PROGRAM CONFIRMED
15.04.2015 nr 6.1-14/ 45

SUBJECT PROGRAM

CODE OF THE SUBJECT	BPTC5231	
NAME OF THE SUBJECT  (in Estonian)	Kultuuriline intelligentsus. Religioonid, kultuurid, rahvused	
NAME OF THE SUBJECT (in English)	Cultural intelligence. Customs, cultures, ethnicities	
CAPACITY OF THE SUBJECT (ECTS)
Incl. contact classes
Hours of independent work	2 ECTS
12 
40	
THE CURRICULUM	Border Guard Service	
THE HEAD OF THE CHAIR	Piret Teppan	
PREREQUISITE SUBJECTS:    NONE	
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SUBJECT:
 
generate the students’ awareness of challenges inherent in cross-cultural interactions. This is achieved through an understanding of the various cultural frameworks that explain how cultures are fundamentally similar and different from one another

create the students’ awareness of their own personal cultural values and beliefs, their attitudes toward, as well as their strengths and weaknesses in managing cross-cultural interactions. This is achieved through discussions, debates and presentations and case studies that will be supported by feedback from the instructor.

enhance the students’ self-efficacy in interacting with people from different cultures. This is achieved by in-depth panel analysis of the students’ personal experiences in intercultural interaction
	
CONTENT:

	
1)	The concept of cultural intelligence
2)	Major cultural fault lines and connection points.
3)	Major religions.
4)	Cultures, etiquette, customs.	
LEARNING OUTCOMES	TEACHING ACTIVITY	LEARNING ACTIVITY	ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	
Upon completion of the course, the students 				
…have acquired the ability to describe and interpret the relationship between culture and individual behavior	Lecture and discussions, presentations, 	Listening, discussion, taking notes, preparing presentations, analysing presentations, 	NON-DISTINCTIVE ASSESSMENT
A 5 minute presentation on various issues of cross-cultural communication or nation-specific behavious.
Slides must be formulated according to general presetntation requirements, topics selected according to the student’s interest. 
Class discussions with well justified arguments, presentation of individual viewpoints. 
	
….have acquired the ability to sensitively explain the nature of cultures	Presentations,  short video clips, discussions	Making presentations, watching video clips, participation in discussions	Discussions with well justified arguments with personally experienced/read examples	
….have acquired the ability to identify and apply the principles of cross-cultural communications	Provision of material on special features of cross-cultural communication, seminar, discussions	 Participation in discussions, case studies, participation in discussions	
Analysis of cases will well justified arguments, 	
….have been familiarized with the concept of cultural intelligence; 	Lecture, discussions	Taking notes, participation in discussions	Students analyse the concept of cultural intelligence, share their viewpoints and provide feedbacks to each other’s contributions.	
…have been familiarized with the major cultures and religions;	Lecture, discussions	Taking notes, participation in discussions	Comparison and analysis of different religions and analysis of the impact of religions on the world. Students must provide well justified arguments and evaluate each other’s contributions. 	
….have analyzed the role of ethnicity in global events;	Lecture, discussions	Taking notes, participation in discussions	Comparison and analysis of different etnicities and analysis of the role of etnicities in a human self-perception.Sudents must provide well justified arguments and evaluate each other’s contributions.

RECOMMENDED SOURCES:
1.	The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (1996), S.Huntington
2.	Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures, Hofstede
       3.   Cross-Cultural Analysis: The Science and Art of Comparing the World's Modern Societies and Their Cultures, Mimkov
      4.  Religions of the World. Lewis M. Hopfe
       5.  Multicultural Manners: Essential Rules of Etiquette for the 21st Century

Compiled by: Kai Veispak-Rawlings, 

Date: 09.03.2015