3 h/week	3 h/week	-	-	-
Exam

(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To provide students with tools for analyzing communication situations and opportunities to practice and develop their communication skills in order to reduce communication anxiety and promote communication as an essential means of managing cultural differences and adapting to new situations and environments. Various principles and techniques relevant to intercultural communication situations such as cultural differences in communication style, problem-solving, and non-verbal communication will be investigated. Through experiential exercises and group work, students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have gained as well as to test and improve their own communication skills.

Requirements for completing the course
Attendance and active participation in classes, completion of assignments and final exam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Study material

Type	Name	Auhor	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability...	Exam material	Language
Summary of lectures		Nancy Aalto, Irja Pietilä				No

Prerequisites

Code	Course	Credits	M/R
KIE-9306	KIE-9306 Introduction to Intercultural Communication	5	Mandatory

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Remarks

The course is held at the University of Tampere and schedule follows the period system of UTA. Registration through the o-info. You also need to fill in a permission application which you can get from Student Services.

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
Lectures	120
Total sum	120

Additional information related to course
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9901005 Increasing Intercultural Competence

Last modified	28.06.2006
Modified by	Maija-Leena Perttunen