Date

Course Topics

Week 1
Introductions / Education & Culture
Aug 29 Sept 2
Week 2
Global Village / What is Culture?
Sept 5 - 9

Assignments Due

Read Ch. 1 & Pg. 18-28 (Ch.

2)
***Assignment 1 due
Read Pg. 28-32 (Ch. 2) & Ch.
3
Read Ch. 4

Week 3
Empathy & Ethnocentrism
Sept 12 - 16*
Week 4
Communication & Codes / Language
Sept 19 - 23
Week 5
Language (Continued)
/
High LowRead Pg. 170-182 (Ch 10)
Sept 26 - 30 Context
Presentation Group 1
***Assignment 2 due
Week 6
National Holiday: No Classes!
Oct 3 - Oct
7** 7
Week
Non-Verbal Communication /
Oct 10 - 14 Behavior Codes
Week 8
Direct vs Indirect Speech / Saving Face
Oct 17 - Oct
21
Week 9
Cultural Values: Relationships & Guanxi
Oct 24 - Oct
28 10 Cultural Identity & Values: family
Week
Oct 31 - Nov
4
Week 11 Cultural Values, Harmoniousness &
Nov 7 - Nov Idealism / Human nature
11 12 Cultural Values: Leadership & Hierarchy /
Week
Nov 14 - Nov Hofstedes Cultural Dimension #1 P.D.I
18
Week 13
Nov 21 - Nov Dimension #2 IDV: Individualism vs
25 14 Collectivism
Week
Dimensions: #3 MAS, #4 U.A.I. #5 L.T.O.
Nov 28 - Dec
2
Week 15 COUNTRY REPORTS
Dec 5 - Dec
9 16 COUNTRY REPORTS
Week
Dec 12 - Dec
16
Week 17 Cultural adaptation / Exam review
Dec 19 - Dec
23

(Optional Reading Chapter 9)

Read Chapter 8
Presentation group 2
Read Chapter 5
Presentation group 3
Read Chapter 6
Presentation group 4
Read Pg. 182-186 (Ch. 10)
Presentation group 5, 6
***Assignment 3 due
Read Chapter 11
Presentation group 7
Read Chapter 12
Presentation Group 8
Read Chapter 13
Presentation Group 9
Read Chapter 14
Presentation Group 10
COUNTRY REPORTS
(Optional Reading Chapter 7)
COUNTRY REPORTS
(Optional Reading Chapter
15)
Read chapter 16

Week 18 Final Examination

Dec 26 - Dec
30