CVAPIC Intercultural Communication

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (lecturer)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
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
Students will be provided knowledge and skills related to social, political and economic institutions in various cultures. Special attention will be devoted to the development of students´ critical awareness concerning the ability to evaluate on the bases of explicit criteria accepted in their own culture and in other cultures. This approach will be based on the analytic attitude to culture phenomena, their context, the awareness of the own ideological perspectives and values, like e.g. human rights, religion, etc., as well as of the potential conflicts between cultures. Students will be led towards empathy, i.e. accepting different systems of culture values and negotiating in international business interact.
Syllabus
A
1 Business Organization and Culture
2 Religions and Their Impact on Intercultural Communication
3 The Importance of Eating Habits for Various Cultures
4 Division of Cultures
5 The Power of Non-Verbal Communication
B
6 Finnish Business Ethics
7 Spanish Culture and Its Specifics
8 Holidays and Celebrations in Turkish Culture
9 Russian Business Culture
10 American Individualism and Japanese Team Working
11 The Potential of Polish Market and Polish Culture
12 Presentations
13 Revision - TEST YOURSELF
1 Business Organization and Culture
Defining culture
Cultural and cross-cultural awareness
Types of culture

2 Religions and Their Impact on Intercultural Communication
Culture, thought and language
Culture values
World religions
3 The Importance of Eating Habits for Various Cultures
Home culture and target culture
National cuisines
4 Division of Cultures
National identity
Division according to Hofstede, Trompenaars and Lewis
5 The Power of Non-Verbal Communication
Non-verbal disciplines
Gestures with different meanings in different cultures
6 Finnish Business Ethics
Consciousness of cultural differences in values, beliefs and attitudes.
Doing business with the Finns
7 Spanish Culture and Its Specifics
National stereotypes, examining stereotypes, and overcoming stereotypes
Doing business with the Spaniards
8 Holidays and Celebrations in Turkish Culture
Adaptation to a foreign culture, acculturation and culture shock
9 Russian Business Culture
Requests. Superstitions.
Doing business with the Russians
10 American Individualism and Japanese Team Working
Individualism and collectivism
Doing business with the Japanese and Americans
11 The Potential of Polish Market and Polish Culture
Overcoming fraud and corruption
Doing business with the Poles
12 Presentations
Students´ presentations and discussions
13 Revision - TEST YOURSELF
A set of 50 questions related to all the topics
Literature
    required literature
  • HEINZOVÁ, K. Intercultural Communication, updated edition. Karviná: OPF SU, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7248-5. info
    recommended literature
  • NOVÝ, I., SCHROLL-MACHL, S. Interkulturní komunikace v řízení a podnikání. Management Press, 1999. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kombinovaná zkouška
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Summer 2020, Winter 2020.
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