Developing Intercultural Competence (2cr)
Code: INT1HA001-3010
Basic information of implementation
- Enrollment
- 17.06.2019 - 23.08.2019
- Enrolment for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 19.08.2019 - 11.10.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- ECTS Credits
- 2 cr
- Campus
- Haaga Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 15 - 45
- Degree programmes
- HOTRA Degree Programme in Hotel and Restaurant Management
Evaluation scale
H-5
Schedule
The course is conducted in the 1st Period Fall 2019; classes Mo 11.00-13.45, starting 19. August.
Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study
The learning goals of this course can be reached in the following ways:
a. Lectures and related assignments
b. Exam and learning assignment(s)
c. Develop models to include study-time work experience in the studies
Assessing one’s own learning is a compulsory part of the course.
Materials
Articles and materials indicated by lecturer (in Moodle).
Recommended reading:
Lewis, R.D. 2006. Cross Culture the Lewis model. Richadr Lewis Communications, Hampshire, UK.
Schein, E. 1999. The Corporate Culture Survival Guide - Sense and nonsense about culture change. Jossey-Bass Inc., San Francisco, CA.
Teaching methods and instruction
The learning goals of this module can be reached in the following ways:
a. Lectures and related assignments
b. Exam and learning assignment(s)
c. Develop models to include study-time work experience in the studies
Assessing one’s own learning is a compulsory part of the module.
Working life connections
The topics of the module are discussed from a working life point of view.
Exam dates and re-exam possibilities
Learning method b: Assignment + book exam on the recommended reading (to be done in a general exam/HH)
The course is conducted in the 1st Period Fall 2019; classes Thu 8.00-10.45, starting 22. August.
Internationality
The content of the module is viewed from a variety of international and multicultural viewpoints.
Completion alternatives
b. Exam and learning assignment(s)
c. Develop models to include study-time work experience in the studies
Learning assignments
The class will work in multicultural teams and each team produces a report on a particular problem - phenomenon in the workplace/between cultures.
Assessment methods
The module is evaluated on a scale excellent (5), very good (4), good (3), satisfactory (2), fair (1), fail (0). The assessment criteria are presented on a scale 1 - 3 - 5.