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Program Description
Discover the importance of cultural intelligence, or 'CQ', and find out to improve your own cultural intelligence.
Grow your cultural intelligence
In a globalised world, workplaces are increasingly filled with a mix of people from a wide variety of places, with a mix of cultures. Good cultural intelligence (CQ) - the ability to work effectively across cultures - is vital.
On this course, you will learn about the key aspects of cultural intelligence and learn different methods for improving your own cultural intelligence. You will explore how cultural intelligence can make all the difference to effectiveness, performance and success in a multicultural and global environment.
What topics will you cover?
- Cultural value orientations or dimensions.
- Interest, drive, and motivation to adapt interculturally.
- How cultures are similar and different including cultural values.
- Awareness and ability to plan in light of one’s cultural understanding.
- Adaptability when relating and working interculturally.
- Personal cultural intelligence development plan.
When would you like to start?
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts.
- Available now
- 16 November 2020
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Compare your preferred cultural values with other cultural groups.
- Report your understanding of how cultures and diversities are similar and how they are different.
- Evaluate your ability to adapt when relating and working in diverse contexts.
- Engage your interest, drive, and confidence in adapting to diversity and multicultural situations or individuals.
- Engage your interest, drive, and confidence in adapting to diversity and multicultural situations or individuals.
- Identify strategies for developing your cultural intelligence.
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone working in a mixed culture workplace, you might be university staff, an HR professional, a corporate trainer, working in law enforcement or healthcare.
What software or tools do you need?
No specific software, hardware or other resources are needed to start this course.
Who will you learn with?
Charles A. Calahan
I teach at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA and facilitate the intercultural development of faculty, staff and students. I am a member of the Purdue University Teaching Academy.
Who developed the course?
Purdue University
One of the four best public universities in the US, Purdue delivers an engaging learning experience and a world-class degree.
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