ØAADM3300 Cross-Cultural Communication Emneplan

The contact lecturer approves the grade after recommendation from the practical training supervisor. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

It is an advantage, but not obligatory, that the students have taken a course in Professional English at Oslo Business School.

The course in Cross-Cultural Communication deals with some issues that are relevant for the course in Negotiations.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has broad knowledge of the nurse’s role and responsibilities in a chosen area of specialisation
• has broad knowledge of nursing research and other relevant research and professional development in a chosen area of specialisation

Skills

The student is capable of

• defining clinical issues of relevance to professional development in nursing
• carrying out systematic literature searches
• clarifying concepts, analysing and assessing different sources of information, and using these sources to formulate relevant argumentation
• carrying out an independent, limited literature study under supervision and in accordance with applicable standards of research ethics
• presenting specialist literature in an independent, logical and systematic manner

Competence

The student

• is capable of critically and analytically assessing the chosen topic in light of academic and research-based knowledge
• is familiar with professional ethical issues and can contribute to planning professional development in clinical practices

Knowledge

The student

• knows various definitions of culture
• has broad knowledge about various business cultures
• has general knowledge of the main patterns of cross-cultural business behaviour
• has knowledge of various aspects of cross-cultural communication, management and interaction
• has knowledge about verbal and non-verbal communication in various cultures

• knows the most influential theories of cross-cultural communication

Skills

The student

• can deal with intercultural challenges in professional situations in the business world
• can communicate well within a professional, intercultural context
• can work well in international teams
• can interact in cross-cultural business situations while taking into account differences of business customs and behavior
• can analyze, compare and contrast different business cultures
• is able to discuss and reflect on various aspects of cultural differences
• can present and discuss business issues in an international and intercultural context

Competence

The student

• can apply his/her knowledge of cross-cultural communication and business cultures in professional situations
• can function well in most professional intercultural situations
• has developed his/her cultural sensitivity

The pedagogical approach includes:

• Lectures, group work, discussions, case work
• Student presentations
• Independent study

Regular attendance and active participation in classroom activities are expected.

Bachelor's thesis in the form of a literature study. The bachelor’s thesis is normally written in pairs of students.

Scope: 10,000 words (+/- 20%).

The supervisor offers two seminars. Each group is offered one hour of supervision four times, three of which are compulsory.

For more information, see the provisions for the bachelor’s thesis SYBA3900 for the 2019 year group.

Resit exam: If students are forced to interrupt their writing period before submission or are awarded a grade F, they can submit a reworked version for assessment once in the same group or individually. The resit will normally be scheduled for the subsequent autumn semester.

1. If the students keep the same research question as they used for the ordinary exam, they do not have to redo the required project description, if this has been approved at the first attempt.
2. If the students change their research question, the project description must be re-approved.

In both cases, students are allocated four more hours’ supervision, three of which must be used in order for the student to be allowed to submit the bachelor’s thesis for assessment.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

One internal and one external examiner.

SKOMP3900, SKOMPD3900, SYBA3900 and SYBAS3900 overlap 100%.