BUS3007 Cultural Competence
SUBJECT INFORMATION |
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SUBJECT CODE BUS3007 |
SUBJECT CREDITS 5 |
SUBJECT OWNER AIHE Business School |
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SUBJECT LEVEL Undergraduate |
TOTAL COURSE CREDIT POINTS 80 |
OFFERED EXTERNALLY Yes |
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ELECTIVE SUBJECT Yes
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EFTSL* 0.125 * Equivalent Full time Study Load
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NOTE This offering may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the time table for further details.
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Subject Description
Intercultural competence is a crucial skillset in today’s global workplace. In this subject,students will develop their emotional intelligence and intercultural competence in class and in the workplace.
This experiential subject requires students to study and/or work with people from different cultures and countries in a business context and to reflect on their experiences. Students will be introduced to a range of theories, which they will critically evaluate before and during their intercultural experience. In most instances, students will undertake international travel as part of their experience however this is not essential.
Textbook(s)
Dwyer, Judith, and Hopwood, Nicole. The Business Communication Handbook. 11th ed. South Melbourne, Vic.: Cengage Learning, 2020Recommended Readings
Bennett, M. (2013). Overcoming the golden rule: sympathy and empathy. In Basic concepts of intercultural communication: paradigms, principles, & practice: selected readings. Boston: Intercultural Press. Last accessed 17 April 2020 1?sid=bc959fe2-17cc-4553-8c26-2cf036bab08b@sessionmgr106&vid=4&format=EK&rid=2
Useful Websites
Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organisations
www.eiconsortium.org
Holliday, A. (2015). Talking about cultural difference- blocks and threads [Blog post]. Last accessedRetrieved 17 April 2020,
http://adrianholliday.com/talking-about-cultural-difference-blocks-and-threads/
Selasi, T. (2014). Don’t ask where I’m from, ask where I’m a local (TED Global 2014) [Video]. Last accessed 17 April 2020,https://www.ted.com/talk/taiye_selasi_don_t_ask_where_i_m_from_ask_where_i_m_a_local?language=en
Teaching Method
Semester Study Period: 3 hour Face-to-face sessions x 12 weeks + 2 hours self study/ assessment x 2 weeks plus personal study hours Winter or Summer School: 7 hours Face-to-face sessions x 5 weeks plus personal study hoursPrerequisite(s)
- BUS1001 Communication in Business
Assessment
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Task |
Length |
When Assessed |
Weighting |
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Blog Posts |
Week 1,2,3 |
30% |
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Reflective Journal |
Week 5
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40% |
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Individual Presentation |
Week 5 |
30% |
