Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to succeed in routine communication situations of their field both face to face, over the phone and in writing.
The student knows the fundamental English terms of their field. They can independently produce various kinds of messages, documentation and other written materials of professional quality. Students are competent in speaking to groups.
Students can find relevant international professional and academic sources.

Content

- sales and marketing (Product promotion, the language of promotion, promotional materials, sales and marketing presentations, sales calls and talks, meetings and negotiations)
- accounting (accounting and finance terminology: bookkeeping, financial statements, financial statement analysis, management accounting, banking and finance, annual reports and financial reviews)
- management (Meetings, Managerial terms and functions,Business functions,Organization structures, HR Concepts)

Materials

Isaacs et al. 2020. Eye For Business. Edita Publishing: Helsinki.

Other material distributed by the lecturer.

Teaching methods

Contact study, virtual study and independent study. Team-based and individual tasks. Collaborative methods

Student workload

3 ects equal around 80 hours of student input of which 20 hrs contact lessons.
60 hours of input outside classroom.
Focus will be based on the students line of specialization: Accounting, Business Operations Development, Sales and Marketing or Digital business and programming.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student understands slow and clear speech and some parts of easy field specific texts. Both in spoken and written language simple structures, limited professional vocabulary and mistakes disturb understanding.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student understands the most common field-related texts. He performs fairly well in predictable field-related situations in English.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands and manages to produce professional material. He performs very well in field-related situations in English. He uses the professional vocabulary skillfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

Teacher assessment
Peer and self assessment
Continuous assessment.
All the tasks are to be accomplished according to the given guidelines and within the given time limits.
Assessment is based on a written task, presentation and vocabulary quiz.
Attendance rule applies here.
Students must pass all three graded tasks and complete all homework tasks to complete the course.

Qualifications

English at Work 1