ATS3064 · Intercultural skills for global leaders

Overview

The unit aims to equip you with global leadership skills which will enable you to effectively engage in global networks. Introducing you to Cultural Intelligence, the unit will provide critical tools for intercultural management, a key competency for studying and working in transnational environments. You will complete guided intercultural interactions in and outside classroom, in order to produce written self-reflection on your cultural experience. Regardless of disciplinary background, activities proposed to you in this unit will provide you with knowledge and strategies required for successful engagement in diverse settings. Fostering crucial graduate attributes such as cross-cultural collaboration, teamwork, cultural awareness and critical thinking, this unit will enable you to successfully navigate cultural differences in global challenges and opportunities.

Areas of study: Chinese studies Cultural competence European languages Human rights Indonesian studies International relations Japanese studies Korean studies Linguistics Monash Intercultural lab Arts enrichment units

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Recognise and explain the key concepts and models of Intercultural Communication Competences;
2. Identify and analyse intercultural differences in specific multicultural context;
3. Appraise and discuss cross-cultural issues;
4. Apply tools and practices to enhance intercultural sensitivity and adaptability;
5. Apply principles of cross- and intercultural engagement in various contexts.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.