Course Title: HUM202 International Business Culture
Term Duration: January 4, 2016 –January 30, 2016
Instructor Name: TBA
Instructor Title: Lecturer
Home Institution: UIBE
Course Description (Course Objective)
This course aims to offer students with understandings of international business
culture to conduct transnational business activities. The 14 topics in this course
describe knowledge and skills that should be acquired in the subject of international
business culture. It also points out the importance of culture difference in international
business activities with specific cases which analyze possible culture difference and
culture shocks involved in international business activities. With knowledge of
international business culture, a series of cross-cultural conflicts and
misunderstandings could be avoided in transnational business activities.
Required Textbook
A Short Course in International Business Culture
Author: Charles Mitchell
Publisher: World Trade Press, 2000
ISBN Number: 1885073542, 9781885073549
Course Hours
The course has 18 class sessions in total, of which 14 class sessions are lectures and 4
class sessions are tutorials. Each lecture session is 170 minutes in length and each
tutorial session is 80 minutes. The classes are from Monday to Thursday, with two
additional class sessions on the first Friday (January 9, 2015) and third Friday
(January 23, 2015).
Prerequisite Course
None
Course Schedule
Week
Week 1
Week 2
Day
Date
Chapter
Topic
Mon.
04/01/2016
1
Introduction to Culture
Tue.
05/01/2016
2
Communicating Across Cultures
Wed.
06/01/2016
3
Workshop: In-class Discussion
Thu.
07/01/2016
4
Business Communication
Fri.
08/01/2016
Field Trip
Site Visit at Fortune 500 Corporation
Mon.
11/01/2016
5
Verbal Communication
Tue.
12/01/2016
6
Non-verbal Communication
Wed.
13/01/2016
7
Case Study: Why Culture Matters
Thu.
14/01/2016
Tutorial (by TA)
Mon.
18/01/2016
8
Business Etiquette
Tue.
19/01/2016
9
Cross-cultural Meetings
Wed.
20/01/2016
10
Cross-cultural Negotiations
Thu.
21/01/2016
11
Workshop: In-class Project
Fri.
22/01/2016
Field Trip
Site Visit at Fortune 500 Corporation
Mon.
25/01/2016
12
Cross-cultural Marketing
Research
Tue.
26/01/2016
13
Global Corporate Culture
Research
Wed.
27/01/2016
14
Thu.
28/01/2016
Tutorial (by TA)
Case Studies: Achieving Success in Team Work
Cross-cultural Business
Essay Draft
Sat.
30/01/2016
Final Exam
Sun.
31/01/2016
Week 3
Week 4
Examination
(If planned)
Grading Policy
Method
Class Participation
Class Quiz
Percentage
10%
20%
Assignment/
Notes
Individual
Research
Team Work
Group
Research
Group
Research
Team Work
Essay
Planning
Essay
Planning
Essay
Proposal
Team Work
Presentation
Final Exam
Total
20%
50%
100%
Classroom Etiquette
As a courtesy to your classmates and to me, cell phones should be kept in silent mode.
Cell phones are not to be used during class to check text messages, emails etc. If you
need to accept an urgent phone call, you may leave the classroom and return promptly
when you are finished. You may use a laptop or tablet to write lecture notes only, if so
please sit towards the back of the room and have the sound turned off.
Academic Honesty
It is sincere hoped that no student in this class does work which is not his or her own.
However, it seems prudent to clarify in advance the policy on cheating. If I determine
that any assignment was not written solely by the student whose Name appears on it,
the student will receive a zero (0) for the assignment and may receive an "F" for the
class. All exams in this course are “closed book.” Students may not use any books,
notes or other outside material during an exam. In addition, no electronic devices of
any kind (including calculators) can be used during the exam. Looking at another
student’s exam is not allowed. If these rules are violated the student will receive a
zero (0) for the exam and may receive an "F" for the class.