10809115Global Cultural Awareness
Course Information
Description
This course describes what culture may be and examines how culture may influence the behavior of people across the globe. Students will come to know more about themselves and their own culture. They will learn skills to interact better with people from other cultures so as to enhance job or career performance and foster peace and understanding. Materials from several academic disciplines, such as geography, sociology, psychology, and communications will be used as well as personal experience of the instructor and students.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Discover the components of the course
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you locate and Identify all the components of the course
    you state how a final grade is determined
    you meet other students in the class
    you locate selected countries and bodies of water on a map

  2. Relate the components of geography to cultural awareness
    Assessment Strategies
    Presentation
    Discussion Board Posting
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you explain absolute and relative location
    you explain place and space
    you define the 3 types of regions
    you explain the limitations of maps
    you locate various land formations and bodies of water
    you define nation state. you locate various countries

  3. Identify the components of culture and their impacts on business
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you define culture
    you define folk and pop cultures
    you describe the types of diffusion of culture and why this is important
    you explain the influence of culture on business
    you explain American culture and its influence on other cultures
    you explain the cultural aspects of social customs and values in different regions of the world
    you define xenophobia
    you describe situations where xenophobia has occurred

  4. Compare population and migration trends across cultures
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you explain the reasons why populations change
    you list some problems with population growth and decline
    you explain the structure of the city and the changing urban network
    you compare different models of urban development

  5. Examine how language affects culture
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you describe the basic components of language
    you list the major language families
    you explain why English has become the world language for business
    you explain language conflict

  6. Compare religions and their influence on culture
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you define religion
    you describe how religions are classified
    you list the major world religions and some of their most important holidays
    you describe each of the major world religions and explain how each has an impact on culture and business
    you describe some of the smaller or lesser known religions

  7. Relate the culture of race, gender and ethnicity to business and professional situations
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you define race, gender and ethnicity
    you relate race and ethnicity to geography
    you describe situations in which race, gender and ethnicity had an influence in business situations

  8. Relate cultural awareness with economic development
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you define urbanization
    you describe how urbanization developed over time in different parts of the world
    you describe how urbanization has affected the culture in different parts of the world

  9. Apply the important aspects of language to selected countries
    Assessment Strategies
    Presentation
    Criteria
    you show where the country is located on the globe
    you give a brief history of the country and current government structure
    you show the flag and explain its meaning
    you show the general economic statistics and main trading partners
    you show the currency and exchange rate with the U.S.
    you list the major holidays and significance or reason for each
    you describe the main languages of the country
    you describe the main religions of the country
    you describe the main ethnic groups
    you describe the general etiquette for meals and meetings
    you describe where the country ranks on the world corruption index
    you describe where the country ranks on the world business index
    you describe the importance of religion and family in the culture and work life
    you describe the core beliefs and values for the country
    you explain any misconceptions others may have of that country or people
    you describe the main ‘do’s and taboo’s’
    you explain any concerns you would have in doing business with other people in that country
    you report on other interesting facets of that country such as regional differences
    your presentation is accurate (has no spelling errors)
    your presentation is organized logically and easy to follow
    your presentation is visually appealing
    your slides used in the presentation identify the source of the information listed at the bottom