Introduction to Central European and Balkan Studies 03-ICE-11CEBSDL
Course learning content:
- place and importance of cultural and literary research of Central Europe and the Balkan Peninsula in the modern world,
- introduction to transdisciplinary research,
- intercultural dialogue,
- work in an international group.
Module learning aims
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- knows the importance of cultural and literary research in Central Europe and the Balkan Peninsula,
- knows what are the characteristics of transdisciplinary intercultural research and knows how to use them in practice,
- knows what intercultural dialogue is and what its meaning is in the modern world,
- knows how to work in an international group, using the basic knowledge in the field of intercultural dialogue.
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria:
very good (bdb; 5,0): very good familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; very good understanding and ability to interpret the facts.
good plus (+db; 4,5): as above, except for minor deficiencies and inaccuracies.
good (db; 4,0): good familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; understanding and ability to interpret the facts.
satisfactory plus (+dst; 3,5): satisfactory familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; average understanding and ability to interpret the facts.
satisfactory (dst; 3,0): basic familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; shallow understanding and ability to interpret the facts.
unsatisfactory (ndst; 2,0): unsatisfactory familiarity with the problems discussed in the lecture; no understanding or ability to interpret the facts.
Bibliography
Reading list:
White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue.
https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/intercultural/whitepaper_EN.asp#TopOfPage
Case Studies in Intercultural Dialogue, Nazan Haydari, PRU HOLMES, 2015.
Oakland J.S., Total Quality Management and Operational Excellence – text with cases, London New York 2014.
N. Duarte, slide:ology. The art and science of creating great presentation, Cambridge 2008.
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