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Intercultural Communication, TEIM03 (4 ETCS credits)
Autumn 2015 (02/11-14/12/2015)
Course Instructor: Professor Hossein Dadfar
Week 45
Monday 02/11, 13-17, P42
Lec. 1, HD
Introduction lecture: An overview of the course contents, structure
and evaluation criteria, grouping, and discussion on the challenges of
intercultural communication.
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Lec. 2
HD
Lecture on: Culture and its components, perspectives on culture,
levels of cultural study, introduction to cultural analysis.
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Tuesday 03/11, 08-10, A36
Lec. 3
HD
How to analyse culture: explanation of single dimension models
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Friday 06/11, 10-12, A36
Lec. 4
HD
How to analyse culture: explanation of multidimensional models
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Week 46
Monday 09/11, 13-17, P42
Lec. 5
HD
Lec. 6
How to analyse culture: explanation of multidimensional models
Readings
Compendia, handouts
- Communication theory and model: the components of
communication model, the role of culture in communication, types of
communication-3V.
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Submission of project proposal-PM1 latest 17 o’clock: Each group
should submit one page project idea/proposal. The project can be on a
specific culture (e.g. China, Japan) or specific aspects of intercultural
communication in business context- see example of projects carried
out by former students.
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Tuesday 10/11, 08-10, P42
Lec. 7HD
Social customs, culture and sustainability
Readings: Compendia, handout
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Friday 13/11, 10-12, P42
Lec. 8,
- Managing Cultural diversity
- Communication in practice – Role play
- Role play
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Submission of PM2 latest 12 o’clock: Each group should submit 3- 4
pages proposal including the background, the purpose of the study
(syfte), example of the theories that you are going to use, the method
and type of data that you are going to use and your expected results.
Week 47
Monday, 16/11, 13-17, A36
Lec. 9, 13-15
AD
Cultural Problems Faced by Firms in South Asia:
Anna Dadfar, with many years’ experience in doing business with
South Asia as consultant in Swedish trade council, Area Manager in
Getinge international, etc. and her current position is Quality Manager
at Tele2, highlights the cultural problems in South Asia and how to
overcome them
Readings
Handout
SS1, 15-17
Seminar, presentation of research proposal/problem
Each group has 10 minutes for presentation and five minutes for
general discussion.
Readings
Compendia, handouts
Tuesday, 17/11, 08-10, A36
Lecture 10
- Managing Cultural diversity
- Communication in practice
- Readings
- Compendia, handouts
Friday 20/11, 10-12, TER1
Test (Dugga): a short (60 minutes) test accounting for one
grade out of five grades in the course. Passing this test adds one
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Role play.
grade to the grade you gain from the assignment. You can gain
up to grade 4 (B) with your assignment and if you wish to have
a higher grade you should pass the test successfully as well.
Note: The test and assignment are not repeatable after the
course is finished
Each group has 15 minutes for playing a role and five
Minutes for discussion.
Group advisory (HD, SE), November 16-27
Each group should book the appointment/s with HD/M.RS. Please
send the issues you would like to discuss at least one day before the
meeting.
Week 50
Thursday 10/12, 17.00
Submission of the report latest 17.00 o'clock
Submission of the final report and 1-2 pages summary, the
report and summary should be submitted to HD. One copy of
the report should be submitted to the opponent group. You may
send your report by electronic mail or log in the course
homepage.
Please do not forget to write your class and group number as
well as your group members’ names on the covering page.
The report should be about 15 pages excluding list of references and table of
contents.
Monday 14/12, 13-19, A37
SS2
Seminar: Presentation of the final report (ca 10 minutes) and
HD,
opposition (ca 15 minutes), and general discussion (ca 5
minutes). The opponent group should submit a written
opposition (2 pages) on the reporter group's work.
.Lecturers:
HD = Hossein Dadfar, Prof. Industrial Marketing/International Marketing, Course Instructor.
Tel. 013-281553, E-mail: [email protected] , Office: A house, entrance 17-19, rum 2A 910
SE= Sarah Ebadzadeh, PhD candidate, course assistant
M.R.S. = Mohammad,R. Saeedi, research assistant, Industrial Marketing, course
assistant
AD = Anna Dadfar, Guest lecturer, expert in South Asia business culture
Course secretary: Karin Fredriksson, tel: 013-281551, email: [email protected]
Course Website: http:// http://www.iei.liu.se/indek/utbildning/industriellmarknadsforing/teim03?l=en&sc=true