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Author(s): Shire Lockjaw and Nashota Wolf
College: College of Xenology
School: School of Cultural Studies
Created: 110309
Current version: 110309
Delivery Method: Classroom lecture with participation
Assessment Method: Written Examination
Class Status: ACTIVE
Class Length: 35 minutes + Exam
Prerequisites: None
Synopsis: "Interplanetary Culture Shock" is a course that focuses on the social and psychological repercussions of cross-culture immersion. The class is intended to help individuals understand the consequences of leaving their home planet for a long period of time, and placing themselves in a social environment that is largely (or exclusively) alien.
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Material used in this specific class was inspired, copied and/or summarised from the sources referenced below, and various Star Trek films, television episodes and licensed works.
References
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_context
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geert_Hofstede
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
- http://jcc.sagepub.com/content/25/2/233.abstract
- http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Klingon
- http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Vulcan
- http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Vulcanoid
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fons_Trompenaars
- http://www.wright.edu/~scott.williams/LeaderLetter/culture.htm
- http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Surak
- http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Time_of_Awakening