Online course – Certified professional specialization in intercultural management topics from Fundação Instituto de Administração

Develop your cultural skills. Discover the key issues in cross-cultural management and how cultural diversity can impact the world and organizations.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

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Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Communication skills
  • leadership
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Teamwork
  • Time management
  • Critical thinking
  • Technological skills
  • Professional language
  • Project organization and practice
  • Learning strategies

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Intercultural Project Manager
  • Intercultural Management Consultant
  • International Negotiator
  • International Marketing Specialist
  • International Customer Relations Manager
  • Human Resources Manager in Multicultural Organizations
  • Researcher in the field of geopolitics and culture
  • Manager of Cross-Cultural Marketing Strategies
  • Business Development Specialist in International Markets
  • Facilitator of intercultural workshops

Internship – Series of 4 courses

Integrated Course Program

  • Aims to present a wide range of perspectives on cross-cultural management.
  • Emphasis on the geopolitical aspects of countries.
  • Intercultural interactions of people.
  • Intended for people interested in gaining an initial understanding of cultural diversity.

Program goals

  • Comprehensive understanding of the key issues in cross-cultural management.
  • Geopolitical aspects.
  • negotiation.
  • Interculturality in organizations.
  • Consumerism in the context of international marketing.

Hands-on Learning Project

  • The integrated course program does not require the development of a practical project.
  • Assessment activities are carried out throughout each course.
  • Each course includes four assessments at the end of each module.
  • There will be a total of 16 assessments throughout the entire integrated course program.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Geopolitics and intercultural movements

Course 1 • 37 hours • 4.3 (10 ratings)

Course Details
What you’ll learn

Welcome to the Geopolitics and Intercultural Movements course. During the course, you will learn concepts about the impact of geopolitics on economics, politics, sovereignty, and trade agreements. These concepts are essential for understanding the intercultural effects of strategic actions of certain countries, such as global economic crises and sovereign influences, on the relationships between countries and the actors in the international arena.

By the end of the course, you will be able to understand the scope of geopolitics and its impact on intercultural actions in times of economic turmoil, agreements between countries, and conflicts between people with different cultures, living in the same country or striving for independent sovereignty.

The course consists of four modules, spread over weeks of study. Each module includes videos, readings, and knowledge tests. At the end of each module, there is an assessment of the knowledge acquired.

We are glad you joined the course and hope you get the most out of the concepts presented here.

Fun studies!

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Understanding Trade Agreements and Barriers
  • Category: Understanding the Cold War
  • Category: Identifying Cultural and Ethical Conflicts
  • Category: Understanding Geopolitics

Intercultural Negotiation and Desires

Course 2 • 28 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn

Welcome to the Intercultural Negotiation and Desires course. In this course, you will understand how globalization has changed organizational and cultural paradigms, making negotiation one of the most important skills for the survival of organizations. In the context of strategic alliances, mergers, new management models, ethical concerns, the environment and social responsibility, understanding the tools and concepts that can create a balance between the needs and interests of different parties has become very important in the study of interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution.

By the end of the course, you will be able to identify the characteristics that define negotiation and consider ethical issues in actions classified as commercial. You will also understand the expected outcomes of negotiation processes and be able to apply the steps required to plan conflict resolution and position personal and commercial interests.

The course consists of four modules, spread over weeks of study. Each module includes videos, readings, and knowledge tests. At the end of each module, there is an assessment of the knowledge acquired.

We are glad you joined the course and hope you get the most out of the concepts presented here.

Fun studies!

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Identifying the Negotiation Profile
  • Category: Developing Interpersonal Relationships in Negotiations
  • Category: Maintaining Ethics in Negotiations
  • Category: Identifying Negotiation Games
  • Category: Identifying Cultural Aspects in Negotiations

Intercultural management in organizations

Course 3 • 26 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn

Welcome to the course on cross-cultural management in organizations. During the course, you will learn that in the context of organizations operating in an international environment, the importance of openness to cultural differences is critical. It doesn’t matter if you are in São Paulo, Dubai, Paris or Silicon Valley: we are all part of a global community. In this broad cultural fabric, openness to personal differences is not always enough to achieve success. On the other hand, virtualization allows us to work against geographical distances, and facilitates interaction with other cultures.

At the end of the course, you will understand that the management of organizational culture goes beyond expertise in human capital or project management. You will see the meaning of global citizenship, based on thinking about our perception (what we see), cognition (what we think) and action (what we do). You will also understand the term multiculturalism in teams and feel how to address important aspects such as communication, trust, virtual recruitment and advice on how to avoid technological stress in the complex situation of the virtual environment.

The course consists of four modules, spread over weeks of study. Each module includes videos, readings, and knowledge tests. At the end of each module, there is an assessment of the knowledge acquired.

We are glad you joined the course and hope you get the most out of the concepts presented here.

Fun studies!

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Cultural Awareness for Building Trust and Interpersonal Relationships
  • Category: Considering Cultural Aspects in Negotiations
  • Category: Considering cultural aspects in communication
  • Category: Understanding techniques for preventing technological stress in multicultural environments
  • Category: Ability to manage multicultural virtual teams

Culture and Consumption in Digital Marketing

Course 4 • 31 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn

Welcome to the Culture and Consumption in Digital Marketing course. During the course, you will understand how cultural factors influence consumer behavior. Consumption patterns are cultural roots of the different peoples of the world. Understanding and interpreting cultural differences is essential in order to focus the strategies of brands aiming for success in their international strategies.

At the end of the course, you will understand how cultural differences affect consumer behavior and what complete marketing strategies can be implemented to satisfy consumers’ needs and desires in this context.

The course consists of four modules, spread over weeks of study. Each module includes videos, readings, and knowledge tests. At the end of each module, there is an assessment of the knowledge acquired.

We are glad you joined the course and hope you get the most out of the concepts presented here.

Fun studies!

Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Understanding Ethical Influences on Consumer Behavior
  • Category: Understanding basic structures for cataloging and positioning brands in the global market
  • Category: Understanding Brand Management Communication Strategies
  • Category: Cultural awareness guiding marketing activities to access the global market