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  > Opleidingsonderdelen 2012-2013 > Humane Wetenschappen > Handelsingenieur > Master
Intercultural Communication in the Business World
Studiegidsnr:2103TEWMOB
Vakgebied:Bedrijfskundige wetenschappen
Semester:2e semester
Contacturen:30
Studiepunten:3
Studiebelasting:84
Contractrestrictie(s):Geen contractrestrictie
Instructietaal:Engels
Examen:2e semester
Lesgever(s)Paul Verluyten

 

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1. Aanvangscompetenties

Bij aanvang van dit opleidingsonderdeel dient de student over de volgende competenties te beschikken:
Specifieke aanvangscompetenties voor dit opleidingonderdeel:
Basic knowlegde of geography, history and social and economic issues

2. Eindcompetenties

After having completed this course successfully, participants will be ble to communicate more efficiently and effectively in an intercultural setting. They will have gained  insight into tbetter undrhe causes of intercultural misunderstandings and will be able to develop strategies to avoid those. The will view cultural differences with more sympathy and empathy, and they will better understand the complex issues involving cross-cultural ethics and multicultural societies.

3. Inhoud


The course consists of three main parts (not in consecutive order).
 
1. Awareness and attribution . Through numerous examples drawn from various fields (time, space, verbal and non-verbal communication, etc.), students will become more aware of the all-encompassing nature of cultural differences in communication and will move towards an analysis and understanding of what happens in intercultural encounters. Emphasis will be on avoiding interpretation errors (mistakes in ascribing meaning to the other person’s behavior or words) and on evolving towards a positive appreciation of the other person’s behavior and values.
 
2. Knowledge . Methodologies for carrying out scientific research in the field of cross-cultural differences will be discussed, with a presentation of some major research projects (Hofstede 1980, 1991; d’Iribarne 1989, etc.).
 
3. Skills . The main emphasis of the course is not on theory, but on the acquisition of practical intercultural competency and skills. Observation and exploration in the city of Maastricht, interviews, group discussions of many intercultural incidents and larger case studies will illustrate the way in which the acquired awareness and knowledge can be put into practice. Students will also have the opportunity, during ‘question time’ sessions, to discuss their own intercultural experiences in Holland and Europe.
 
 

4. Werkvormen
Contactmomenten:
  • Hoorcolleges
  • Werkcolleges

    • Eigen werk:
  • Opdrachten:In groep

    • Excursie
    Projectwerk:
  • In groep


    • 5. Evaluatievormen

    Examen:
  • Schriftelijk zonder mondelinge toelichting
  • Open boek

    • Schriftelijk werkstuk:
  • zonder mondelinge toelichting

    • 6. Studiemateriaal

    6.1 Noodzakelijk studiemateriaal

    Course materials
     
    • S. Paul Verluyten, Intercultural Communication in Business and Organizations: an Introduction,Leuven, ACCO, 2000 
    • S. Paul Verluyten, Cultures: From Observation to Understanding. A Workbook. Leuven, ACCO, 2007 
    • 2 articles by Richard Evanoff in IJIR (will be made available)


    6.2 Facultatief studiemateriaal

    Het volgende studiemateriaal kan vrijblijvend bestudeerd worden.
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    7. Contactgegevens en begeleiding

    Prof.dr. S. Paul Verluyten

    www.ua.ac.be/paul.verluyten

    paul.verluyten@ua.ac.be


    (+)laatste aanpassing: 29/01/2013 09:05 ellen.vermeiren  
     
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