KIE-34207 Business English, 3-5 cr
Additional information
This course is intended especially for students in the Master's degree program of Business and Technology.
When a course is over-subscribed, i.e. there are more sign-ups than places on the course, then we enrol the required number of students according to the sign-up time and target group. Students on the sign-up / waiting list have to be present on the first day of the course to be sure of retaining their place.
The course is only intended for degree students
Person responsible
Mika Tukiainen
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| KIE-34207 2016-01 | 1 - 2 |
Mika Tukiainen |
80% attendance, completion of set speaking tasks, completion of set writing tasks, final assignment/ exam. |
| KIE-34207 2016-02 | 3 - 4 |
Mika Tukiainen |
80% attendance, completion of set speaking tasks, completion of set writing tasks, final assignment/ exam. |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the student will have achieved the following knowledge and skills: -Extended awareness of key issues in the world of business -Developed the language skills needed to interact in a range of business settings -Gained confidence and experience in describing business enterprises
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Specialist business English, vocabulary and terminology relevant to the following fields and themes: Management, Company Structures, Financial Institutions, Marketing, Trade and Commerce, Meetings, Company Profile. | ||
| 2. | Language behaviour: How to use appropriate language strategies in specific business and social situations | ||
| 3. | Producing and presenting quantitative data |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Continuous assessment, successful completion of final assignment/ exam and set oral/written tasks.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| KIE-32006 Spoken Communication in English | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-32016 Spoken Communication in English/TTI | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-32026 Spoken Communication in English/TUTA & TIJO | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-32036 Spoken Communication in English/BIO | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-32046 Spoken Communication in English /RAK | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-32056 Spoken Communication in English/LTT | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-32066 Spoken Communication in English/TST | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-32906 Englannin kielikoe / suullinen osuus | Mandatory | 1 |
| KIE-33006 Written Communication in English | Mandatory | 2 |
| KIE-33906 Englannin kielikoe / kirjallinen osuus | Mandatory | 2 |
| KIE-34106 Academic Writing in English | Mandatory | 2 |
| KIE-32106 English for Architects | Mandatory | 3 |
| KIE-32706 Englannin kielikoe / arkkitehtuuri | Mandatory | 3 |
1 . Spoken communication in English has to be completed before the beginning of this course.
2 . Written communication in English or Academic writing in English has to be completed before the beginning of this course.
3 . Students of architecture must have completed their mandatory course in English
Additional information about prerequisites
Students in international masters' degree programmes may attend this course provided they are on at least B2 level.
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses