• Intercultural Business Skills (HL00BD84-3003),
         28.08.2023 – 19.12.2023,  5 cr  (HTL21S1, ...) — Face-to-face +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    The object of the course
    You build your understanding about cross-cultural issues and concepts and get skills for intercultural negotiations, sales, marketing and management.

    Course competences
    Ethics
    Internationality and multiculturalism
    Operating n a workplace

    The learning objectives of the course
    Critically review, analyze and understand information available from academic and professional business sources in intercultural business field.
    Apply disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge to analyze business challenges to propose or take in action practical intercultural business situations.
    Communicate responsibly, effectively and professionally in English in oral and written formats.
    Participate in multicultural settings and demonstrate teamwork skills.
    Prerequisites and co-requisites
    Completed basic business and management studies (JAMK Degree students) or equivalent basics of business management completed.
    Course contents
    Cross-cultural knowledge and concepts. Intercultural negotiations, sales, marketing and management. Intercultural case studies.

    For each content unit there will be processes and analytical tools provided for implementation of learned model and concepts.
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1 and 2
    Adequate 1
    You are familiar with the ways to analyze and evaluate academic and business information relevant to intercultural business.
    You know how to analyze business challenges in intercultural context and can propose viable management actions in intercultural business in guided situation.
    You can transmit your ideas and findings in English and participate in multicultural teamwork to a limited extent.

    Satisfactory 2:
    You can do basic analyzes and evaluate academic and business information relevant to intercultural business.
    You can to a limited extent analyze business challenges and viable management actions in intercultural business situations
    You are able to get your main message through when presenting your ideas and findings and have basic teamwork skills in multicultural teamwork.
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    Assessment criteria - grade 3 and 4
    Good 3
    You can analyze and evaluate business academic and business information relevant to intercultural business.
    You are able to analyze business challenges and propose solutions for intercultural business management.
    You are able to present your and your team’s ideas and findings in English and participate in multicultural teamwork.


    Very Good 4
    You have the ability to analyze and evaluate intercultural business information from various sources.
    You can analyze complicated business challenges and propose practical solutions for intercultural business.
    You are able to present your and your team’s ideas and findings in English on a level clearly above average of your peers and participate productively in multicultural teamwork.
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    Excellent 5
    You have ability to analyze, evaluate and combine academic and business information from various sources related to intercultural business.
    You can analyze complicated business challenges and propose innovative intercultural business solutions.
    You are able to present your and your team’s ideas in a convincing manner in English and participate in and manage multicultural teams.
    Language of instruction

    English

    Location and time

    Classroom teaching in face to face every Tuesday afternoon
    The first meeting is on Tuesday, August 29, 2023

    Introduction to the course: Presentation of the course, objectives, individual and teamwork scenario, and assessment methods.
    Presentation of the participants in the classroom and some small activities of knowing better each other

    Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

    In class teaching, group assignments, case studies and workshops, independent study

    Lecturer(s)

    Mari Karjalainen

    Learning materials and recommended literature

    Lecture notes + the course book: International Management, Culture, Strategy and Behavior, Fred Luthans and Jonathan P. Doh, McGrawHill 2014 (9th Edition) [Hardcover, Softcover, International, or eBook] ISBN-13: 9780077862442Ad

    Lecturer(s)

    Risto Korkia-Aho

    Campus

    Main Campus

    Internationality

    The issues discussed in multicultural viewpoint + as they materialize in multinational companies.

    Timing

    28.08.2023 - 19.12.2023

    Learning assignments and student workload

    Lectures 24h o Assignments 61 h o Independent study 50 h Total 135 h

    Enrollment

    01.08.2023 - 24.08.2023

    Groups
    • HTL21S1
    • HBI23VS
    • HBI23VSLV
    • ZJA23SH
    Alternative learning methods

    Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience
    Accreditation
    Recognition of informal learning
    Studification

    More information in the degree regulations and the study guide.

    Seats

    20 - 40

    Assessment methods

    Open UAS 5
    Exchange students 35

    Degree Programme

    Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business Management

    Mode of delivery

    Face-to-face

    Credits
    • 5 cr
    Unit

    School of Business