DRAFT SAMPLE
COURSE OUTLINE
MGT4640A – 2016 Summer Session II
Cross Cultural Study in Hungary
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE
Instructor:
Email:
Gizelle Tiponut
gizelle.tiponut@uleth.ca
Course Description:
This course is designed to allow students direct exposure to the economic, social and cultural environment of Hungary. The six
week course provides student with visits to cultural sites, group study tours, weekly seminars on aspects of Hungarian culture,
better understanding of the corporate and organizational work environment, and the opportunity to live in Budapest. The emphasis
will be on understanding and resolving complex and dynamic issues associated with the design, execution, and improvement of
operations and processes.
Course Requirements:
Journal/blog
15% Due Aug 12th
Daily entries and a 4-page analysis of personal cultural response/adaptation
based on your journal (typed, double-spaced)
Group Essay/Presentation
35% Due Aug 12th
Discussion, research and analysis of different Hungarian work environments norms.
(three students/paper)* 10-12 pages (typed, double-spaced)
(paper 25%; Aug 3 - seminar discussion of paper 10%)
Speaker synopsis
10 % Due first Monday after talk
1-page overview & discussion of one speaker’s presentation topic (typed, double
spaced, no research needed)
Participation
40%
Supervisor's and instructor's assessment & seminar attendance/active participation
Assignments should be emailed to gizelle.tiponut@uleth.ca
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DRAFT SAMPLE
Group members for research paper (sample companies):
Group 1
Student 1
Encosoft
Student 2
VM KOMM
Student 3
GE
Group 2
Student 4
Atalian
Student 5
Csanyi Pinceszet
Student 6
TESCO
Group 3
Student 7
Bonitas
Student 8
Cajprivous
Student 9
Erste Bank
Group 4
Student 10
Bonafarm
Student 11
Vodafone
Student 12
UniCredit
Group 5
Student 13
Ingram Micro Ltd.
Student 14
Red Bull Hungary
Student 15
Michelin Hungary
Speakers Series: sample schedule
Topic
Date
Introduction to culture and diversity issues in the Hungarian workplace
July 7 (Thursday)
7pm
July 12 (Tuesday)
7pm
July 14 (Thursday)
7pm
July 19 (Tuesday)
7pm
July 21 (Thursday)
7pm
Aug 10 (Wednesday)
7pm
Canada-Hungary trade relations
Outsourcing - risk-benefit analysis
Knowing the Hungarian costumer
Global logistics and Risk Management
Discussion of group research paper and Hungarian work norms.
Field trip: Details to follow (Dates and location subject to change)

Culture and history in Europe - trip to Vienna – Jul 27-30 (Wednesday-Saturday)
Grading Scale:
The following is the letter grade distribution that has been adopted by the Faculty of Management as a suggested
grade scale/breakdown for all management courses and will be followed in this course:
A+
100-95
B+
85-82
C+
73-70
D+
61-58
A
94-90
B
81-78
C
69-66
D
57-50
A-
89-86
B-
77-74
C-
65-62
F
49-0
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