109年第1學期-1147 Western Society and Culture 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Weekly Preparation and Attendance	20	Students will arrive to class prepared to actively participate in individual and group activities
In class participation	20	Students will actively participate in individual and group learning activities
Midterm project	30	students will examine the course topics in relation to a specific country or geographic region.
Final group project	30	students will examine the course topics in relation to a specific country or geographic region.

教育目標

What is it like to live in Western countries like the US, Europe, and Canada? How are people from the East and West different? The same? In a global economy, we work with, learn from, and are interconnected other cultures and regions. This course will use an ecological framework to explore issues related to the individual (ways we think, attitudes, expectations), interpersonal (families, friendships, networks), organizations (e.g. schools, health care), community (e.g. social media, social justice and equity), and public policy (e.g. the upcoming elections in the US). We will draw on theory, research and literature from multiple disciplines. We will focus culture and society in the U.S., but will also learn about other Western countries. This course is designed for students who are fluent English speakers, and also welcomes students who are not yet fluent in English. Although the class is taught in English, there will be opportunities for students to work together in other shared languages.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：一/1,2[M101] 二/1[M219]
修課班級：管理學院2
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：全英語授課，限管院國際菁英組學生修習，可認抵通識社會領域課程，不開放選課，人工加選。

參考書目

Some required class preparation (readings, videos, etc.) are open source (free).

Other readings
Meyer, E. (2014). The culture map: Breaking through the invisible boundaries of global business. Public Affairs.
Jen, G. (2018). The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap. Vintage.