SVPACV Culture Values in Business Communication

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2013
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
Prerequisites
No conditions must be fulfilled and the subject can be registered indepedently.
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
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
Literature
    required literature
  • HEINZOVÁ, K., HORKÝ, E. Culture and Culture Values. Karviná: SU OPF Karviná, 2007. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2013, recent)
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