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Cultural Understanding

2025/2026
Danish title
Kulturforståelse
Study programme
Bachelor of Finance
Level of education
Bachelor Programme
Semester location
3. Semester
Subject duration
1 semester
Start time
Autumn
Ects
5
Programme element
Compulsory
Language of teaching
English
Subjectelement
Nationally
Location
Cphbusiness City
Subject code
4135304CC
Disciplines
Communication, sales and advice
  • Content and purpose
    Cultural understanding contains organizational and company culture as well as cultural challenges. In addition, the subject element contains the internationalization process, when the company's customers (B2B) have to establish themselves and do business in a foreign market.
  • Learning objectives
    Knowledge
    The student
    • has knowledge of companies' practices and applied theory and method within cultural understanding and corporate culture
    • has an understanding of corporate practice, applied theory and method, and can reflect upon corporate practice and the application of theory and method within cultural understanding, corporate culture and internationalization
    Skills
    The student
    • can use the methods and tools of the subject area and must master the skills linked to employment within the profession of finance in relation to cultural understanding and company culture
    • can assess practical and theoretical cultural and internationalization issues as well as justify and choose relevant solution models
    • can communicate practical and professional culture and internationalization issues and solutions to customers, partners and users
    Competences
    The student
    • can handle complex and development-oriented situations in work or study contexts in relation to cultural understanding
    • can independently participate in professional and interdisciplinary collaboration across cultures with a professional approach
    • can identify personal learning needs and develop knowledge, skills and competences in relation to the profession of finance within culture and internationalization theory
  • Examination
    The learning objectives for the exam are identical to the learning objectives of the courses
    4th. internal - Cultural understanding, Organisation and International Marketing
    Prerequisites for access to the examination
    The student must obtain approval of the semester's exam prerequisites, as described with content and deadlines on Moodle.
    Exam in one or more subjects
    Subject is test with the following subjects
    Type of exam
    Oral examination
    Exam in English based on a drawn question (on the exam day) within the curriculum of the 3 courses – Marketing, Cultural Understanding and Organisation.
    Ects
    15 ECTS
    Preparatory time
    40 minuts
    Duration
    20 minutes
    An assignment will be handed out in connection with the exam
    No
    Assignment
    At the oral exam the student must:
    1. Present a 5-6 minutes structured presentation based on the question(s) drawn before preparation. The presentation must include models/frameworks/theories from one or more of the three courses Organisation, Cultural Understanding and Marketing - depending on the drawn question(s).
    2. Show analytic understanding of the models/frameworks used during the individual presentation
    3. Give clear conclusions/recommendations based on the analyzes
    4. Be prepared to answer critical questions (8-10 minutes) based on the individual presentation and questions within the curriculum of the 3 courses.
    Individual exam or group exam
    Individual
    Exam languages
    English
    Aids
    All aids are permitted. However, only handwritten notes are permitted for the examination. This also applies for the presentation.
    Type of evaluation
    7-point grading scale
    Examination type
    Internal censor
    Criteria for test assessment
    Evaluation and grading on the 7-point grade scale is done in agreement between the two examiners based on an overall assessment of the presentation and the following discussion.
    The evaluation and grade is solely based on the oral examination.
    Temporal location
    3. Semester
    At the end of 3rd semester
    Re-examination and re-examination due to illness
    The same rules apply as for the ordinary exam.
    If the student does not pass the regular exam, he/she will automatically be registered for a re-exam. There are a total of 3 attempts to pass the exam.
  • Further information
    Before the exam, the students should read and familiarize themselves with the exam regulations. The exam regulations apply to all exams held at Cphbusiness. You can find the exam regulations on our website: www.cphbusiness.dk/om-os/love-og-regler#

    A meeting list with information about time, place and room will be published on WISEflow: https://europe.wiseflow.net/login/

    In the case of absent students, the exam will be brought forward by up to 60 minutes. Students must therefore arrive for the exam no later than 60 minutes before the exam time. The first two students must both arrive at the start of the exam.

    The student will receive a notification on their student email when the exam has been created in WISEflow.