Open uni: Intercultural competence and professionalism, spring 2025
- Credits:
- 5 ECTS credits
- Location:
- Kuopio
- Continuous learning category:
- -
- Teaching format:
- Online teaching, Distance teaching, Independent learning
- Price:
- 100 € (VAT 0%)
Study methods: Online course during 18.2.–2.5.2025.
- Independent studying in eLean Moodle learning environment (10 hours)
- Independent reading literature (25 hours)
- Online discussion in Moodle learning environment (10 hours)
- Writing scientific essays on intercultural competence and communication: a case study (group work) and peer group commenting (45 hours)
- Writing scientific essays and using critical incidence method and case study (group work) peer group commenting (45 hours)
- Self-evaluation of one's own learning
Evaluation criteria: A passing grade is equivalent to a 'good' level, which stands for at least 70 % of the set objectives.
To pass the study unit, the student must have completed all learning tasks and assignments (individual assignment, self-evaluation and group assignments).
Learning materials and recommended literature:
- Bennett, J. M. (2015). The Sage encyclopedia of intercultural competence. 1. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
- Intercultural Competence Managing Cultural Diversity: Training Handbook 5th Edition, E-book, Berninghausen, Jutta; Minshawi, Béatrice Hecht-El, Libreka GmbH 2009
- Intercultural competence: concepts, challenges, evaluations, E-book, Witte, Arnd ; Harden, Theo ; ProQuest (Firm), Peter ang 2011.
- Intercultural Communication, E-book, Chen, Ling, De Gruyter 2017.
- Intercultural Competence Managing Cultural Diversity: Training Handbook 5th Edition, E-book, Berninghausen, Jutta; Minshawi, Béatrice Hecht-El, Libreka GmbH 2009
- Deardorff, DK (2009). The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Competence. Los Angeles: Sage.
- Cai, D.-Y. (2016). A concept analysis of cultural competence. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 3(3), 268–273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2016.08.002
- Tarozzi, M. (2014). Building an “intercultural ethos” in teacher education. Intercultural Education (London, England), 25(2), 128–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2014.888804
- Das, C., & Anand, J. C. (2014). Strategies for critical reflection in international contexts for social work students. International Social Work, 57(2), 109–120. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872812443693
Literature acquisition costs / borrowing fees are not included into the tuition fee.
Individual courses are 20 euros per ECTS credit. The prices are valid for the 2024-2025 academic year.
For more information on study fees and payment and cancellation terms, please see: Registration, study fees and right to study | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi). Study right will cover the lessons and exams.
Fees for purchasing/lending literature are not included in the study fee.
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