Course Syllabus

Course Information
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Course Information

Course Description

For decades, scholars have observed a growing body of evidence and employers a growing body of experience of significant changes in the way that international business is conducted. These changes in the business world, brought on largely by globalization, present new challenges. These challenges require staff with specific skills related to global competence in order for the business to remain competitive. The goal of this course is to help students to cultivate and/or refine the skills and capabilities necessary to succeed in today's global work environment. The class will provide each student with extensive content and resources; it will also provide a forum for assessing the competences necessary to attain success in a global workplace and a method for honing those skills each student needs to cultivate.

The course is organized around ten modules which address important aspects of global competence. Most of the modules relate to an aspect of the central organizing principle of the course, the ICF (intercultural fluency competence) model. The premise of this course is that global competence is rooted in cultural understanding. Weekly activities and assignments lead up to the final projects at the end of the course. The first project is the development of a global competence needs assessment, first from the organizational perspective and then from the personal perspective, within the context of a selected professional field. The second project is the production of a customized strategic plan for the development of global leadership in the context of either a workplace or an established community organization. The third project is the creation of a globally sensitive business model. Due to the multifaceted and interactive structure of the learning activities in this course, students should be prepared to share knowledge, network and otherwise assist each other in the exploration of the changing demands of the global workplace.

Please note: This course is offered for SNL students in the BA in Decision Analytics, as well as for SNL BAIFA students who will take the course for competence. All students will complete the learning goals below. For SNL students, the course is offered for the competences listed under Course Competences.

Course Learning Goals

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Course Competencies

In this course, you will develop the following competencies:

For SNL students in the BAIFA:

Competence

Competence Statement and Criteria

H5

Can analyze issues and problems from a global perspective

  1. Analyzes one or more global issues, problems, or opportunities facing the human race.
  2. Explains how these issues affect individuals or societies in both positive and negative ways.

H1A

Can understand and apply the principles of effective intercultural communication

  1. Understands and can explain at least two ways in which culture and communication are closely connected.
  2. Understands and can identify at least two reasons for intercultural miscommunication.
  3. Develops effective intercultural communication strategies.

FX

Understands the impact of global forces on one's professional field and can design and implement strategies to respond to and anticipate these global impacts

  1. Explains how global issues affect your workplace and the global marketplace.
  2. Understands the connection between global thinking and strategic thinking and uses that understanding when making decisions.
  3. One's professional development and decision making the creation of to create a global professional development plan analyze current issues and anticipate future ones.
  4. Designs and implements professional developmenet and action plans to anticipate and address select global issues impacting your workplace or industry.

Course Resources

No textbooks are required in this course. All resources are embedded in the course or are available through E-reserves.

Required Reading:

All readings can be found embedded within the course, or available through E-reserves.

Course Grading Scale

A = 95 to 100

A- = 91 to 94

B+ = 88 to 90

B = 85 to 87

B- = 81 to 84

C+ = 77 to 80

C = 73 to 76

C- = 69 to 72

D+ = 65 to 68

D = 61 to 64

F = 60 or below

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Grades lower than a C- do not earn credit or competence at the School for New Learning.

Course Structure

This course consists of 10 modules. The estimated time to complete each module is 1 week.

The following table outlines the course:

Week,  Module # and Title

Readings

Assignments

Week 1, Module 1: Globalization, Culture, and You

McDaniel, Edwin, et al. "Approaches to Intercultural Communication." Intercultural Communication. Eds. Larry A. Samovar, Richard E. Porter, Edwin R. McDaniel, and Carolyn Sexton Roy. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2006. Print.

M. Ben Yoseph,Liberal Arts and Business: An International Perspective

1.1 Introductions Discussion

1.2 Discussion

1.3 Intercultural Communications

Week 2, Module 2: Who Are You Culturally?

Lisa Sparrow. "Examining Cultural Identity." Beyond Experience. Ed. T. Gochenour. Nicholas Brealey Publishing. 1993. Ch. 16, pp. 155-166.

Rosling, Hans, and Rosling Ola. "How not to be ignorant about the world." Online video clip. June 2014.

Bennett, Janette M. "Cultural marginality: Identity Issues in Intercultural Training." Education for the Intercultural Experience. Ed. R. M. Paige. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press, 1993. Print. Pp. 109-135.

2.1 Intercultural Profile Discussion

2.2 Cultural Bias Discussion

2.3 Cultural Marginality

2.4 Reflection

Week 3, Module 3: Dealing with Difference

Walzer, Michael. On Toleration. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. 52-82.

Bennett, Janette M."Towards Ethnorelativism: A developmental model of intercultural sensitivity." Education for the Intercultural Experience. Ed. R. M. Paige. 2nd ed. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press. 1993. Pp. 109-135. Print.

Kohls, Robert L. Survival Kit for Overseas Living for Americans Planning to Live and Work Abroad. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press. 1996. Pp. 25-38. Print.

3.1 Travel and Cultural Competence

3.2 Ethnocentrism Discussion

3.3 Intercultural Sensitivity Dropbox

Week 4, Module 4: Cultural and Global Literacy Definitions, Models, and Theories

Read Hofstede's Dimensions of Organizational Cultures and Future of Culture and Dimensions of National Cultures.

Samovar, L., Porter, M., McDaniel, E. "Dimensionalizing Cultures: The Hofstede Model in Context." Intercultural communications: A reader. 13th Ed. Boston: Cengage. Pp. 19-33. Ereserve

Culture in Global Context

4.1 Intercultural Competence

4.2 ICC Reflection Dropbox

4.3 Discussion Summary of ICC

Week 5, Module 5: Conflict and Connectedness in the Global Village

Readings: The Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan: A candid conversation with the high priest of popcult and metaphysician of media http://www.understandingnewmedia.com/mm1/class_materials/mcluhan-playboy.pdf

Videos: Ghemawat, P. "Actually, the world isn't flat."

Goldin, I. "Navigating our global future."

5.1 Globaloni

5.2 A Fragile Globe?

5.3 The Global Village

Week 6, Module 6: Going Global

Illich, I. "To Hell with Good Intentions". In J.c. Kendall, et. al. (Eds.). (1990). Combining service and learnig: A resource book for community and public service (Vol. 1) (pp. 314-320). Raleigh, NC: National Society for Internships and Experiential Education.

McGury, S. and Shallenberger, D. "Nurturing Competencies of Interculturally Effective Leaders and Global Citizens" (PDF)

Johansson, C. and Stohl, C. "Cultural competence, cultural values, and emerging communication paradoxes"

6.1 Engagement and Agency

6.2 Your Global Citizenship Reflection

Week 7, Module 7: A Case of Intercultural Ethical Persepective

Ting-Toomey, S. Constructive Intercultural Conflict Management. Communicating Across Cultures. New York: Guilford Press. 2012. Ch. 8. Pp. 194-230.

McCoy, B. H. The Parable of the Sadhu. Harvard Business Review 75.3 (1997): 103-108.

Trompenaars, F. Riding the Waves of Culture: Rules or Friendship?

7.1 Discussion

7.2 Being an Ethical Person

Week 8, Module 8: Bringing the Global Back Home

8.2 Diversity in Your Workplace

8.3 Workplace Diversity

None

8.1 Cultural Competence in the Global Community

8.2 Diversity inyour Workplace Paper

8.3 Workplace Diversity

Week 9, Module 9: Global Competence Within Organizations

Indicators of Cultural Competence in Health Care Delivery Organizations: An Organizational Cultural Competence Assessment Profile (PDF)

"SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats"

"Building Culturally Competent Organizations"

"An Overview of Strategic Planning or VMOSA (Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Action Plans)"

9.1 Your Industry's Global Competence

Week 10, Module 10:

Where are you going and where have you been?

None


10.1 Global Competence Self-Improvement Analysis (SIA)

10.2 Final Reflection

10.3 Concluding Discussion

To see course due dates, click on the Checklist link on the top navigation bar. This page contains module-specific checklists and due dates for the work due in the course.

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Assessment of Learning

Grading Policies and Practices

To complete the course, you must complete each of the assignments as described in the course and submit them to your instructor by the assigned deadline. In addition, you must participate in the course discussion forum by responding to all instructor requests and by interacting with fellow classmates as necessary.

Points are deducted for late work.

General Assessment Criteria for All Writing Assignments

All writing assignments are expected to conform to basic college-level standards of mechanics and presentation.

Consider visiting the Writing Center to discuss your assignments for this course or any others. You may schedule appointments (30 or 50 minutes) on an as-needed or weekly basis, scheduling up to 3 hours worth of appointments per week. Online services include Feedback-by-Email and IM conferencing (with or without a webcam). All writing center services are free.

Writing Center tutors are specially selected and trained graduate and undergraduate students who can help you at almost any stage of your writing. They will not do your work for you, but they can help you focus and develop your ideas, review your drafts, and polish your writing. They can answer questions about grammar, mechanics, different kinds of writing styles, and documentation formats. They also can answer questions and provide feedback online, through IM/webcam chats and email. Obviously, the tutors won't necessarily be familiar with every class or subject, but they are able to provide valuable help from the perspective of an interested and careful reader as well as a serious and experienced student-writer.

Schedule your appointments with enough time to think about and use the feedback you’ll receive. To schedule a Face-to-Face, Written Feedback by Email, or Online Appointment, visit www.depaul.edu/writing.

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Discussion Forums

Discussion Forums are an important component of your online experience. This course contains discussion forums related to the topics you are studying each week. For requirements on your participation in the Discussion Forums, please see "Course Expectations" in the syllabus.

A Course Q & A discussion forum has also been established to manage necessary, ongoing social and administrative activities. This is where the management and administrative tasks of the course are conducted, and where you can ask 'process' questions and receive answers throughout the course. Please feel free to answer any question if you feel you know the answer; this sharing of information is valuable to other students.

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Course Expectations

Time Management and Attendance

SNL's online courses are not self-paced and require a regular time commitment EACH week throughout the quarter.

You are required to log in to your course at least four times a week so that you can participate in the ongoing course discussions.

Online courses are no less time consuming than "face to face" courses. You will have to dedicate some time every day or at least every second day to your studies. A typical four credit hour "face to face" course at SNL involves three hours of classroom meeting per week, plus at least three to six hours of study and homework per week.

This course will require at least the same time commitment, but your learning activities will be spread out through the week. If you have any problems with your technology, or if you need to improve your reading or writing skills, it may take even longer.

The instructor should be notified if your life events do not allow you to participate in the course and the online discussions for more than one week. This is particularly important when there are group discussions or you are working as part of a team.

If you find yourself getting behind, please contact the instructor immediately.

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Your Instructor's Role

Your instructor's role in this course is that of a discussion facilitator and learning advisor. It is not their responsibility to make sure you log in regularly and submit your assignments. As instructor, s/he will read all postings to the general discussion forums on a daily basis but may not choose to respond to each posting. You will receive feedback to assignments.

The instructor may choose to designate "office hours" when s/he will be online and available and will immediately respond to questions. Depending on the instructor, this response may be by e-mail, instant messenger or telephone. Otherwise, you will generally receive a response to emailed or posted queries within 48 hours.

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Your Role as a Student

As an online student, you will be taking a proactive approach to your learning. As the course instructor's role is that of a learning guide, your role is that of the leader in your own learning.

You will be managing your own time so that you can complete the readings, activities and assignments for the course, and you will also be expected to take a more active role in peer learning.

Please also note that this is a course offered by DePaul University's School for New Learning (SNL), a college for undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students 24 years and older. SNL welcomes the perspectives and encourages the participation of all DePaul students, and students who take this course should respect and be mindful of SNL's mission in supporting a diverse and inclusive environment. More information about SNL can be found here.

View this brief demo Taking SNL Online courses in D2L to learn how to navigate through your course.

If you’re new to SNL Online see additional resources on the course home page under Student Resources/Getting Started.

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Course Netiquette

Online discussions are an important part of your course experience. To ensure a positive learning environment, please follow the following minimum expectations. Use your common sense, as not all situations can be covered:

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Policies

Academic Integrity

DePaul University is a learning community that fosters the pursuit of knowledge and the transmission of ideas within a context that emphasizes a sense of responsibility for oneself, for others and for society at large. Violations of academic integrity, in any of their forms, are, therefore, detrimental to the values of DePaul, to the students' own development as responsible members of society, and to the pursuit of knowledge and the transmission of ideas.

Violations include but are not limited to the following categories: cheating; plagiarism; fabrication; falsification or sabotage of research data; destruction or misuse of the university's academic resources; alteration or falsification of academic records; and academic misconduct. Conduct that is punishable under the Academic Integrity Policy could result in additional disciplinary actions by other university officials and possible civil or criminal prosecution. Please refer to your Student Handbook for further details.

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a major form of academic dishonesty involving the presentation of the work of another as one's own. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to the following:

Plagiarism, like other forms of academic dishonesty, is always a serious matter. If an instructor finds that a student has plagiarized, the appropriate penalty is at the instructor's discretion.

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DePaul University Incomplete Policy

The intent of the Incomplete grade is to allow students extra time to complete their final assignments. This need arises because, in the closing weeks of the course, they have an event of significant magnitude that adversely affects their ability to complete the course, e.g. serious illness, death in the family, overseas deployment, or natural disaster.

You must request an incomplete grade in writing two weeks before the end of the quarter. Incomplete grades will be considered only after you have satisfactorily completed at least 75 percent of the coursework, and you have such an unexpected, uncontrollable event that prevents you from completing your course. Do not assume that you will qualify for an incomplete. Students who are failing the course at the point where they request an incomplete will not receive one, nor will they be granted after the end of the quarter. Incomplete grades are given at the discretion of the instructor.

If you do receive permission from the instructor to take an incomplete in the course, you will be required to complete a contract with the instructor, specifying how you will finish the missing work within the next two quarters (excluding summer). See the Incomplete Grade Contract Form.

Undergraduate and graduate students will have up to two quarters to complete an incomplete. At the end of the second quarter (excluding summer) following the term in which the incomplete grade was assigned, remaining incompletes will automatically convert to "F" grades. Ordinarily no incomplete grade may be completed after the grace period has expired. Instructors may not change incomplete grades after the end of the grace period without the permission of a college-based Exceptions Committee. This policy applies to undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. NOTE: In the case of a student who has applied for graduation and who has been approved for an Incomplete in his or her final term, the incomplete must be resolved within the four-week grace period before final degree certification.

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Description of Pass/Fail Grading Options

Students have the option of taking all SNL undergraduate courses as Pass/Fail even if a class is initially structured for a letter grade assessment. In these cases a Pass is awarded when competence is demonstrated at a level that would otherwise earn a grade of C- or higher.

In deciding to select Pass/Fail grading students should be aware that competencies assessed in a course as Pass will earn credit hours toward degree completion but will not be included in computing grade point averages. Attempted competence demonstration assessed within a class as Fail will not only be recorded as credit hours attempted but will also be included in computing a student's grade point average.

For SNL students, competencies awarded for Independent Learning Pursuits and in the Lifelong Learning Domain do not count toward the university's specification that only twenty credit hours may be earned through the Pass/Fail assessment option.

Please note:There are three SNL courses within the BA curriculum that are always assessed on a Pass/Fail basis: Foundations of Adult Learning (course number LL 250; competences L-2 and F-1), Advanced Project (course number FA 303; competences F-11 and F-12) and Summit Seminar (course number LL 390; competence L-12). These classes may not be taken for a letter grade assessment. Therefore, work that might otherwise be assessed at grades A through C- will earn a Pass in these classes.

There are an additional five SNL courses within the Lifelong Learning Area of the BA curriculum for which instructors regularly use a Pass/Fail grading system that may instead be taken for a letter grade assessment if this is a student's preference. These classes are: Independent Learning Seminar (course number LL 103; competence L1); Writing for Competence (course number LL 260; competence L-4), Critical Thinking (course number LL 270; competence L-5), Research Seminar (course number LL 300; competences L-8 and L-9), and Externship (course number LL 302; competences L-10 and L-11). In addition, SNL's undergraduate Writing Workshop (course number LL 140; competence H-3-J) regularly uses Pass/Fail, although students may request a letter grade assessment. In these instances SNL offers undergraduate students the opportunity to request a letter grade assessment from their instructor. Students who need a letter grade for tuition reimbursement may wish to consider this option, as well as those who wish to raise their GPA. Students planning to attend graduate school may also prefer letter grades to Pass/Fail assessments.

If a student wants to switch the method of assessment, either to or from the Pass/Fail option, this must be requested from the instructor in writing by the beginning of the third week of the quarter. For courses that meet fewer than ten weeks of the quarter, this request must be made by the beginning of the third week of the course. The grading basis may not be changed after these deadlines, with no exceptions.

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For Students Who Need Accommodations Based on the Impact of a Disability

Students seeking disability-related accommodations are required to register with DePaul's Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) enabling you to access accommodations and support services to assist your success. There are two office locations:

Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD)
Loop Campus: Lewis Center 1420. (312) 362-8002
Lincoln Park Campus: Student Center 370. (773) 325-1677
csd@depaul.edu

Students are also invited to contact their instructor privately to discuss your challenges and how the instructor may assist in facilitating the accommodations you will use in this course. This is best done early in the term and the conversation will remain confidential.

Dean of Students Office

The Dean of Students Office (DOS) helps students in navigating the university, particularly during difficult situations, such as personal, financial, medical, and/or family crises. Absence Notifications to faculty, Late Withdrawals, and Community Resource Referrals, support students both in and outside of the classroom. Additionally we have resources and programs to support health and wellness, violence prevention, substance abuse and drug prevention, and LGBTQ student services. We are committed to your success as a DePaul student. Please feel free to contact us.

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Protection of Human Subjects

For more information see: http://research.depaul.edu/

Demonstrating the acquisition of competencies in this course can involve "interactions"—interviewing and or observing other people—discussing those interviews or observations with other class members and writing them up in one or more final report(s). As such, these activities qualify as "research" with "human subjects" and are subject to University and Federal guidelines. Because it takes place in the context of this course, your research is exempt from approval by the School for New Learning's Local Review Board only under the following conditions:

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Copyright and Student Privacy

In accordance with DePaul’s Acceptable Use Policy, commentary and materials within SNL Online classes shall not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without the express written consent of individuals involved.

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Credits

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