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| LANG0885-1 | Intercultural Studies - Part II
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Economical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 2 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 2 |
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| Master in Business Engineering, didactic approach, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 2 |
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| Master en ingénieur de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en intrapreneuriat, 2nd year | | Toute l'année | | 2 |
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| Master en ingénieur de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en Modélisation et technologie, 2nd year | | Second semester | | 2 |
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| Holder(s) : | Ching Lin Pang |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : | Gaining a basic understanding in interculturalism from the Asian (Chinese) perspective |
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| Course objective : | The main objectives of this course is to gain a basic understanding of intercultural issues in the Asian (Chinese) context. These insights serve as necessary tools for effective professional and business dealings with Asians (Chinese) in an ever globalising market place. On the basis of the book 'Myths about doing business with China' basic Western misunderstandings and the guiding concepts, values and practices of Asian (Chinese) culture such as Confucianism, 'guanxi', 'face', etc. will be scrutinised in depth. The specificity of these concepts will be critically assessed and contextualised. Besides the theoretical discussion of these concepts, values and practices, real life case studies and applications will be discussed in order to illustrate and illuminate the theory. |
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| Prerequisites : | Intercultural Studies I
Good command of English (spoken as well as written skills) |
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| Workshops : | In general studensts are highly encouraged to participate actively in class.
Students are supposed to read the material before they come to class in order to foster a useful and interesting discussion in class.
Students are encouraged to reflect on the own intercultural experiences-both positive as negative-and integrate them in class discussions. |
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| Organization : | The module consists of 6 sessions of 4 hours.
Session one: March 23 09
- Myth 1: China isWesternising
Session two: April 209
- Myth 2: Guanxi is a time-consuming sideshow to the real business of business
Session three: April 23 09
- Myth 3: The Chinese are xenophobic
Session four: April 30 09
- Myth 4 : The Mask of Fu Manchu
Session five: May 7 09
- Myth 5: Rules are rules: negotiating in China is like negotiating elsewhere.
Session six: May 14 09
- Myth 6: The Chinese are hard to manage
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| Written notes : | a syllabus will be made available through the central service of didactic materials. |
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| Assessment : | The evaluation consists of
the general participation in class (20%)
the take-home exam (80%) consisting specific intercultural cases to be solved through multiple choice and justifications for the choices made. |
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| Contacts : | Students may contact the teacher through e-mail |
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| Remarks : | As intercultural interaction is a dynamic social process, a lived reality for many of us, this course strives to include students from all walks of life, from different national, linguistic and cultural background. Their feedback and reflection will be an added value and testing case of the theory and practice of interculturalism.
Last but not least the teacher expects the students to engage in vibrant and compelling discussions. |
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