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l.MA.AL.OK-INT-COMM.22FS (Intercultural and International Communication Management)
Module: Intercultural and International Communication Management
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No.
l.MA.AL.OK-INT-COMM.22FS
Title
Intercultural and International Communication Management
Organised by
LA Master-Studiengang Angewandte Linguistik
Credits
3
Description
Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2022
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Intercultural and International Communication Management
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Course: Intercultural and International Communication Management
No.
l.MA.AL.OK-INT-COMM.22FS.K
Title
Intercultural and International Communication Management
Organised by
LA Master-Studiengang Angewandte Linguistik
Description
Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2022
Course title
Intercultural and International Communication Management
Learning outcomes
Attitude:
Students understand the challenges for organisational communication posed by an organisation’s international activities and culturally diverse staff and work towards finding integrative solutions.
Knowledge:
Students understand the significance of culture and how it influences company management in general and organisational communication in particular.
Students are able to identify and understand the diversity of social values and behavioural norms that exist within an organisation as well as its environment.
Skills:
Students develop competencies in the field of intercultural communication and intercultural organisational communication.
Students develop the ability to integrate their knowledge of cultural diversity into their everyday tasks as a communications professional in an international setting.
Course content
A: Understanding otherness: Recognition of cultures and their differences that can lead to misunderstandings and conflicts.
B: Applying competencies: Understanding of competencies that facilitate interactions and the achievement of objectives with members of diverse cultures.
C: Achieving complementarity: Constructive integration of cultural characteristics in order to generate benefits.
Lehrform
Lecture, case studies and exercises
Expected total workload (hours)
90 hours
Workload balance (%)
Contact hours
20
Self-study
80
Assessment
Written group paper: Development of intercultural conflict case including theoretical background and solutions.
Grades (from 1 to 6) awarded at increments of 0.25
Language of instruction
English
Materials
PPT, case studies, videos
Trompenaars, F., Hampden-Turner, Ch. (2021). Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill: New York.
Additional reading material will be publicised at the beginning and during the course of the semester.
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