Study Guide

Objective

On completion of the course the successful student will be able toidentify basic concepts and issues relating to culture and intercultural communicationapply theories of intercultural communication into his/her own professional contextpay attention to his/her own communication skills in working lifeanalyse the role of intercultural communication competence as a professional skill in different work settings

Content

Culture, cultural diversity, cultural awareness, intercultural communication, communication competence

Location and time

The kick-off seminar (2 hours), the concluding seminar (2 hours), independent studies (131 hours)

Materials

Available in the online learning environment.

Teaching methods

Core content: Culture, cultural diversity, cultural awareness, intercultural communication, communication competence
Learning outcomes:
On completion of the course the successful student will be able to
identify basic concepts and issues relating to culture and intercultural communication
apply theories of intercultural communication into his/her own professional context
pay attention to his/her own communication skills in working life
analyse the role of intercultural communication competence as a professional skill in different work settings
The course takes place at the University of Eastern Finland by University Lecturer Lea Meriläinen. (The course coordinator at Karelia UAS is Heidi Vartiainen .
Karelia UAS students and exchange students must register through UEF online registration form (will be available later).
The amount of students accepted is 20 from Karelia UAS.

Student workload

Kick-off seminar (2 h), concluding seminar (2 h), Independent studying 131 h

Evaluation scale

H-5