Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to write English texts in the workplace and self-reflectively develop her/himself as a writer and language user. S/he is able to:
- receive peer feedback and develop her/himself based on the feedback
- give feedback to peers based on instructions
- edit her/his text using appropriate tools paying attention to the content and style requirements of each genre and/or text type

Content

The course consists of eight (8) one-credit topics. The student shall choose five (5) of them:

1. Documents of a formal meeting
2. Expert blogs
3. Homepage of a SME or small organization
4. Media release
5. Business transactions: Request for quotation and quotation
6. Business transactions: Complaint and reply
7. Documents of a job application
8. Consultation report

Location and time

This course is implemented online and can be taken independently.

Opiskelumateriaali

Study material on Learn.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Scheduled track:
This course is entirely online.
The course consists of a number topics, of which the student chooses five to work on.


Blended track:
This course is implemented online and can be taken independently.

Tentit ja muut määräajat

There is no exam option for this course.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

5 credits = 5 x 27 hours of student work

Further information

The students will be asked to design their individual study plan at the beginning of the course.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student shall received a pass grade of all the assignments of the five topics s/he has chosen.

Assessment methods and criteria

Each task will be graded pass/fail and the student will receive feedback from the teacher.
A task is passed when it contains all the required information and its quality is appropriate and sufficient for academic studies.

Qualifications

The student has completed the obligatory course of her/his degree programme with the minimum Grade 3.