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International Skills (5cr)

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General information


Timing
01.08.2019 - 31.12.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Technology
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Information and Communications Technology
Teachers
Tarja Lappalainen-Kajan
Groups
TTV17S2
Tieto- ja viestintätekniikka
Course
TTMW0210

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization International Skills TTMW0210-9S0V2. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

• The students are aware of the significance of internationality and internationalization in working life, particularly in their own branch (Field of ICT).

• They understand the phases from internationalization at home to the integration into a foreign culture.

• They develop their abilities to work in multicultural environments and to study and complete practical training abroad.

Content

- culture and world view
- the classification of cultures
- intercultural communication and its challenges
- the regional characteristics of cultures
- work-life/branch cultures
- operating in unfamiliar culture

Materials

Hofstede Gert: Cultures and Organizations, Software of the Mind. McGraw-Hill, 1997.Liu Shuang, Volcic Zala, Gallois Cindy: Introducing Intercultural Communication. Global Cultures and Contexts. Sage Publications, 2011.

Completion alternatives

Presentation/report 40%Learning diary 60%

Student workload

o lectures 52 ho exercises 28 ho assignment 30 ho independent study 25 hTotal 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1: The student understands the differences in cross-cultural communication.

Satisfactory 2: The student understands the differences in cross-cultural communication and its importance in business communication in ICT field.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3: The student is able to apply the basics of business communication into practical situations. They understand the role of lifelong learning in cross-cultural communication.

Very good 4: The student is able to take into account the cultural differences in business communication and they are able to operate in unfamiliar cultures while acting as technical expert.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student is able to take into account the cultural differences in business communication and they are able to operate fluently in unfamiliar cultures. The student is also able to take into account the future requirements.

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