ESF:BPJ_CMIC Intercultural communication - Course Information

BPJ_CMIC Computer mediated intercultural communication

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Joch
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

BPJ_CMIC/01: Mon 14:35–16:15 S401, B. Pojslová

Prerequisites

At the beginning of the course students should: • - have upper-intermediate knowledge of English (B2).

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

This course aims to enable you
to develop a critical understanding of the notion of Intercultural Business Communication and
to locate this within a range of cross-cultural business settings.
to become competent in dealing with cultural differences in real life business situations.

Syllabus

• 1. Understanding the Notion of Culture
• 2. Understanding Cultural Systems 1
• 3. Understanding Cultural Systems 2
• 4. Problematising Cultural Systems
• 5. Understanding the Notion of Intercultural Business Communication; writing reports
• 6. Dealing with differences; writing reflective essays
• 7. Videoconference - establishing contact between exchange partners
• 8. Cross-cultural communication; building relationships in virutal teams
• 9. Problematising cross-cultural communication; managing virtual teams meetings
• 10. Intercultural communication; writing skills for virtual teams online communication
• 11. Diversity management in international business; presentation skills for virtual teams
• 12. Videoconference presentations
• 13. Videoconference presentations

Literature

recommended literature
• SAMOVAR, Larry A. and Richard E. PORTER. Intercultural communication : a reader. 10th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2003, x, 483. ISBN 053456495X. info
• Cross-cultural business behaviormarketing, negotiating, sourcing and managing across cultures. Edited by Richard R. Gesteland. 3rd [rev.] ed. Copenhagen, Denmark: Copenhagen Business School Press, 2002, 347 p. ISBN 8763000938. info

Teaching methods

- interactive seminars
- pair and group discussions
- case studies
- computer-based communication between virtual teams via wiki
- videoconferences

Assessment methods (in Czech)

- 80% participation in seminars
- active participation in on-line communication within the virtual team
- giving a group presentation
- writing a reflective essay

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BPJ_JI4A Foreign Language I/4 - English
  (BPJ_JI3A||BPJ_CMIC)  

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