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Course Name	Turkish	İnşaat Sektöründe Kültürel Farklılıklar
	English	Cultural Differences in Construction Sector
Course Code	YAB 605	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	-	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Fatma Heyecan Giritli
Course Objectives		1. Introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of culture theories 2.Provide insights into students’ understanding of different country cultures that they have to face in a rapidly globalizing construction industry, and give them a different point of view 3. Show how to manage cultural differences for working in a multi-cultural environments
Course Description		Definition and characteristics of culture, Types of culture, Layers of culture; symbols, beliefs, assumptions, Levels of culture: Nation, sector, organization, group, Interaction of cultural layers, Cultural Models; Hofstede’s model, Trompenaars’ model, Cross-cultural motivation, Cross-cultural leadership, Cross-cultural communication, Cultural aspect of conflict management, Organizational culture; Definition and dimensions; Types of organizational culture, culture in multi-national organizations, cultural aspects of construction industry; Sector, project and occupational cultures, Impacts of cultural differences on international construction projects, Cultural differences case studies for international construction
Course Outcomes		1.Ability to think critically 2.Understanding how to manage cultural diversity in multinational construction projects 3. Knowledge on effective communication and leadership in multi-cultural environments 4.Knowledge on managing conflict in multi- national construction projects
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