Learning Path: Localization-Related Intercultural Competency
Descriptions of the courses in the Localization-Related Intercultural Competency learning path for nondegree Translation and Localization Management students.
Course List
Working Across Cultures (Winter)
Leading Global Teams (4 credits) (Summer)
Decrypting Cultures-Workplace (Winter)
Working Across Cultures
Explore cultural complexity, different values around the world, examine six ways how cultures differ globally, and how to build bridges across the cultural divide. Investigate case studies to analyze misunderstandings and build stronger engagement and relationships across cultures and for you in your work.
Leading Global Teams
Explore models of leadership and leadership styles, teams and team dynamics, and the realities of working, communicating, and developing yourself and your colleagues interculturally. Building your individual capacity to observe, reflect, and analyze; seek out and absorb new knowledge and perspectives; connect and engage extemporaneously; and manage ongoing multifaceted projects.
Decrypting Cultures-Workplace
Improve your ability to decrypt culture influences in our workplace and more effectively collaborate across borders. Learn to identify the conscious part of the culture which in turn influences our perspective of another culture. Discover culturally common business practices and practices that influence business decisions like communicating, evaluating, persuading, leading, deciding, trusting, disagreeing, and scheduling.