Course Catalog 2009-2010 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Person responsible

John Shepherd

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1, 2 : Monday 16 - 18, K2114A Tuesday 14 - 16, K2116
Implementation 3	Per 1 : Monday 12 - 14, K2120 Thursday 12 - 14, K2307A Per 2 : Monday 12 - 14, K2116 Thursday 12 - 14, K2117B
Implementation 4	Per 1, 2 : Tuesday 10 - 12, K2115B Wednesday 14 - 16, K2119A
Implementation 6	Per 1, 2 : Friday 8 - 12, K2114A
Implementation 7	Per 1, 2 : Wednesday 10 - 12, K2117A Thursday 10 - 12, K2119A
Implementation 8	Per 5 : Tuesday 8 - 12, K2119A Friday 8 - 12, K2119A
Implementation 9	Per 3, 4 : Monday 14 - 17, K2113 Wednesday 14 - 17, K2116
Implementation 10	Per 3, 4 : Friday 8 - 12, K2114A
Implementation 11	Per 3 : Monday 14 - 17, K2114A Per 3, 4 : Wednesday 14 - 17, K2108 Per 4 : Monday 14 - 17, K2309

Requirements

Regular attendance; active participation in exercises; giving a high quality professional presentation.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

Teaching methods will largely be task-based exercises, group, pair as well as whole class work, involving e.g. simulations and role plays. Students are expected to be as active as possible and the level of active participation will be one of the assessment criteria

Learning outcomes

After the course,the student will be able to communicate orally in a professional context. The student will be able to communicate competently in the following situations: small-talk and socializing, meetings and negotiations, giving a presentation, use of the telephone and exchanging information. The student will be able to communicate more spontaneously in unrehearsed pair and groupwork role-plays and simulations.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Language and skills involved in professional meetings (informal)	Participation in meeting simulations: development of meeting-specific vocabulary.	Formal meetings (e.g. AGM)
2.	Small-talk and polite language	Understanding of communication differences and small-talk gambits	Knowledge of associated cultural norms.
3.	Negotiation vocabulary and negotiation skills	Participating in individual and team negotiation	Some understanding of different strategies in negotiation.
4.	Information exchange.	Telephoning: skills and language.Role-play and simulation.
5.	Presentation skills and language for professional purposes	Presentation practice in teacher- generated exercises.	Advanced presentation skills:performance of a professional presentation

Evaluation criteria for the course

Continuous assessment based on performance, attendance and level of activity in the class exercises, performance of the professional presentation and general level and also development of oral skills during the course. There is no written test for this course.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Prerequisites

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1	Group 2: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Monday 16-18, Tuesday 14-16. Teacher John Shepherd. Room K2114A ((Mon) and K2116 (Tues)		Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %
Implementation 3	Group 1: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Monday 12 - 14, Thursday 12 - 14. Teacher: Mike Horwood. Room K2120 (Mon, Per 1) and K2307A (Thur, Per 1); K2116 (Mon, per 2) and K2117B (Thur, per 2).		Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %
Implementation 4	Group 3: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Tues 10-12; Wed 14-16. Teacher John Shepherd. Room K2115B (Tues) and K2119A (Wed).		Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %
Implementation 6	Group 5: Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Friday 8 - 12. Room K2114A. Teacher: Lauri Tolkki		Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %
Implementation 7	Group 4. Periods 1 and 2. Lessons Wed 10 - 12; Thur 10 - 12. Room K2117A (Wed) and K2119A (Thur). Teacher: Sarina Williamson.
Implementation 8	Group 8 (Intensive): Period 5 only. Lessons Tuesday 8-12; Frid 8-12. Teacher: Lauri Tolkki. Room K2119A
Implementation 9	Group 6 (Intensive). Periods 3 and 4 (part of). Lessons Mon 14 - 17; Wed 14 - 17. Room K2113 (Mon) and K2116 (Wed). Teacher John Shepherd. The course lasts for 8 weeks
Implementation 10	Group 7: Periods 3 and 4. Lessons Friday 8 - 12. Room 2114 A. Teacher Lauri Tolkki
Implementation 11	Group 11 (Intensive) Lessons Mon 14 - 17, Wed 14 - 17.

Last modified	06.05.2010
Modifier	Leena Ronimus