Business English on the Net (5 cr)
Code: KH00BG74-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 03.12.2018 - 14.01.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 08.01.2019 - 30.04.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Location-independent
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 15 - 25
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business
- Teachers
- Marjatta Rännäli
- Course
- KH00BG74
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Content scheduling
Business English on the net is an online course which focuses on the language used in the media and business literature.
The objective of the course is to enhance the students' fluency in reading/listening business news, commenting on various business related topics and expanding the students' business vocabulary.
The course consists of weekly assignments which are returned according to a separate timetable. The types of the assignments vary from e.g. summaries to listening comprehensions, discussions and short essays. The material covers companies' press releases, home sites, newspapers and magazines as well as videos on the net.
Objective
The objective of the course is to enhance the students’ fluency in reading business news, commenting on various business related topics and expanding the students’ business vocabulary.
Content
Business English on the net is an online course which focuses on language used in the media and business literature. The course consists of weekly assignments which are returned according to a separate timetable. The types of the assignments vary from summaries and translations to listening comprehensions and short essays. The material covers companies’ press releases, home sites, newspapers and magazines as well as recorded materials on the net.
Materials
Course material in Optima
Teaching methods
Independent work and working in small groups, task-based learning online
Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development
The materials used are authentic materials from different parts of the world, the students study collaboratively in small groups. The course implementation is 100% online.
Completion alternatives
None
Student workload
The task timetable is released at the beginning of the course. The student workload 133h (5 ECTS)
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The approved completion of all the course tasks according to the timetable is a prerequisite for the approval.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The course is assessed on the scale Approved - Failed.