MBA Programme

MBA Programme (7 September, 2022) Report

On September 7, Associate Professor and Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub Director, Andrew David Jackson, led a session for Monash University MBA students at Caulfield around South Korean business culture. As part of the MBA Programme, students will be travelling to South Korea to increase their awareness, understanding and knowledge of businesses and companies in South Korea. On their trip, they will have the opportunity to directly interact with Korean employees and attend site visits to various locations. To prepare for the trip, Monash Korean Studies taught the session ‘Cultural situations for business people dealing with South Korea.’ This involved presenting Korean-related scenarios and having students work in groups to answer questions. The situations ranged from drinking and food etiquette, exchange of business cards, business meetings, bowing and showing respect, and negotiations. The MBA students actively engaged in learning about Korean culture through the scenarios and the session was successful in giving them insight into Korean business culture. Korean culture may not have been familiar to many of them but by the end of the session, the MBA students had developed greater awareness of the peculiarities of Korean cultural practices and looked forward to their trip to Seoul.

MBA Programme (9 September, 2024) Report

On September 9th 2024, Monash Korean Studies Research Hub was invited to lead a session on ‘South Korean language and culture for business people’ to Monash University MBA Students at Caulfield campus. The aim of the session was to introduce South Korea and Korean culture to students who are preparing for a business trip to Korea where they will be working with Korean business partners and Seoul’s Sungkyunkwan University. This session was led by our Hub Coordinator Sandy Nguyen and our teaching Assistant Larissa Carbery. It involved an introduction to Korean language, business etiquettes, and essential phrases for travelling (i.e. greetings, restaurant/shopping/emergency phrases) followed by several activities where students were given a scenario and had to work in pairs to act out the role play. These role plays aim to prepare the students for possible situations that they are likely to encounter during their trip, such as bowing, greeting and exchanging business cards during meetings, dining etiquettes for company dinners, and taking public transport. To wrap up the session, Larissa and Sandy shared some travel tips based on their experience of Korea and recommended travel locations that students could visit during their stay. Students also got a travel guide booklet to take home, which contains other additional information about Korea. The session was a success with positive feedback from the MBA students who really appreciated the materials that were prepared for them. They were also immersed in their role plays and were actively asking questions throughout the session.

This work was supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2023-OLU-2250001).