Work and Inter-Cultural Encounters 7,5 Credits
Course Contents
- Definitions of culture, subculture and organisational culture
- Human resource management’s dependency of cultural knowledge
- Global cultural patterns and the social values by which they differ
- Acculturation models and acculturative stress
- Ethnocentrism and the significance of cultural identity
- The cultural influence of philosophical systems
- Cultural intelligence
- Working in and with inter-cultural teams
Prerequisites
- General entrance requirements.
- 90 Credits in Social Science or Business Administration or equivalent, including Scientific Methods 7,5 hp.
- IELTS - an overall mark of 6.5 and no section below 5.5
- TOEFL - Paper-based - Score of 4.5 (scale 1-6) in written test and a total score of 575
- TOEFL - Internet-based - Score of 20 (scale 0-30) in written test and a total score of 90
Level of Education: Undergraduate G2F
Course code/Ladok code: LKAN10
The course is conducted at: School of Education and Communication
Previous and ongoing course occasions
Type of course
Program
Study type
Campus
Semester
Autumn
2014:
Sep 22
-
Oct 26
Rate of Study
100%
Language
English
Location
Jönköping
Time
Day
Course coordinator
Roland Persson
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
11250kr
Application code
HJ-LKAN0
Type of course
Program
Study type
Campus
Semester
Autumn
2014:
Sep 22
-
Oct 26
Rate of Study
100%
Language
English
Location
Jönköping
Time
Day
Course coordinator
Roland Persson
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
11250kr
Application code
HJ-HLK1525