Intercultural Communication and Ethics: Europe between globality and values
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Intercultural Communication and Ethics: Europe between globality and values
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of intercultural communication and ethics, emphasizing cultural and historical awareness.
It offers theoretical understanding and practical skills for effective and respectful interaction across diverse cultures, micro-cultures, and different professional environments. The participants will learn about the impact of cultural diversity on communication styles, values, and ethical perspectives – both in theory and by examining various frameworks and real-life case studies.
This course is designed to equip participants with the skills to navigate and resolve intercultural misunderstandings and ethical dilemmas in both personal and professional contexts. Emphasis is given to challenges specific to our era and in the context of European values: globalization, particularities of electronic communication and distance cooperation, climate change perceptions, European unification and cooperation challenges, and sustainability.
Course schedule
Lectures will be held every Monday from 9:00 to 10:30 Central European Time (CET) on the dates specified below:
- 28/04/2025
- 05/05/2025
- 19/05/2025
- 26/05/2025
- 02/06/2025
- 09/06/2025
- 16/06/2025
- 23/06/2025
- 30/06/2025
- 07/07/2025
- 14/07/2025
- 21/07/2025
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This document details the competencies and learning outcomes associated with this course.
Competencies are the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that enable individuals to perform effectively in a given context, while learning outcomes are the specific, measurable statements of what learners will know, understand, or be able to do as a result of a learning experience.
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This document summarize the course guidelines
Course guidelines outline requirements for a Certificate of Attendance and a Certificate of Module Completion. Additional notes may specify further details.
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Lectures 1 and 2: Introduction to Intercultural Communication – Theory, practices and the European context
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Highlights
- Definition and significance of intercultural communication
- Overview of cultural diversity and its impact on communication: the European experience, in theory and in practice
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Highlights
- Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory
- Hall’s high-context vs. low-context cultures
- Power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs. collectivism, etc.
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Highlights
- Introduction to ethical theories and principles (utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics)
- Ethical challenges in intercultural contexts: Why and how do values matter?
- The case of the European values in the world
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Highlights
- The role of perception in intercultural misunderstandings: what is a “stereotype” anyway and why does it exist?
- Addressing and managing stereotypes, prejudices, and biases
- Is there a constructive way to use stereotypes?
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- Introduction to the theories of conflict (realist, Marxist, structural, psychological, social identity, game theory, transformational etc.)
- Approaches to resolving conflicts across cultural lines – how can one detect the existence of invisible lines?
- Building skills for constructive dialogue – managing conflicts when they occur
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- The case of the techno-scientific communities and their culture: integrity, utility, and communication
- Translating and disseminating techno-scientific knowledge to different audiences: the thin line between “fact” and “non-fact”
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Ekelund et al. (2015) Physical activity and all-cause mortality across levels of overall and abdominal adiposity in European men and women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study (EPIC). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 101 (3). 613-621. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.100065.
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Highlights
- Real-world scenarios and role-playing exercises
- Analysis of case studies
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- Complex ethical challenges: politics and policies, academia and business
- Global organizations in local actions
- Ethical reasoning in Intercultural settings
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- Artificial intelligence and digitalisation
- Cross-cultural meets virtual
- Future trends in intercultural ethics and communication
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