•   Cross Cultural Management 3H00CD06-3011 02.08.2021-13.08.2021  5 cr  (VAPAA) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course unit
    This course aims at enabling students to operate effectively in culturally diverse business environments and equipping them with relevant skills for multicultural projects. Students will acquire skills and competence to comprehend diverse communication patterns and other forms of diversity based on different levels of culture that exist in various multicultural contexts. One key aspect of the course is the study of the influence of culture on consumer behavior so that students can examine how company adapts to international market diversity. Students will have an overview of cross cultural management, multicultural projects and project teams and task and process strategies for managing multicultural teams.

    After completing the course, the students will be able to:
    - have an overview of cross-cultural management and multicultural project teams and on task and process strategies for managing multicultural teams
    - appreciate intercultural management as an inter-related system in which a number of interdisciplinary tasks are coordinated and aligned with overall strategies
    - have interpersonal, intercultural communication, teamwork and presentation skills required in multicultural teams and cross cultural tourism business projects
    - value cultural diversity as an asset in projects and draw benefits from it
    - act as a team member in a multicultural project team in the field of tourism business.
    Further information
    Planned learning activities and teaching methods
    Lectures, team work and case studies

    Name of lecturer(s)

    Pietro Albanese

    Recommended or required reading

    The students will be informed about the course materials at the beginning of the course

    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    The course is in english. Liko students and other (IB, exchange students and so on) can partecipate.
    Methods: Indivudual and group work. Extensive use of the case method

    Language of instruction

    English

    Timing

    02.08.2021 - 13.08.2021

    Registration

    01.04.2021 - 26.07.2021

    Credits

    5 cr

    Group(s)

    VAPAA

    Seats

    0 - 40

    Teacher(s)

    Pietro Albanese

    Further information for students

    The learning and communication platforms are moodle and zoom

    Degree programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Business Administration

    Office

    TAMK Main Campus

    R&D proportion

    5 cr

    Virtual proportion

    5 cr

    Evaluation scale

    0-5

    Training and labour cooperation

    Different level of international business case studies. Individual and group work are centered in solving the business cases

    Exam schedule

    Weekly cases with growing difficult level. Individual summary. There is not a final exam

    International connections

    All course and the cases are in English. Multicultural group works

    Students use of time and load

    The overall student workload is about 130 hours:
    individual work about 90 h.
    group work about 40 h.

    Content periodicity

    cross cultural understnding in diferent busines situations
    cross cultural influence on:
    - business negotiations
    - communication and marketing
    - decision making processes

    Assessment criteria
    Satisfactory

    Understanding of the problem(s) related to the content of the course needed improvement and/ or the team was inconsistent in clearly presenting its analysis.

    Good

    The students demonstrated a good understanding of the problem(s) related to the content of the course. Team did a good job of clearly
    presenting its analysis

    Excellent

    The students demonstrated an exceptional understanding
    of the problem(s) related to the content of the course. Team did an exceptional job ofclearly presenting its analysis.