MCCCD Program Description

Cultural Awareness for International Trade

Course: IBS103

First Term: 1997 Fall

Lecture 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s) 2 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: The importance of cultural sensitivity on business relations investigated by studying the impact of geography, history, religion, politics, customs and cross-cultural communications on society. Focuses on all regions of the world: North America, Latin America, Europe, Pacific Rim, Middle East, and Eastern/Western Europe

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify the components which make up the term culture. (I) 2. Explore the difficulties people have when trying to communicate across cultures. (I) 3. Perform the steps necessary to connect to internet and research data base services concerning cultural conditions in a foreign country. (I) 4. Identify the predominant U.S. cultural values and how these may be different from cultural values of other countries. (II) 5. Identify individual behaviors or traits that are associated with success in international trade and/or living in a different culture. (III) 6. Increase skills in avoiding stereotyping, valuing cultural diversity, and in understanding current global situations. (IV, V) 7. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of physical, geography, specifically locations of countries, political boundaries, and major features. (VI) 8. Measure how people of other cultures may be motivated by historical forces, religious beliefs, cultural values and political/economic realities. (VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Introduction and Resource Identification II. Geography/History III. Culture and Intercultural Competence IV. Psychoculture: Values and Attitudes V. Socioculture: Religion and Social Organization VI. Intercultural Communication VII. Doing business with Europe - Western and Eastern Europe VIII. Doing business with the Middle East IX. Doing business with Asia - China, Asean, Pacific Basin and India. X. Doing business with Latin America - Central and South America and the Caribbean. XI. Doing business with North America - USA, Canada and Mexico. XII. Doing business with Africa.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 10/22/1996

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