Abstract
Librarians at a large Midwestern university integrated intercultural competencies into an information literacy course taught annually to over 100 first-year business students. The interventions aim to improve intercultural skills and characteristics as defined by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric. Student intercultural competencies were assessed via online surveys according to the VALUE Rubric, comparing pre-, retrospective, and post-self-assessments. Students' intercultural competencies changed as a result of engaging with the course material. This paper describes the classroom interventions implemented by librarians, results from survey data analysis, and implications for library instruction.
Keywords
business, information literacy, intercultural competencies, international business, library instruction
Date of this Version
2-7-2025
Recommended Citation
Bochenek, Annette; Howard, Heather A.; and Mayhook, Zoeanna A., "Integrating Intercultural Competencies in an Introductory Business Information Literacy Course" (2025). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 310.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/310
Comments
This is the author-accepted manuscript of Bochenek, A., Howard, H., & Mayhook, Z. (2025). Integrating Intercultural Competencies in an Introductory Business Information Literacy Course. portal: Libraries and the Academy 25(1), 107-136. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, the version of record is available at: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/950011.