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Students will acquire relevant knowledge from the field of social capability and competence primarily aimed at social interactive patterns. They will have a clear idea of fundamental theoretical models and strategies of human interactions as well as their practical application. In seminars they will consolidate and develop their skills necessary to make the process of social interactions more effective in common situations as well as in demanding situations at work.

KSA on the A level required.

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lectures, behavioural interview, role playing, model situations, case studies solving

Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit:
The overall evaluation and successful completion of the course consists of:
• 25% written assignment
• 25% presentation of assignment outcomes (presentation, discussion)
• 10% active participation (e.g. active participation in classes, participation in optional thematically relevant lectures, seminars - must be confirmed by a certificate)
* 40% final written test

To successfully completion of the course in the frame of approved individual study plan, it is necessary to prepare an assignment on an approved topic, present it and answer questions in a discussion. The semester assignment will be deliverd in written form and has to meet specified criteria including formal requirements. Topic will be approved by teacher at the beginning of the semester.

The main goal of the course is to introduce students with specifics of interpersonal communication in an international context. Emphasis is put on gaining knowledge and ability to apply it in practical situations, which will develop intercultural competence as a necessary prerequisite for successful operation in the area of international trade.
1. Introduction to the course. Organizational criteria and conditions for completing the course. Assignments topics of semester works and criteria of their elaboration.
2. Definition of key terms: culture and its elements, intercultural competence and its components, the process of intercultural communication.
3. Intercultural adaptation: individual identity, acculturation, culture shock and mechanisms of its successful management.
4. The concept of culture.
5. Classical cultural models developed by Geert Hofstede, Fons Trompenaars, Hampdon-Turner.
6. The concept of cultural standards according to Alexander Thomas.
7. Cultural assimilator as a tool of intercultural training.
8. Negotiation in an international environment.
9. Specifics of work in international teams. GLOBE model.
10. Barriers to intercultural communication. Ethnocentrism, cultural relativism.
11. Specifics of selected European cultures with a focus on international trade.
12. Specifics of selected non-European cultures with a focus on international trade.
13. Repetitorium and discussion on the topics discussed.

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The main aim of this course is to acquire knowledge of interpersonal communication in international environment and its application thanks training activities.

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HOFSTEDE, G. H., G. J. HOFSTEDE and M. MINKOV. Cultures and organizations: software of the mind : intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2010. ISBN 978-0-07-166418-9.

F. TROMPENAARS and CH. HAMPDEN-TURNER. Riding the waves of culture: understanding diversity in global business. 3rd ed. London: Nicholas Brealey, 2012. ISBN 978-190-4838-388.
MORAN, R.T., P. R. HARRIS and S. V. MORAN. Managing cultural differences: global leadership strategies for cross-cultural business success. 8th ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011. ISBN 978-1-85617-923-2.