Study Guide

Objective

The student can both orally and in writing:
- describe the content and structure of his/her studies, training and working experience,
- introduce the operations and organization of a company and tell about different types of company forms as well as types of duties within a company,
- compile a professional job application and act in a job interview,
- communicate using right formality, vocabulary and phrases through a purchasing process (from an enquiry to an order, complaints, adjustments),
- analyze and tell about current business news in various Finnish media
- make and maintain contacts by phone, email, face-to-face

Content

Telling about the student’s own education, training and work experience. The student understands and can use appropriate business vocabulary and phrases both orally and in writing when describing the operations of a company, business environment, products and processes.
Making and maintaining contacts, discussing current business news, practising presentation skills. Compiling a job application and CV, acting in a job interview. Documentation used in a purchasing process.

Location and time

- 13 Sept at 13 - 16.30
- 11 Oct at 13 - 16.30
- 29 Nov at 9.15 - 14
- 13 Dec at 13 - 16.30

Materials

Isaacs, Pesso, Rasimus & Rönkä: Eye for Business Digital book. Edita 2019.

Teaching methods

Written and oral assignments, on-line lessons

Student workload

5cr = 135h

Content scheduling

Business vocabulary
•Studies and work experience
•Application, CV and job interview
•Company operations, organisation, company structures, working duties
•Business news
•Marketing
•Purchasing process: inquiry - reply - order - complaint (contacts by phone, email, face to face)
•Financial management

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

- Written and oral assignments
- Active participation in on-line lessons

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

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Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

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Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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