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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
PRESENTATION OF AALEN UNIVERSITY
prepared by Antje Discher Pascal Cromm
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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
CONTENTS

• COMPANIES
• PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
• LITERATURE
• ELABORATION OF ICC-TOOLS
• TRANSLATION OF THE PROJECT PARTNERS TOOLS

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
I. COMPANIES

• Written campaign
• Means of correspondence official letters,
  faxes, e-mails
• Number of companies contacted 56
• Duration December 2001 to March 2002
• Telephone campaign
• Number of companies contacted 56
• Duration February to March 2002
• Results
• Most of the companies didnt react to any of the
  campaigns. Some replied that no
• intercultural competence tools are currently
  being used. Hewlett Packard sent
• a training package elaborated by an extern
  consulting agency. Contact to
• the consulting agency was attempted - no reply to
  our inquiry.
• For further information

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
II. PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Campaign
• Means of correspondence official letters,
  faxes, e-mails, telephone
• Number of agencies contacted 41
• Number of ICC-networks societies 25
• Number of higher education institutions 19
• Duration December 2001 to April 2002
• Results
• None of the agencies was willing to cooperate
  with our project under our conditions,
• except for SLG Thomas Int., that will be
  separately presented. Contact to 7 of
• the agencies was established, however with no
  significant results.
• None of the higher education institutions
  reacted.
• For further information
• A list of all companies, agencies, networks and
  higher education institutions is

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
III. LITERATURE

• Sources of information on books and media
• 10 websites on books and media
• Books and media on intercultural issues
• 302 books and media on intercultural issues were
  found
• Purchased books on intercultural issues
• 31 books were purchased and referred to, in the
  course of elaboration of
• the ICC evaluation instruments
• For further information
• A detailed list of the main sources of
  information for the elaboration of our
• ICC-instruments is available on the
  website/Intercultural Competence.
• A list of reference is to refer to in the end
  of each ICC-tool.

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
IV. ELABORATION OF ICC-TOOLS

• Introduction to the evaluation process
• Frameworks, methodology, dimensions, time
  horizon, target groups, instruments
• Cultural Awareness Tests
• 3 cultural awareness tests (culture, everyday
  life, business culture)
• Critical incidents
• 6 critical incidents by cultural and geographical
  regions detailed solutions
• clues and questions as an assistance aid, based
  on cultural dimensions
• 180 feedback form
• self- and peer-evaluation
• 60 questions divided by criteria
• neutral questions to determine the individual
  cultural orientation
• deviation between self- and peer-evaluation of
  lt-1gt1 acceptable
• number of contradictions in the neutral statement
  answers no more than 3
• Cultural Game
• as an introductory streaming media video-clip

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
PRESENTATION OF AALEN UNIVERSITY
prepared by Antje Discher Pascal Cromm
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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
PRESENTATION OF AALEN UNIVERSITY
prepared by Antje Discher Pascal Cromm
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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
CONTENTS

• COMPANIES
• PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
• LITERATURE
• ELABORATION OF ICC-TOOLS
• TRANSLATION OF THE PROJECT PARTNERS TOOLS

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
I. COMPANIES

• Written campaign
• Means of correspondence official letters,
  faxes, e-mails
• Number of companies contacted 56
• Duration December 2001 to March 2002
• Telephone campaign
• Number of companies contacted 56
• Duration February to March 2002
• Results
• Most of the companies didnt react to any of the
  campaigns. Some replied that no
• intercultural competence tools are currently
  being used. Hewlett Packard sent
• a training package elaborated by an extern
  consulting agency. Contact to
• the consulting agency was attempted - no reply to
  our inquiry.
• For further information

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
II. PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Campaign
• Means of correspondence official letters,
  faxes, e-mails, telephone
• Number of agencies contacted 41
• Number of ICC-networks societies 25
• Number of higher education institutions 19
• Duration December 2001 to April 2002
• Results
• None of the agencies was willing to cooperate
  with our project under our conditions,
• except for SLG Thomas Int., that will be
  separately presented. Contact to 7 of
• the agencies was established, however with no
  significant results.
• None of the higher education institutions
  reacted.
• For further information
• A list of all companies, agencies, networks and
  higher education institutions is

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
III. LITERATURE

• Sources of information on books and media
• 10 websites on books and media
• Books and media on intercultural issues
• 302 books and media on intercultural issues were
  found
• Purchased books on intercultural issues
• 31 books were purchased and referred to, in the
  course of elaboration of
• the ICC evaluation instruments
• For further information
• A detailed list of the main sources of
  information for the elaboration of our
• ICC-instruments is available on the
  website/Intercultural Competence.
• A list of reference is to refer to in the end
  of each ICC-tool.

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
IV. ELABORATION OF ICC-TOOLS

• Introduction to the evaluation process
• Frameworks, methodology, dimensions, time
  horizon, target groups, instruments
• Cultural Awareness Tests
• 3 cultural awareness tests (culture, everyday
  life, business culture)
• Critical incidents
• 6 critical incidents by cultural and geographical
  regions detailed solutions
• clues and questions as an assistance aid, based
  on cultural dimensions
• 180 feedback form
• self- and peer-evaluation
• 60 questions divided by criteria
• neutral questions to determine the individual
  cultural orientation
• deviation between self- and peer-evaluation of
  lt-1gt1 acceptable
• number of contradictions in the neutral statement
  answers no more than 3
• Cultural Game
• as an introductory streaming media video-clip

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
PRESENTATION OF AALEN UNIVERSITY
prepared by Antje Discher Pascal Cromm
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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
CONTENTS

• COMPANIES
• PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
• LITERATURE
• ELABORATION OF ICC-TOOLS
• TRANSLATION OF THE PROJECT PARTNERS TOOLS

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
I. COMPANIES

• Written campaign
• Means of correspondence official letters,
  faxes, e-mails
• Number of companies contacted 56
• Duration December 2001 to March 2002
• Telephone campaign
• Number of companies contacted 56
• Duration February to March 2002
• Results
• Most of the companies didnt react to any of the
  campaigns. Some replied that no
• intercultural competence tools are currently
  being used. Hewlett Packard sent
• a training package elaborated by an extern
  consulting agency. Contact to
• the consulting agency was attempted - no reply to
  our inquiry.
• For further information

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
II. PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Campaign
• Means of correspondence official letters,
  faxes, e-mails, telephone
• Number of agencies contacted 41
• Number of ICC-networks societies 25
• Number of higher education institutions 19
• Duration December 2001 to April 2002
• Results
• None of the agencies was willing to cooperate
  with our project under our conditions,
• except for SLG Thomas Int., that will be
  separately presented. Contact to 7 of
• the agencies was established, however with no
  significant results.
• None of the higher education institutions
  reacted.
• For further information
• A list of all companies, agencies, networks and
  higher education institutions is

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
III. LITERATURE

• Sources of information on books and media
• 10 websites on books and media
• Books and media on intercultural issues
• 302 books and media on intercultural issues were
  found
• Purchased books on intercultural issues
• 31 books were purchased and referred to, in the
  course of elaboration of
• the ICC evaluation instruments
• For further information
• A detailed list of the main sources of
  information for the elaboration of our
• ICC-instruments is available on the
  website/Intercultural Competence.
• A list of reference is to refer to in the end
  of each ICC-tool.

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
IV. ELABORATION OF ICC-TOOLS

• Introduction to the evaluation process
• Frameworks, methodology, dimensions, time
  horizon, target groups, instruments
• Cultural Awareness Tests
• 3 cultural awareness tests (culture, everyday
  life, business culture)
• Critical incidents
• 6 critical incidents by cultural and geographical
  regions detailed solutions
• clues and questions as an assistance aid, based
  on cultural dimensions
• 180 feedback form
• self- and peer-evaluation
• 60 questions divided by criteria
• neutral questions to determine the individual
  cultural orientation
• deviation between self- and peer-evaluation of
  lt-1gt1 acceptable
• number of contradictions in the neutral statement
  answers no more than 3
• Cultural Game
• as an introductory streaming media video-clip

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
V. TRANSLATION OF THE PROJECT PARTNERS TOOLS

• Translation from English into German of
• Teamwork skills (questionnaire)
• Entrepreneurial competencies (innovation/creativit
  y and risk taking,
• as well as comments)
• Entrepreneurship skills assessment
• Managing of learning competencies (instructions,
  sheets, tool)
• Client / customer orientation skills
• Basic Communication Skills

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Competence Assessment Tools Seinäjoki
05.06.-09.06.2002 Task Review What Was
Completed After The Last Meeting
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