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Course syllabus - Intercultural Communication

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

SVA024

Valid from

Spring semester 2018

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).

Main area(s)

Swedish

School

School of Education, Culture and Communication

Ratified

2016-12-19

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2018-02-07
    • Latest update: 2018-02-22

    Books

    Liu, Shuang; Volcic, Zala; Gallois, Cynthia

    Introducing intercultural communication : global cultures and contexts

    2. ed. : Los Angeles, [Calif.] : SAGE, 2015 - xix, 360 s.

    ISBN: 978-1-4462-8591-6 LIBRIS-ID: 17364949

    Stier, Jonas; Olsson, Sten

    Kulturmöten : en introduktion till interkulturella studier

    2. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2009 - 178 s.

    ISBN: 9789144054254 LIBRIS-ID: 11310522

    Articles

    Nelson, M.

    ’You need help as usual, do you?’ Joking and swearing for collegiality in a Swedish workplace.

    Sundberg, G.

    Kommunikativa dilemman i rekryteringssamtal.

Examination

SEM1, Seminar, 2.5 credits, oral performance concerning learning outcomes 2-3, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL1, Assignment, 2 credits, written assignment concerning learning agreement 1, 3 and 4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
HEM1, Take-home-examination, 3 credits, written examination concerning learning outcomes 2, 4 and 5, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

For Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for INL1 and HEM1.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail