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Cross-cultural Management Essentials: Communication, Conflict, and Management Perspectives (5 cr)

Code: HBIB0014-3025

General information


Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 21.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Business

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business

Teachers

  • Diane Ruppert

Groups

  • HBI22VS
    Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business, vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
  • HBI22VSESS
    Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration,ESSCA School of Management (Bachelor's)
  • HBI22VSLV
    Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration,Leonard De Vinci, (Bachelor's)
  • HBI22VSIGS
    Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HRM Paris
  • HBI22VSN
    Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, EM Normandie (Bachelor's)

Objectives

This course introduces essential cross-cultural management aspects including inter- and cross-cultural communication, conflict management, and managing across cultures.

IBCOM Communication Skills: You have developed intercultural communication awareness and competences needed for working in international contexts.

IBCOL Intercultural Collaboration Skills: You are able to develop and demonstrate teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution skills in international contexts.

IBETH Ethical Conduct: You embrace ethical principles in decision-making and practice, as exampled by the Principles for Responsible Management Education (UNPRME) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

IBPER Skills for Personal Career Development. You are able to reflect upon your experiences to deepen personal and professional learning, and to embrace those learnings to support your career development.

IBCRI Critical Thinking: You are able to critically review and analyse information available from academic and professional business sources. You are able to observe, interpret and describe social phenomena associated with human interactions, conflict management and business management in international contexts.

Content

The course utilises appropriate texts and media, and may use simulations, group learning, case studies, project-based activities, and individual practice to develop knowledge and expertise pertaining to intercultural communication, conflict management and cross-cultural management.

Further information for students

Exchange and other Study Abroad students: 30 (included in the total capacity)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Due to the active nature of the course, your attendance is essential and your attendance is sufficient. Your participation in group-work and project-based components and outcomes are minimally sufficient.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3. You have contributed fairly and with good effort in all course activities, including classroom and individual and group activities 4. You have done everything included above for a grade of 3, and you have also made clear contributions and helped to ensure that group activities are completed on time and with good quality. Competences targeted: IBCRI: Skills in Critical and Analytical Understanding; IBCOM: Communication Skills; IBCOL: Intercultural Collaboration Skills; IBETH: Ethical Conduct; IBPER: Skills for Personal Career Development.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

You have fulfilled all of the criteria above for a grade of 4, and you have produced excellent results, individually and in your group work projects. Your project results and reporting meet the requirements of JAMK's project reporting guidelines.

Prerequisites

None