KCJKPACVA Culture Values in Business Communication

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Adámková (lecturer)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Adámková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
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
    recommended literature
  • NOVÝ, I., SCHROLL-MACHL, S. a kol. Interkulturní komunikace v řízení a podnikání. Praha : Management Press, 1999. ISBN 80-7261-009-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Data projector, video, online dictionaries
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Summer 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2009, recent)
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