School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Cultural Business Intelligence
  • Unit Code

    SBL2100
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Azadeh SHAFAEI DARASTANI

Description

Student learning in this unit focuses on developing cross-cultural intelligence and competencies in business and intelligence whilst taking a practical approach to self-discovery and working with people from diverse backgrounds. The ultimate aim is to build individual and professional capacity, and develop management knowledge through a better appreciation and understanding of culture and how it manifests in organisational and business settings.

Equivalent Rule

Replaces INB2101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate a range of cultural aspects that impact global business activities.
  2. Use appropriate interpersonal skills and behaviours to resolve conflicts in culturally-diverse business organisations.
  3. Respond to situations in an organisational context demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences.
  4. Apply strategies to manage cross-cultural issues in teams or individually within global organisations.

Unit Content

  1. Business, cultures and social customs.
  2. Contrasting cultural values and cultural shock in a business setting.
  3. Navigating the cultural minefield.
  4. Global business etiquette.
  5. Contemporary issues in intercultural business communication.
  6. Managing multi-cultural teams.
  7. The role of contextual language differences in cross-cultural management.
  8. Oral and non-verbal business communication patterns.
  9. The nature of intercultural communication in business.
  10. Universal systems.
  11. Written communication patterns in business.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit will deploy a mixture of face-to-face plenary sessions, role-plays, business case studies, online readings and activities, and self-paced work. Industry leaders will feature as guest lecturers, enabling learners to make the connections between theory and practical application. Student activities will require independent and team-based work, both within and outside sessions - group work will form a critical component of unit activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportGroup Report30%
Reflective PracticeIndividual Reflection Video30%
Case StudyWritten Case Study40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportGroup Report30%
Reflective PracticeIndividual Reflection Video30%
Case StudyWritten Case Study40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Maude, B. (2016). Managing cross-cultural communication : principles and practice (2. edition). London: Macmillan Education. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/948972074

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Cultural Business Intelligence
  • Unit Code

    SBL2100
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Anton KLARIN

Description

Student learning in this unit focuses on developing cross-cultural intelligence and competencies in business and intelligence whilst taking a practical approach to self-discovery and working with people from diverse backgrounds. The ultimate aim is to build individual and professional capacity, and develop management knowledge through a better appreciation and understanding of culture and how it manifests in organisational and business settings.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded INB2101.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate a range of cultural aspects that impact global business activities.
  2. Use appropriate interpersonal, communication and reflection skills to resolve conflicts in culturally-diverse environments.
  3. Consider the context of a culturally complex business issue, and discuss its challenges in relation to business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Unit Content

  1. Business, cultures and social customs.
  2. Contrasting cultural values and cultural shock in a business setting.
  3. Navigating the cultural minefield.
  4. Global business etiquette.
  5. Contemporary issues in intercultural business communication.
  6. Managing multi-cultural teams.
  7. The role of contextual language differences in cross-cultural management.
  8. Oral and non-verbal business communication patterns.
  9. The nature of intercultural communication in business.
  10. Universal systems.
  11. Written communication patterns in business.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit will deploy a mixture of face-to-face plenary sessions, role-plays, business case studies, online readings and activities, and self-paced work. Industry leaders will feature as guest lecturers, enabling learners to make the connections between theory and practical application. Student activities will require independent and team-based work, both within and outside sessions - group work will form a critical component of unit activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportGroup report30%
Reflective PracticeIndividual reflection video30%
Case StudyWritten case study40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportGroup report30%
Reflective PracticeIndividual reflection video30%
Case StudyWritten case study40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Maude, B. (2016). Managing cross-cultural communication : principles and practice (2. edition). London: Macmillan Education. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/948972074

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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