TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	15
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Fatma Senem Güngör
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Demonstrate an understanding of the trends that have intensified the value and importance of intercultural communication, including: Globalization; Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity; Mobility; Political and Economic Interdependence; New Technologies 2) Develop a `global mindset? by recognizing the applications of the Hofstede studies and other research literature pertaining to intercultural communication within and among organizations.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No.
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course is to inform students about the intercultural communication theories and to analyze the new hybrid forms of new citizenship that emerged with globalization. At the end of this course the student learns the contemporary issues about the communication with the other and develops solutions to them.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introductions & Course Overview 2nd Week Intercultural Communication 3rd Week Retreat: Self Introductions & Values 4th Week Culture Shock 5th Week Building Relationships across Cultures 6th Week Intercultural Conflict Styles 7th Week Oppression, Stereotypes and Assumptions 8th Week The ethnographic approach to understanding culture 9th Week Privilege and Culture 10th Week Popular Culture 11th Week Re-Entry, Evaluations, and Closure 12th Week The Constructivist communication model and Information Theory. 13th Week the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), and Milton Bennett?s model of empathy 14th Week Final Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Hall, Edward T., 1990, The Hidden Dimension, (Anchor Books a Doubleday Anchor Book), ISBN 0-385-08476-5 John Gray, Men are from Mars, 2012, Women are from Venus, HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0-06-057421-5 Iris Varner & Linda Beamer Intercultural Communications in the Global Workplace (fifth edition - 2011) McGraw-Hill-Irwin ISBN: 0073377740 Martin, J.N. & Nakayama, T.K. (2007). Intercultural communication in contexts. 4th Edition. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield. Martin, J.N. & Nakayama, T.K. (2002). Readings in Intercultural Communication. Experiences and contexts. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No