Analysis of business culture

Module: 3 - V11

Name of module: Analysis of business culture

Course: International Business Culture and Communication C, module 1

Course code(s): 2FE060

Syllabus(es): 2FE060

Homepage: www.usbe.umu.se/kursweb/vt11/2fe060mom3

Maps: www.umu.se/english/about-umu/campus-maps

Lecturer: Kifle Hamde (KH), Chris Nicol (CN)

Telephone: 090-7866149, 090-7866160

E-mail: kifle.hamde@usbe.umu.se, Chris.nicol@usbe.umu.se

Other: Syllabus (course description and literature).

Day

Date

Time

Subject

Room

Lecturer

Note

WEEK 13

Day: Monday

Date: 2011-03-28

Time: 08:00-10:00

Subject: Course Introduction and Lecture One - Intercultural Business Communication (Chapters 1 and 2) + registration for the course

Room: hsE_Hum

Lecturer: CN

Other: Please buy the textbook beforehand

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2011-03-29

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Tutorials on group work, article search and review

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other: Group times will be posted on the net (optional)

Day: Friday

Date: 2011-04-01

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Lecture Two - Cultural Priorities (chapters 3 and 4) Brilsin and Kim (2003)

Room: hsalB

Lecturer: CN

Other:

Day: Friday

Date: 2011-04-01

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Lecture Three - Intercultural Communication in a Business Context (chapters 5-8)

Room: hsalB

Lecturer: CN

Other:

WEEK 14

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2011-04-05

Time: 08:00-12:00

Subject: Seminar One - Presentation of Business Cultures in different countries (groups A and B)

Room: Ub334

Lecturer: CN

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2011-04-05

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Seminar One - Presentation of Business Cultures in different countries (groups C and D)

Room: Ub334

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2011-04-06

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Lecture Four - Writing Term Papers

Room: hsalD

Lecturer: CN

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2011-04-06

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Lecture Five - Work Group Diversity (Van Knippenberg and Schippers, 2007)

Room: hsalD

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2011-04-07

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Guest Lecture One - Expatriation

Room: N420

Lecturer: MH

Other: Mandatory

Day: Friday

Date: 2011-04-08

Time: 13:00-16:00

Subject: Tutorials

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other:

WEEK 15

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2011-04-12

Time: 08:00-12:00

Subject: Article Review Presentation

Room: S304

Lecturer: CN

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2011-04-12

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Article Review Presentation

Room: S213h

Lecturer: CN

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2011-04-13

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Lecture Six- Managing Cultural Diversity in a Globalizing Business Conext (Chapters 10-12, Omavic; Gelfand et al.)

Room: hsE_Hum

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2011-04-14

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Guest Lecture Two - Business in Ukraine and Russia and Business in Deutschland

Room: hsE_Hum

Lecturer: VV +Tbi

Other: Mandatory

Day: Friday

Date: 2011-04-15

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Tutorials for Term Paper

Room: Office

Lecturer: CN

Other: Group times will be posted on the net (optional)

Day: Friday

Date: 2011-04-15

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Tutorials for Term Paper

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other: Group times will be posted on the net (optional)

WEEK 16

Day: Monday

Date: 2011-04-18

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Intercultural Business Communication and Ethical Issues

Room: S205h

Lecturer: CN

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2011-04-20

Time: 15:00-17:00

Subject: Guest Lecture Three - Business and Culture in East Africa

Room: hsalA

Lecturer: KH

Other: Mandatory

Day: Thursday

Date: 2011-04-21

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Tutorials

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other: Group times will be posted on the net (optional)

WEEK 17

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2011-04-26

Time: 11:00-12:00

Subject: Hand in term paper

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2011-04-27

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Term Paper Seminar (Read at the web for groups)

Room: S104

Lecturer: CN

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2011-04-27

Time: 14:00-18:00

Subject: Term Paper Seminar (Read at the web for groups)

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2011-04-28

Time: 09:00-13:00

Subject: Written Examination

Lecturer:

Other:

WEEK 19

Day: Monday

Date: 2011-05-09

Time: 09:00-

Subject: Written Feedback on the Exam

Room: online

Lecturer:

Other:

WEEK 21

Day: Saturday

Date: 2011-05-28

Time: 09:00-13:00

Subject: Written Re-exam

Room: ÖP sal 5

Lecturer:

Other: