EDU446: Cultural Diversity in Learning and Working

This unit is designed for anyone wishing to better understand the social dynamics of culturally diverse environments, for personal or professional reasons. It is particularly relevant to teachers (including LOTE, TESOL), lecturers at university and vocational education settings, student advisors, human resource development officers, team leaders, as well as international students wanting to enrich their intercultural experience. The unit builds upon participants' cultural experiences and enhances their capacity to promote cultural awareness and intercultural learning in their own environment.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Internal: Lectures/seminars 3 hours per fortnight over 12 weeks. External: No attendance required. On-campus meetings will usually be available.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Education
Unit Coordinator	Professor Simone Volet Position: Professor E-mail: S.Volet@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.004 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2119
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Simone Volet Professor (S.Volet@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2119 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.004 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)