This paper provides students with the skills and knowledge to become competent and confident in culturally diverse contexts.

The paper focuses on behaviour at the individual, group, inter­group and organisation level with particular emphasis on the management of behavioural outcomes.

This paper examines basic concepts of intercultural competency where consideration is given to individual and cross cultural values and practice in the organisational context. Through lectures, participative activities, case studies and assessments, students develop an understanding of concepts such as cultural understanding and awareness, perceptions, teams, diversity, and leadership. This will enable students to become competent in communicating and collaborating effectively in culturally diverse environments, developing them to become effective leaders in local and global organisations.

For this paper, we have made our lectures available for you to view online at a time and place that is convenient for you. These online lectures curate important information so you can fulfill the requirements of Intercultural Perspectives. In this paper, you watch our online 'webinars' prior to a short lecture class and your case studies. In the lecture, we will re-enforce what you have learnt through examples. The case studies are designed to cover the learning that has been introduced in the online webinars. Therefore, it is very important you view the webinars before engaging meaningfully in the case studies.

The structure of this paper means less passive learning in class, better use of your time, and more active, collaborative learning. Assessments are solely individual assignments, with a stronger emphasis on case analysis.

Assessments Overview: there are five parts to the assessment:

1. Case studies based on topics - 36% (Individual) There will be case studies that you have to analyze. You will have 6 case studies, with each case study earning 6%. See the case studies description for details and instructions.
2. Learning moment – 20% (Individual)
   

   You must maintain a journal where you capture your learning moments. You need to collate all these individual key learning moments and present them as themes in your Learning moments report. Learning moment report is due on the 9th May 2021 on or before 23:55 pm.

3. Project presentation - 20% (Individual)
   You have gone through sessions 9-11, where you have learnt about tikanga Maori values, practices and customs. Many of these values are relevant for organizations today. You should present on the topic 'How can tikanga Maori values and practices be integrated into NZ organizations?" The presentation takes place on the week of the 31st May 2021.
4. Review of Literature – 24% (Individual)
   This assignment is based on a literature analysis and synthesis on the topic 'Diversity and Its Management.' Please see the description for greater details

You are expected to spend 150 hours across the semester on study, lectures, reading, tutorials, group work and assessments for this paper.

Remember : It is up to you to complete the required readings and preparation for class. Just showing up to class is not enough to get a good grade in this paper.