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Intercultural Management 4

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Intercultural Management 4
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Computer Science and Web Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019
Module code: DFIW-404
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P610-0188, P620-0006
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
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ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam (50%) and presentation (50%)

[updated 29.04.2024]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

DFIW-404 (P610-0188, P620-0006) Computer Science and Web Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
The total student study time for this course is 60 hours.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
DFIW-304 Intercultural Management 3


[updated 28.03.2024]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Dr. Julia Frisch
Lecturer: Dr. Julia Frisch

[updated 09.08.2020]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
•        explain intercultural competence models and apply and transfer them to various professional activities and environments
•        explain critical incidents from multicultural everyday and professional situations with regard to intercultural differences and propose solutions
•        use case studies from different contexts to work out individual cultural differences and peculiarities for themselves
•        explain strategies for building and working in multicultural teams and apply them to case studies
•        put leadership, team and management styles in an (inter)cultural context
•        critically question their own cultural imprint with regard to communication and conflict resolution in exercises/simulations


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Module content:
•        Case studies from professional practice
•        Team building and work cultures in multicultural teams and projects
•        Intercultural competence models for different professional fields
•        Leadership and management styles
•        Culture shock, international assignments, global assignments
•        International contrast examples (not limited to Germany and France)
•        Multi-perspectivity and synergy potential in a multicultural working environment


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Teaching methods/Media:
•        Lecturer presentations
•        (Interactive) exercises and case studies
•        Group work
•        Digital content via moodle


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Recommended or required reading:
General literature recommendations for this module:
 
Barmeyer, Christoph: Konstruktives interkulturelles Management. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, über utb, neueste Auflage.
Heringer, Hans-Jürgen: Interkulturelle Kommunikation. Grundlagen und Konzepte. utb, neueste Auflage.
Meyer, Erin: The Culture Map. Decoding how people think, lead, and get things done across cultures. Public Affairs, New York, neueste Auflage.
Schroll-Machl, Sylvia: Doing Business with Germans. Their perception, our perception. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, neueste Auflage.
 
 
Literature and learning materials will be provided during the course.


[updated 29.04.2024]
 
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