Study programme 2025-2026Français
Business Across Cultures (Q2)
Programme component of Master's in Management (MONS) (day schedule) à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UW-M1-SCGEST-033-MOptional UECLOSSET Nathalie
  • CLOSSET Nathalie

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Anglais
Anglais15600033.002nd term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
V-LANG-830Business Across Cultures AAEP150000Q2
V-LANG-831Business Across Cultures AAEHP06000Q2

Integrated test : there will be no assessment for each AA but a single assessment for the UE.
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Be independent and regularly adapt to new contexts.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
    • Monitor knowledge and methodological approaches in order to evolve their thinking and practice.
    • Assess their practices and be able to question it.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Students, at the top of this level, will be able to :

Recognize different cultural identities;
Learn how business is conducted around the world;
Adapt behaviour to avoid faux-pas and negotiate successfully;
Gain intercultural intelligence.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The student will be given the tools to :

Recognize cultural identities;
Embrace cross-cultural differences;
Adjust your behavior;
Limit misunderstandings;
Avoid cultural faux-pas;
Develop an intercultural sensitivity;
Analyze and resolve a cultural problem;
Gain your collaborators' trust;
Create new bridges;
Manage across cultures;
Prove that he is a global citizen.

Prior Experience

Minimum B2 level in English (passive and active knowledge)

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 UE assessment

  • Production (written work, report, essay, collection, product, etc.) - To be submitted online
  • Oral presentation - Face-to-face
  • Graded assignment(s) - Face-to-face

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT ; 
ORAL PRESENTATION 10%
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS 90%

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

  • Written examination - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

CASE STUDY AND/OR COURSEBOOK CONTENT _ 100% OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
V-LANG-830
  • Cours magistraux
V-LANG-831
  • Travaux pratiques
  • Etudes de cas

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
V-LANG-830
  • Face-to-face
V-LANG-831
  • Remote

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
V-LANG-830Not applicable
V-LANG-831Not applicable

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
V-LANG-830Not applicable
V-LANG-831Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
V-LANG-830Use Your Difference to Make a Difference: How to Connect and Communicate in a Cross-Cultural World, Tayo Rockson.

The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business, Erin Meyer

When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures, Richard D. LEWIS 
V-LANG-831Use Your Difference to Make a Difference: How to Connect and Communicate in a Cross-Cultural World, Tayo Rockson.

The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business, Erin Meyer

When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures, Richard D. LEWIS 
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de dernière mise à jour de la fiche ECTS par l'enseignant : 18/03/2025
Date de dernière génération automatique de la page : 14/03/2026
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Tél: +32 (0)65 373111
Courriel: info.mons@umons.ac.be