Engineering and Inter-Cultural Encounters 7.5 credits
Course Contents
The course deals with knowledge and insights about the impact of cultural differences on industrial activities and how national cultures differ and influence corporate strategies and people's communication and behaviors.
The course includes the following elements:
- Definitions of culture, subculture and organizational culture
- The leadership's dependence on cultural knowledge
- Global cultural patterns and social values through which they differ
- Models for cultural adaptation and stress caused by this
- Ethnocentrism and the importance of cultural identity
- The importance of stereotypical descriptions and roles
- Cultural intelligence
- To work with intercultural groups
Prerequisites
Passed courses comprising at least 150 credits in the program or a Bachelor's degree in Engineering comprising 180 credits (or the equivalent).
Level of Education: Second cycle
Coursecode/Ladok code: TIUR21
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of course | Programme instance course |
| Study type | Normal teaching |
| Semester | Autumn 2024 |
| Study period |
week 43 - week 2
|
| Rate of study | 100% |
| Language | English |
| Location | Jönköping |
| Time | Day-time |
| Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students | 18750 SEK |
| Syllabus (PDF) | |
| Application code | HJ-T4245 |