Applied Studies Seminar: Culture in Professional and Community Contexts

Catalog description

This professional, hybrid-format seminar provides students an opportunity to connect their technical knowledge with concepts related to cultural contexts and apply these ideas to their area of expertise. The Professor serves as a facilitator/mentor providing principles to understand the study of culture from various disciplines and students share their perspectives and insights as they relate this material to their areas of professional knowledge. The process is designed to relate academic theory and practical experience around cultural context issues. Specific topics addressed in the seminar include models of culture, culture and innovation, multi-cultural issues in management, and cross-cultural management.