Intercultural Cooperation in Civil Engineering
Component code / course code: (BB 6.10-15)
Semester: winter / summer
ECTS credits: 1
Lecture hours per week (SWS): 1
Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Haimerl /Andreas Kielwein
Course language: English
Prerequisite: Fundamental knowledge in Civil Engineering
Objectives (Learning Outcome): Driven by globalization, companies not only expect graduates to have skills in the technical and methodical area, but also increasingly to be able to handle construc tion projects in an intercultural context. The course lays the foundations of one´s own culture with the students. The course conveys what is meant by culture and interculturality, how culture is acquired, which explanatory model there are for dealing with different cultures and which typical conflicts and possible solutions arise from them. In practice, the main concern is how cooperation can succeed across cultures.
Lecture topics (content):
- Definition and importance of intercultural cooperation in the construction industry
- Examples of cross-cultural projects/organizations
- Cultural comparative approaches and models
- Exemplary cultural focal points (Asia, North America, Arabian region, in ner-European) and differences
- Problems and conflicts of intercultural cooperation
- Professional intercultural communication – and conversation
- Possibilities of integration and procedures in conflicts
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): Lecture, group work, dialogue discussions, individual work, case studies, business simulation games
Examination: Term paper
