OPF:OPFNPCSM Preparatory Course for Mobilit - Course Information

OPFNPCSM Preparatory Course for Student Mobilities

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (lecturer)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Krystyna Heinz
School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Ing. Andrea Valentíny

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

• Banking (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)
• Business Economics in Trade and Services (programme OPF, N_EKOMAN)
• Marketing and Management (programme OPF, N_EKOMAN) (2)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, N_EKOMAN)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)

Course objectives (in Czech)

The course has been designed as preparation for student mobilities both in bachelor and master studies using a modern critical incident technique requiring active and creative students´ attitude. Students will acquire knowledge in the following three interconnected areas needed for successful stays in target cultures: 1 Solving critical incidents related to major potential problems in target cultures followed by the clarification of typical culture phenomena in the background and justification of proper solutions. 2 Creating a portfolio of documents necessary for stays in foreign countries, including CVs, motivation letters, self-reflective questionnaires evaluating students´ progress in the area of intercultural skills and submitting students´own critical incidents after their return to the home country. 3 Developing students´culture awareness and sensitivity to foreign cultures leading to empathy and tolerance.

Syllabus (in Czech)

• Unit 1 Communication - addressing people, different attitudes to hierarchy. Unit 2 Non-verbal dimension ? intensity, culture differences Unit 3 Division of cultures Unit 4 Overcoming stereotypes and prejudice Unit 5 Adaptation to a foreign culture ? overcoming culture shock Unit 6 Working in a multicultural team Unit 7 Intercultural negotiating Unit 8 Creating documents related to recruitment Units 9-12 Students´ presentations of their target cultures and of document portfolios in the class with the following discussion.

Literature

required literature
• HEINZ, K. Preparatory Course for Mobilities (forthcoming). info

recommended literature
• VYMĚTAL, J. Průvodce úspěšnou komunikací: efektivní komunikace v praxi. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2614-4. info
• BORSHEY, J., SWAN, R. Crossing Cultures. 2007. ISBN 9788853609755. info
• PRUCHA, J. Interkulturní psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-885-6. info
• GIBSON, R. Intercultural Business Communication. Spain: OUP, 2002. ISBN 0194421805. info

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 8 HOD/SEM, Seminář 12 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	40
Přednáška	8
Seminář	12
Zkouška	30
Summary	90

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2015, recent)
  
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