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Studiepoeng:
10
Ansvarlig fakultet:
Fakultet for informasjonsteknologi, ingeniørfag og økonomi
Studiested:
Halden
Emneansvarlig:
Jutta Eschenbach
Undervisningsspråk:
Engelsk
Varighet:
½ år

SFB50414 Intercultural Communication (Vår 2015)

Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram

Mandatory course in Bachelor's Programme in International Communication

Specialisation course in Bachelor's Programme in Business Administration, specialisation: International Communication

Optional course in

  • Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture
  • Bachelor's Programme in Information Systems

Undervisningssemester

Bachelor's Programme in International Communication: 2nd semester (spring)
Bachelor's Programme in Business Administration, specialisation: International Communication: 6th semester (spring)
Bachelor's Programme in Society, Language and Culture: 4th or 6th semester (spring)
Bachelor's Programme in Information Systems: IT Management: 4th or 6th semester (spring)
Bachelor's Programme in Information Systems: Web Development 4th semester (spring)

Studentens læringsutbytte etter bestått emne

KNOWLEDGE

The students have gained 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 students are familiar with methods and principles of how to compare their own culture with other cultures and identify potential causes of non-functioning communication.

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The students have general intercultural competence.

Innhold

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

Undervisnings- og læringsformer

Lectures and seminars in English.

Arbeidsomfang

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

Arbeidskrav - vilkår for å avlegge eksamen

  • One oral presentation
  • One written assignment

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

Eksamen

Oral examination of approx. 30 minutes. No aids permitted. Assessment on the A-F grading scale.

In accordance with exam regulations (see exam regulations of Østfold University College, Section 18) there is no right of complaint about the result in the case of an oral examination.

Evaluering av emnet

The course is evaluated by the students twice each semester. The result of the evaluation is reported to the faculty's committee for study quality.

Litteratur

  • Samovar, L. A., Porter, R. E. & McDaniel, E. R. (2013). Communication between Cultures.  Australia: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. 404 pages.
  • Hofstede, Geert, Hofstede, Gert Jan & Minkov, Michael (2010). Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind: Intercultural Cooperation and its Importance for Survival. New York: McGraw-Hill. (Chapters 1, 3-7)
  • Compendium, local print
  • Course material handed out in class and/or posted on the learning platform
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