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Name: How to Detect Cultural Differences
ID: m14686
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module prepares engineering students who are undertaking engineering projects in developing countries to detect cultural differences that affect communication and cooperation.
Subject: Science and Technology, Social Sciences
Keywords: communication, cultural differences, culture, engineering, engineering communication, group identity, individualistic identity
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Maintainers: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Editors: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Translators: The Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication (driskila@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.4 (history)
First publication date: Jun 29, 2007 10:58 am -0500
Last revision to module: May 29, 2008 4:36 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.4 May 29, 2008 4:36 pm -0500 by Linda Driskill
Changes: 
Roles updated.
Version: 1.3 Jan 15, 2008 4:54 pm -0600 by Linda Driskill
Changes: 
The name of Dr. Cezeaux has been added as author.
Version: 1.2 Sep 20, 2007 1:51 pm -0500 by Linda Driskill
Changes: 
two paragraphs removed
Version: 1.1 Jun 29, 2007 5:00 pm -0500 by Linda Driskill
Changes: 
First version June 28 2007

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