Course GFÖ36L

Communication in an Intercultural Business Environment

7.5 Credits
First Cycle

Starts week 3, 2024

This course focuses on the practical and personal development of students’ intercultural communication.

The first module, Intercultural Competence, focuses on the development of students’ intercultural communication knowledge which can be applied in future when communicating orally and in writing within an intercultural business environment. Several intercultural aspects will be considered such as face to face and online communication forms, reader and audience analysis, structure, language, formality and clarity. In the second module, Intercultural Communication Analysis, self-awareness and communication analysis are discussed. In the third module, Project and written Business Report, a case study project with a persuasive business report is conducted.

 

Starts and ends:
week 3, 2024 - week 12, 2024
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Flexible (Borlänge)
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements. No knowledge of Swedish is required
Selection :
Final school grades (66 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34 %)
Application Code:
HDA-V3HN6
Main field of study:
Online Education
Compulsory meetings:
0 physical
4 online
Computer Skills:

Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.

Computer Capacity:

Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).

Means of Education:

Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
10,875 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
10,875 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
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