Based on the world-renowned research on cultural intelligence (CQ), the Cultural Intelligence Essentials for International Students bundle gives international students a highly interactive, engaging e-program that will set them up to succeed overseas. This bundle includes the CQ Assessment and a specialized course on studying and living overseas.

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is a globally recognized way of assessing and improving effectiveness in culturally diverse situations.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn what Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is and why it matters.
• Learn how to interpret, improve, and leverage your CQ as you prepare to study in a western culture.
• Understand the critical components of cultural intelligence and develop a personalized CQ action plan to improve your CQ for situations like group work and interviewing.
• Discover your orientation on ten cultural values and their the impact on how you live & work.

You Will Receive:

A 12-month license including the following administrator resources:

• One Group Report (View Sample Report)
• Sample Course Syllabus
• Educator Resource Kit & Videos
• Teaching Exercises

Your Participants Will Receive:

An invitation to complete the assessment and lifetime access to their personal feedback report.

• CQ Pro Assessment & Feedback Report (View Sample Report)
• CQ Starter Online Course
• CQ Go Online Course

Additional information about this bundle:

• Group Report: A report summarizing the aggregate CQ Assessment or Cultural Values Profile results of participants. There is a 10-person minimum to pull the report. The purchase of this package will provide you with access to one group report for your selected program.
• Sample Course Syllabus: Sample syllabus filled with potential assignments, reflection papers, and group activities related to CQ.
• Educator Resource Kit & Videos: A supplemental kit providing educators with resources for facilitating discussions about diversity, global engagement, and cultural intelligence with students and others across campus. The kit includes a series of videos, a Student Discussion Guide, and a set of CQ exercises.
• CQ Starter Online Course:  A short, online session and the ideal way to introduce cultural intelligence. Participants learn what CQ is, why it matters, and where to go next on their journey toward cultural intelligence.
• CQ Go Online Course: This is an interactive course designed to prepare international students to study at a Western university (e.g., US, UK, Australia, etc). This course provides real life examples and practical strategies to succeed inside and outside the classroom at a Western university. Students complete six modules and develop a personalized action plan to use CQ to succeed in their overseas study.

The CQ Pro Assessment measures:

• CQ Drive: Level of interest, persistence, and confidence during multicultural interactions.
• CQ Knowledge: Understanding of how cultures are similar and different.
• CQ Strategy: Awareness and ability to plan for multicultural interactions.
• CQ Action: Ability to adapt when relating and working in multicultural contexts.

In addition, the CQ Pro Assessment provides mapping of a person’s preferences on 10 cultural values:

• Individualism vs. Collectivism
• Low vs. High Power Distance
• Low vs. High Uncertainty Avoidance
• Cooperative vs. Competitive
• Short Term vs. Long Term
• Direct vs. Indirect
• Being vs. Doing
• Universalism vs. Particularism
• Non-Expressive vs. Expressive
• Linear vs. Non-Linear

The Feedback Report includes:

• Self-Ratings & Norms for the 4 CQ Capabilities
• Self-Ratings & Norms for the 13 CQ Sub-dimensions
• Development & Action Plan
• Personal Cultural Value Preferences

Language Availability:

• The CQ Pro Assessment & Feedback Report are available in English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Simplified Chinese, French, and German.
• All other resources and materials are available in only English.