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

This is an online course. 27 Jan 2021 - 7 April 2021

Kick-off seminar online on 27 January 2021 at 3 pm (Finnish time).

Closing seminar online on 7 April 2021 at 3 pm (Finnish time).

The teacher will send further instructions to registered students.

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 is organised by University of Eastern Finland by University Professor Ritva Kantelinen.
(The course coordinator at Karelia UAS is Heidi Vartiainen .

Karelia UAS students and exchange students must register through UEF online registration form

https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/53B5860C6A995AE1

The enrolment opens on 26 Oct 2020 at 8.00 and closes on 20 January 2021 at 8.00.
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 online.

Evaluation scale

H-5