CDE, Cultural Differentiation Elective, is a lesson that teaches us about the difference between cultures in fields such as business culture and cultural intelligence. This lesson is held on every Monday and Tuesday.
Before I went for the first CDE class, I was a bit unhappy that I was unable to take a normal IHE subject which I like (History the Best!). I did not even know what it stood for. I honestly thought it was going to something like literature.
On the day itself, I was actually shocked that I may actually like it. I personally like to learn more about human psychology. I like the feeling of knowing why certain people behave a certain way, and from there on predict what they will do next. I think I have picked this up from reading numerous mystery books( mostly Sherlock Holmes). Now I tend to observe and come to a prediction before the person even makes the move. Surprisingly, I am correct nearly half the time.
However, I can only predict the moves of those whom are close to me. Now, with the help of CDE, I think I may start to even predict what people that come from a different cultural background and therefore prevent misunderstandings.
Of course, like most other students, I would definitely hope that CDE will be a subject that will not have a huge amount of homework unlike Mathematics which I am almost certain from years of experience that the work load will be massive. I also believe and wish that CDE will be a subject that I will be able to ace without trouble since it is just like reading a mystery novel. They both require you to be very careful so as to notice details. They both require a skill of analyse. I really hope I can do well for CDE, I mean, who doesn't?
What i think CDE will be teaching us is the minor differences between cultures that could help us get one step ahead of others by getting to their hearts faster and making people with a different cultural background feel more at home.
