Cross-Cultural Communication and Management in a Global Workforce

MGMT X 490.8

With business becoming more global, the ability to work across cultural boundaries is vital. This course provides students with the skills needed to navigate today's diverse business community.

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Fall
Spring
In-Person
Starting at $855.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Discover what it means to be culturally proficient and how to utilize this approach to manage diversity challenges
  • Practice effective communication skills by parsing complex cultural differences between individuals and groups
  • Unravel the impact of cultural programming on different organizational cultures
  • Learn strategies from accommodating diversity within and between organizations

About this course:

This course is designed to provide students with the fundamental principles and practical skill sets to understand the diverse cultures that comprise the global workplace of the twenty-first century. Participants discover "cultural proficiency," the cutting-edge approach to successfully navigating the intense diversity challenges of today's interdependent global business community. This unique approach ensures effective communication by unraveling the complex cultural differences between individuals and the impact of cultural programming on different organizational cultures. Participants learn strategies for accommodating diversity both within their own organization and between international organizations.

Spring 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
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Thursday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Marlea Welton
396331
Fee:
$855.00
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Location: UCLA
ENROLL BY: Apr 4, 2024
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 17, 2024
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book: Introducing Intercultural Communication: Global Cultures and Contexts by Liu, Shang, Zala Volcic and Cindy Gallois
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Apr 4, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu Apr 11, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu Apr 18, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu Apr 25, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu May 2, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu May 9, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu May 16, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu May 23, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu May 30, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu Jun 6, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337
Lecture
Thu Jun 13, 2024
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
School of Public Affairs Bldg. 1337

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