Business English (3 cr)

Objective

• use of business English vocabulary actively
• use of business vocabulary in presentations, meetings and negotiations with self-confidence
• finding information and applying it in different work-related communication situations

Content

English vocabulary and particular grammatical structures in business contexts
• international trade, commerce, marketing as well as finance, insurance and banking
• presentations and pitching
• meetings and negotiations
• professional business communication, spoken and written

Course material

All the material is available in Learn: learn.xamk.fi
The students get the key for the course after their registration in the university system Peppi.

Timing of exams and assignments

You have to complete all the topics in order to complete the course.
You cannot proceed to the next topic without having completed the previous one.
The course completion is followed up automatically.

Student workload

The course is 3 ECTS which means 66 hours of independent studies. It is essential that students are responsible for their time management regarding the tasks in the course.

Course part description

The course topics are:
Culture and communication in different cultures
Written business communication, business messages
Giving presentations and feedback
Marketing
Meetings and negotiations
(optional topics: job search documents and risk management)

Further information

Please, email Slaveya for further information: slaveya.hamalainen@xamk.fi

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation includes all the finished tasks which sum all the points that each of the participants have accumulated during the course.

Assessment scale:
Excellent (5), Good (3-4), Fair (1-2), Fail (0)
51-60 --> 1
61-70--> 2
71-80 --> 3
81-90 --> 4
91-100 --> 5