609.001 (18W) Intercultural skills
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Interkulturelle Kompetenzen (Intercultural skills)
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 1.0
- ECTS credits 2.0
- Registrations 16 (35 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 25.10.2018
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
- Seniorstudium Liberale Yes
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Development of intercultural competence. Being able to reflect the situation of Expats
Differ between Expats,Impats and other status of international employees. Knowing theoreticalapproaches to cultural dimensions. Knowing about the procedure in theonboarding process.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Epistemic Approach ANDMeeting of Expats, Impats and their partners at the CIC Networking Session. Dateswill be given.
Course content
The course will provide a cosmopolitical view to the daily life inglobaloperating industrial companies in Carinthia and examinehowintercultural/transcultural aspects are handled within diversity managementinthose companies. Expats, Impats and their situation after relocation willbediscussed. For companies cultural diversity is crucial as heterogeneousteamsare the normality. Participants will learn about the implementationofintercultural tools in diversity management in companies and are expectedtounderstand the differences of transcultural, intercultural, pluraliculturalandmulticultural approaches. Locomotion records and biographies will giveaninsight into the situation of Expats and Impats. Group discussion will focusonthe advantages of intercultural competences.
Topics:
· Developing intercultural competences
· Tools of Diversity Management in regard tointercultural aspects
· Support measures for international employees
· Impact of Gert Hofstede's and Milton Bennet’s work on Business
· Culture shock
· Factors that influence expatriate failure
Prior knowledge expected
Please read the content of the following link before the first class starts!
https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/2018/working-abroad-index-39589
Literature
Diversity Compass ofthe CIC Carinthian International Club
Presentations uploadedin Moodle
Please read the content of the following link before the first class starts:
https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/2018/working-abroad-index-39589
Examination information
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
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Subject: Internationale Kompetenz
(Compulsory subject)
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§9(3) Interkulturelle Kompetenz (
1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 609.001 Intercultural skills (1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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§9(3) Interkulturelle Kompetenz (
1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Internationale Kompetenz
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Cultural Studies
(SKZ: 642, Version: 09W.3)
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Subject: Gebundene Wahlfächer
(Compulsory elective)
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Module: Wahlfachmodul Interkulturelle Kommunikation
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Wahlfachmodul Interkulturelle Kommunikation (
6.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
- 609.001 Intercultural skills (1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Wahlfachmodul Interkulturelle Kommunikation (
6.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
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Module: Wahlfachmodul Interkulturelle Kommunikation
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Subject: Gebundene Wahlfächer
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 12W.1)
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Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
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Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
- 609.001 Intercultural skills (1.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Freie Wahlfächer (
0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Freie Wahlfächer
(Optional subject)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
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Sommersemester 2024
- 609.003 KS Intercultural Skills (parallel) (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2023/24
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Sommersemester 2023
- 609.003 KS Intercultural Skills (parallel) (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2022/23
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Sommersemester 2022
- 609.001 KS Interkulturelle Kompetenz (Intercultural Skills) (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2021/22
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Sommersemester 2021
- 609.001 KS Interkulturelle Kompetenz (Intercultural Skills) (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2020/21
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Sommersemester 2020
- 609.001 KS Interkulturelle Kompetenz (Intercultural Skills) (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2019/20
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Wintersemester 2017/18
- 609.001 KS Interkulturelle Kompetenzen (Intercultural skills) (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2016/17
- 609.001 KS Interkulturelle Kompetenzen (Intercultural skills) (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2015/16
- 609.001 KS Interkulturelle Kompetenz (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2015
- 609.001 KU Interkulturelle Kompetenz (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2014/15
- 609.001 KU Interkulturelle Kompetenz (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)