MIB665 Cultural Awareness (3 cr.)

This course examines the role culture and religious tradition play in business and its influence on the domestic and global marketplace. Intercultural competence is defined and explored in terms of factors that either impede or facilitate effective business and interpersonal relationships. Methods to identify and resolve cultural biases in international business relationships are discussed. The importance of intercultural competence is explored along with the knowledge and skills needed to work with, manage, and serve diverse groups and individuals. The multicultural skills and dispositions of cultural awareness as it applies to conducting business across historical, cultural, religious, and geopolitical borders are developed.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate and analyze the cultural influences that have shaped their behavior and worldview.
2. Analyze intercultural competence.
3. Evaluate how culture influences business and interpersonal relationships.
4. Analyze the effect of culture and religious traditions in the international marketplace.
5. Analyze the cultural factors that impede or facilitate global business relationships.
6. Compare and contrast cultural biases and prejudices.
7. Integrate cultural awareness and intercultural competence into international business strategy.
8. Analyze the similarities and differences between culture and religious traditions.
9. Compare and contrast the major religions and belief systems of the world.