SFB50414 Intercultural Communication (Spring 2023)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:
10
Responsible faculty:
Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
Campus:
Halden  
Course Leader:
Wayne Robert Kelly
Teaching language:
English
Duration:
½ year

Table of contents

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

Compulsory course in Bachelor's Programme in International Communication with a specialisation in professional communication.

Optional course for others.

Teaching semester

Bachelor's Programme in International Communication, specialisation in professional communication: 2nd semester (spring)

Content

  • Elementary social anthropology
  • Other relevant topics within the field of intercultural communication
  • Theories of how to compare cultures
  • Analysis of communication situations applying various theories

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The candidate

  • has knowledge of aspects of language and culture that may influence and hamper communication between people from different cultures (non-verbal communication, language functions, context, prejudice, stereotypes, world view, values, norms and ethics).

Skills

The candidate

  • is familiar with methods and principles of how to compare his/heres own culture with other cultures and identify potential causes of non-functioning communication.

General competence

The candidate

  • has general intercultural competence.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and seminars in English.

Workload

The course will give the student approximately 280 hours of work.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

  • One oral presentation
  • One written assignment

All coursework must be completed at given deadlines and approved before signing up for the final exam.

Exam

Individual home exam of 72 hours with a maximum 3000 words.

All aids permitted.

Grades: A-F.

Examiners

One external and one internal or two internal examinators.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated by a

  • Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)

The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee at the Department of Computer Science and Communication.

Reading list

The current reading list for 2023 Spring can be found in Leganto
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