AIS101 - Intercultural Communication
Unit details
Year: | 2021 unit information |
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Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Tony Chalkley |
Cohort rule: | Nil |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 1-hour recorded class, 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
Effective intercultural communication is a vital personal and professional skill in the C21. This unit provides a practical introduction to intercultural communication in order to assist students in developing their intercultural competence. Through a combination of classes, guided discussion, reflection and practice, students will develop an understanding of what culture and communication is, how culture influences communication, and what it means to be an effective intercultural communicator. The unit is divided into three parts: the meaning of culture and cultural dimensions; developing intercultural communication competency; negotiating and resolving cultural conflicts. The unit draws of literature from the fields of social psychology, cultural anthropology, international business and communication, and is action-orientated, with students encouraged to draw on their own experiences as well as the case studies and examples presented during the unit.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Identify the main features of culture and communication, and describe how culture and communication interact | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Explain the concept of cultural dimensions and apply it to contemporary and historical examples and personal experiences | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO3 | Apply principles of intercultural communication to reflect on how the student's own identity and experiences affects him or her as an intercultural communicator and global citizen | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
ULO4 | Describe the key features of intercultural competency and challenges to effective intercultural communication, and explore how these challenges can be managed in order to successfully resolve intercultural conflict at the personal and community levels | GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
ULO5 | Appreciate how intercultural competence informs personal and professional development and reflect on how to further develop intercultural competence in the future | GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 - Essay | 1000 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 4 |
Assessment 2 - Quizzes | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 9 |
Assessment 3 - Report | 2200 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIS101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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