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Societal Insights and Intercultural Interaction with Supervision35654/2161/2122/1/10
Study guide

Societal Insights and Intercultural Interaction with Supervision

35654/2161/2122/1/10
Academic year 2021-22
Is found in:
  • International programme Community Engaged Learning
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 12 credits
Co-ordinator: Robert Nathan
Other teaching staff: de Mûelenaere Laurence, De Roey David, Dirkx Bie, Ferny Lies, Marrin Geert, Vanbrabant Lien, Van himbeeck Hilde, Vercauteren Lieven
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.10.2021 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total cost price activities: € 25,00

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Educational organisation (text)

- Boost camp = a two-week practical and theoretical orientation, base-line information gathering, and building of a personal base of fundamental knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- Societal Insights = provides a background about the wider context in which the student is learning. Departing from urban planning and dynamics we hand the student frames (theoretical insights and from practice -through field visits) from which to approach a certain research question that is designed at the beginning of the course.
- Intercultural Interaction = semi-personalized digital learning paths are offered, interspersed with individually prepared activating workshops in different group-sizes and in different settings, depending on the input gathered during the Boostcamp.
- Supervision = groups of max 5 students, meeting max 6 times throughout the semester under the guidance of a supervisor - with preparation of and reflection on these meetings.

Prerequisite competencies (text)

  • A sufficient level of understanding and expression of the English language, in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
  • The will and ability to only communicate in English whenever at least one person is present (within hearing distance) that does not understand the language you’re using.
  • The will and ability to first examine one’s own behaviour before speaking about the other’s actions.
  • The will and ability to further develop one’s own personal growth.
  • The intrinsic motivation to work intensively in an international and interdisciplinary team on often complex project challenges provided by the professional field.
  • The ability to follow the APA-referencing guidelines when writing a paper.

Learning outcomes (list)

Communication
Students only communicate in English whenever one person is present that does not speak their language.
Societal Insights
Students make historically/geographically/politically/socially/... grown assumptions about their world view or view of an individual explicit.
Students can analyse/make clear how a professional practice can create or contribute to an unequal or unjust situation. This on the individual (for the client/pupil), group (neighbourhood, classroom, target group...) and societal level.
Students incorporate the ways of professional practices in the world, within that/those of their home country.
Students actively take part in discussions and express personal ideas on different topics.
Students place local events and practices in an international context by indicating the international consequences of local events and the influence of the international or European contexts on these local situations.
Students make explicit how international professional and interest organizations have an influence on the professional practice in their home country.
Students acquire knowledge about other cultures and employ this knowledge in an appropriate manner with respect for the uniqueness of each individual human being.
Students can compare (elements of) the professional practice in their home country with (elements of) the professional practice in other countries.
Students show empathy, social responsibility and civic responsibility.
Intercultural Interaction
Students understand their own framework of reference/worldview and can link these to other viewpoints.
Students demonstrate they can adapt their behaviour and communication style in an intercultural context.
Students demonstrate a high level of self-awareness through taking responsibility for (the effect of) their own actions, words and thoughts.
Students are aware of their own conflict management style.
Students show respect for all universal values and human rights.
Students show an open mindset towards the vision and expertise of others and accept the relativity of their own vision and ideas.
Students make fundamental assumptions about the world view (or the view of an individual) within their field of study explicit and place these assumptions in a historical context.
Supervision
Students understand and approach a situation, an issue or a problem from multiple cultural perspectives.
Students see intercultural conflicts as learning opportunities.
Students communicate their increased sense of self-awareness during supervision and through their altered actions.
Students examine the specific features of their own communication style and actively explore the communication style of others.
Students change their actions using critical (self)-reflection, incorporating actual insights derived from scientific research and regional, European or international evolutions.
Students reflect on their professional development and practice and integrate the findings and feedback of others in their actions.

Course content

Short description

This is a multi-faceted course, closely linked to Project Work, consisting of 4 intertwined course threads, meant to deepen, support and elaborate the students’ personal growth in different areas of our intercultural society:

Boost camp: here we lay foundations and provide an overview of what’s to come in the coming weeks.

Societal Insights: building on the in-and output of the boost camp, we offer insights in Human rights, (in)equality, urban planning/city dynamics, CBL, introduction in the different disciplines that work together in this project-based semester. We will take a look at ‘layers’, one of which will be the Flemish policies (and their outcomes). We will work with research questions, closely related to the projects.

Intercultural Interaction: using what we experienced during the Boost camp-work, students are offered tailor-made digital learning paths, and real-life group-exercises directed at integrating this knowledge in their current and future collaboration-efforts.

Supervision: whereas in Project Work students are coached specifically in their project-oriented collaboration, in (small group-) Supervision they are encouraged to take a frank look at their current behaviour, checking their evolution in integrating the academic, theoretical and practical input they gathered in the other parts of this project-based semester.

Study material (text): Mandatory

Digital learning environment - Digitap.

Educational organisation (list)

Dagtraject
Collaborative learning
Exam duration
Estimated time for testing
Lectures and / or tutorials
  • Description: 25 EUR to be paid for thematic day trip to Brussels: train + metro + museum visit
Practicum
Work time outside of contact hours
Workplace training and / or internship

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Semester 1Portfolio100,00First try
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodPortfolio100,00Second try

Evaluation (text)

The student develops an e-portfolio. In this portfolio assignments for the different parts of this course are added. 

To be able to pass for this course, the following criteria are provided:

- presence and participation during supervision is required.

- regular attendance during the colleges and workshops of Intercultural Interaction is required.


When the student fails to fulfill all criteria, all considered consequences are communicated in the study guide.