2018-2019 / HEVL0022-2

Organizational culture

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in translation and interpretation2 crédits 

Lecturer

Julie Pirard

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The main objective of "Corporate culture" is to present to the students the various documents and supports that could be translated in a company. Different contents are discussed:

  • Corporate image and corporate communication
  • Internal and external communication of the company
  • Corporate culture
  • Intercultural management

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • Discover the communication tools of companies and their functions.
  • Define the corporate culture and its issues.
  • Determine the role of communication and corporate culture in management.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

General economy.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoretical notions are illustrated by concrete examples.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Cases analysis, teacher's lectures, portfolio. Note taking is strongly recommanded.

Recommended or required readings

Portfolio posted online by the teacher.

Assessment methods and criteria

Personal written work
The teacher provides a non-exhaustive list of books describing the culture of an international company. In a typed work of maximum 5000 words, the student presents a summary of the book and a personal commentary using the theoretical elements of the course. The work must be structured and argued.

Work placement(s)

None

Organizational remarks

None

Contacts

julie.pirard@hel.be(cchiarlitti@ulg.ac.be)