OPF:SVPACV Culture Values in Business Com - Course Information
SVPACV Culture Values in Business Communication
School of Business Administration in KarvinaWinter 2010
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (lecturer)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Krystyna Heinz
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- European Integration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)
- Marketing and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the subject is to develop students´ knowledge in the area of intercultural competence so that they are able to participate efficiently in international business communication. The emphasis is put on culture values including religions which can have important impact on intercultural interactions. Attention is also devoted to stereotype and prejudice, and various religions and their principles. The course also involves the output of the project PEACE-Power Exchange through Acting InterCultural Experience submitted within Socrates-Grundtvig programme.
- Syllabus
- 1 Intercultural Communication and intercultural training by means of the Galli Method
2 Culture and culture values in intercultural interaction
3 Stereotypes and their overcoming
4 Prejudice and discrimination
5 Significance of religions
6 Ancient religions
7 Judaism - the patriarchs and the exodus
8 Judaism . History of Judaism in Czechoslovakia.
9 F. Kafka.
10 Key concepts of Islam
11 The five pillars of Islam. Islam in Turkey - a secular state?
12 Comparisons
13 Revision
1 Intercultural Communication and intercultural training by means of the Galli Method
Globalization.
Culture. Collective mental programming.
The importance of intercultural training - the Galli Method.
2 Culture and culture values in intercultural interaction
The importance of culture values.
Different culture values and their impact on international communication
3 Stereotypes and their overcoming
Barriers to Intercultural communication.
National stereotypes.
Self-stereotypes.
4 Prejudice and discrimination
Hofstede´s pyramid
Sources of prejudice and discrimination and their overcoming
5 Significance of religions
Definition and base of religion
Basic concepts and terminology
6 Ancient religions
Ancient Egyptian religion, Rituals.
Stonehenge and other stone constructions. Rituals.
7 Judaism - the patriarchs and the exodus
Characteristics of Judaism
The most important events in the life cycle
8 Judaism . History of Judaism in Czechoslovakia.
The most important Jewish holidays
Significant concepts and terminology.
9 F. Kafka.
Characteristics of his works.
His background
10 Key concepts of Islam
Mohammed and his exodus.
Coran and sharria
11 The five pillars of Islam. Islam in Turkey - a secular state?
Belief, praying, tithe, fasting and pilgrimage
Current reality in Turkey.
12 Comparisons
Comparing culture values.
Comparing religions and their importance.
13 Revision
- 1 Intercultural Communication and intercultural training by means of the Galli Method
- Literature
- required literature
- HEINZOVÁ, K., HORKÝ, E. Culture and Culture Values. Karviná: SU OPF Karviná, 2007. info
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2010, recent)
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