Modulhandbuch (Module manual)
| M.184.3061 Basic Business English for Students of Economics and Management Sciences (Bachelor) | |
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| (English for Economists) |
| Koordinator (coordinator): | Dr. John Riach |
| Ansprechpartner (contact): | Dr. John Riach (jriach[at]mail.upb.de) |
| Credits: | 5 ECTS |
| Workload: | 150 Std (h) |
| Semesterturnus (semester cycle): | SoSe/WS |
| Studiensemester (study semester): | 1-4 |
| Dauer in Semestern (duration in semesters): | 1 |
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| a) | K.184.30611 / Basis Business English for Students of Economics and Management Sciences (Bachelor) | Vorlesung | P | |||
| Wahlmöglichkeiten innerhalb des Moduls (Options within the module): | ||||||
| Keine | ||||||
| Empfohlene Voraussetzungen (prerequisites): |
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Students should be able to deal with B2 level passive skills (reading and listening) and be between B1 and B2 active skills (speaking and writing) |
| Inhalte (short description): |
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The hybrid module provides students with an overview and practical experience dealing with the following business situations: telephoning, writing emails, presenting in business, meetings, negotiating. The course offers practice in person to person communication activities in terms of what business people actually say, write listen and read in everyday business situations. |
| Lernergebnisse (learning outcomes): |
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| Fachkompetenz Wissen (professional expertise): |
| Studierende... Students are able to deal adequately with the comprehensive skills necessary to perform professionally in business situations. Specifically, this includes knowledge of the 600 most important business verbs and understanding their usage in the complete spectrum of business communication situations. |
| Fachkompetenz Fertigkeit (practical professional and academic skills): |
| Studierende... Students are able to perform professionally in the complete spectrum of business communication situations |
| Personale Kompetenz / Sozial (individual competences / social skills): |
| Studierende... Students are able to understand and perform competently in any international business context including being able to exercise the necessary intercultural skills |
| Personale Kompetenz / Selbstständigkeit (individual competences / ability to perform autonomously): |
| Studierende... Students are able to independently improve their language skills |
| Prüfungsleistungen (examinations) | |||
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| Art der Modulprüfung (type of modul examination): Modulabschlussprüfung | |||
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| a) | Mündliche Prüfung | 30 minutes | 100.00 % |
| Studienleistung / qualifizierte Teilnahme (module participation requirements) |
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| Nein |
| Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme an Prüfungen (formal requirements for participating in examinations) |
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| Keine |
| Voraussetzungen für die Vergabe von Credits (formal requirements for granting credit points) |
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| Die Vergabe der Credits erfolgt, wenn die Modulnote mindestens „ausreichend“ ist |
| Gewichtung für Gesamtnote (calculation of overall grade) |
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| Das Modul wird mit der doppelten Anzahl seiner Credits gewichtet (Faktor: 2) |
| Verwendung des Moduls in den Studiengängen (The module can be selected in the following degree programmes) |
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| B.Sc. International Business Studies, B.Sc. Wirtschaftsinformatik, B.Sc. Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Umfang QT (participation requirements): |
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| Lernmaterialien, Literaturangaben (learning material, literature): |
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| Teilnehmerbegrenzung (participant limit): |
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| Keine |
| Sonstige Hinweise (additional information): |
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The course is designed as a hybrid module. The classroom dates for this semester are Fridays from 9-12 on 08.04.2022, 29.04.2022, 13.05.2022, 03.06.2022, and 24.06.2022. The online course includes two sessions per week. One session is in groups of 3 to 5 students or 1 hour and the second session is in pairwork for 30 minutes. The scheduling will be tailored to fit student schedules. There will be no course in the week April 12th-April15th |