Global Insights - Essentail Skills for International Teams

What it is about

You will learn the fundamentals of intercultural competence and apply various cultural theories to international teamwork. By the end you will be able to recognize, reflect on and constructively use cultural differences in professional conflicts and collaboration.

What you will be able to do

• Analyze your own behavior in intercultural situations
• Critically evaluate your own values, attitudes and motivations
• Understand different cultural theories and recognize their practical relevance
• Develop and apply strategies for intercultural conflict resolution
• Reflect on your own perspective and develop constructive communication behavior
• Apply methods of intercultural communication in a professional context
• Analyze cultural and postcolonial theories as well as their societal relevance

What the module consists of

• SeminarCentral teaching format for lectures, discussions, group work and reflection
• eLearning (Moodle) supplements the seminar with online tasks and in-depth materials

Teaching method

• VorträgeConveying solid models and theories (e.g., Culture Map, Foucault)
• Kleingruppendiskussionen und PlenumAnalysis of the content and reflection on one's own perspectives
• Gruppenübungen, Fallanalysen und SimulationenApplication of communication and conflict resolution strategies in real-world situations
• RollenspieleTraining in conflict management in international teams
• Angeleitete schriftliche und mündliche ReflexionsaufgabenPromotion of self-reflection on values, attitudes and intercultural action