MUPIC COURSE

Students can:

• recognize the need and importance of learning and exploring intercultural communication in the context of the MUPIC project (international teams, dynamics within teams, dealing with companies, orientation week abroad)

• become aware of their own cultural identities and build an appreciation for others (personal, social and cultural identities)

• understand and formulate ways how culture affects communications (Edward T. Hall’s High-Low Context dimension, perceptions of space, approaches to time)

• identify specifics of online intercultural communication

• understand the meaning and applications of the Individualism vs. Collectivism concept as the most widely-used terms in comparing cultures; recognize the constraints of the concept

• build an overall comprehension of the major cultural values underlying different behaviors and understand leading values dimensions (Hofstede’s Values Orientation Model, brief overview of other models ?); using the acquired knowledge, formulate their experience from working in the international group 

• come up with tips for effective cross-cultural communications: how to become adaptable in intercultural interactions (include  experience from the course and suggest practical solutions)·  

• share data, information and digital content with others through appropriate digital communication technologies.

• understand the differences between face-to-face and virtual communication and apply appropriate code of conduct 

• adapt behavioral norms and netiquette of the employer while using digital technologies and interacting in digital environments.

• understand how to build and lead an effective virtual team