UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MGF5940 Intercultural communication and negotiation

Faculty of Business and Economics

MGF5940 Intercultural communication and negotiation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
1 task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before MGF5940

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After MGF5940

No unit lists MGF5940 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in course B6002, B6009, B6010, B6018 or B6020, or be granted permission by the Chief Examiner to undertake this unit.

Overview

The unit aims to provide you with an understanding of the skills to be a competent intercultural communicator and negotiator. In this unit you will critically evaluate factors relating to national culture and how these inform values, socialisation, behaviour, and identity and their impact on communicating in intercultural settings in business and activities such as negotiation. You will analyse contemporary issues such worldview, political orientation, and ethical considerations in relation to intercultural competence and the interaction of individuals in the negotiation process by developing skills to generate creative solutions to complex challenges associated with intercultural communication and negotiation. Your learning is enhanced by participation in practical exercises.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldBlock on
Term 2CaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    100%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    critically evaluate how national culture informs values, socialisation, behaviour, and identity in an international business context

  2. 2

    understand how cultural differences impact the communication and negotiation process in different international business settings

  3. 3

    analyse how we categorise people into cultural groupings and understand the practical and ethical consequences of this practice for communicating and negotiating in intercultural business settings

  4. 4

    demonstrate intercultural competence by applying practical skills to intercultural communication and negotiation exercises

  5. 5

    develop intercultural competence skills by generating creative solutions to complex business challenges associated with intercultural communication and negotiation in organisations operating globally.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops36 hours
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachRole play
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Lakmal Abeysekera

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MGF5940?

MGF5940 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is MGF5940 offered?

In 2020, MGF5940 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

How much work is MGF5940?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MGF5940 have an exam?

No. MGF5940 has 1 assessment task and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Management
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 3
Study abroad
Not available