Intercultural Skills Development among HKUST Business School Undergraduate: A Longitudinal Investigation

Project Title

Intercultural Skills Development among HKUST Business School Undergraduate: A Longitudinal Investigation

Project Leader

Prof Melody Manchi Chao and Prof Larry Jiing-Lih Farh

School / Dept

SBM / MGMT

Project Duration

Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

Project Description

It was a longitudinal study that aimed at:

• Identifying and validating assessment tools for measuring students' multicultural skills
• Documenting undergraduates' intercultural experiences and the development of their multicultural skills
• Identifying factors (e.g., activities or experiences) that are conducive to the development of student's multicultural skills
• Providing suggestions to improve the outcome based education program.

Project Outcome

A longitudinal study was conducted to examine how students' university experiences contribute to the development of their multicultural ability, as well as their career success upon graduation. Through the longitudinal study, it was found that the exchange program is effective in enhancing the intercultural skills and fostering more positive attitudes towards minority group. Factors that could potentially facilitate students' learning were also identified so as to harvest the most out of their exchange experiences.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Progress Report
• Final Report
• Project-end Review by Project Leader

Adaptation

Full Project