Swedish business communication (3cr)
Code: KD00BR77-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 15.10.2021 - 31.01.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 28.01.2022 - 30.04.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 15 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Business Administration, SME Business Management
- Teachers
- Sari Isokangas
- Paula Välimäki
- Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 1 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 1 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
- Course
- KD00BR77
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
Students can communicate interactively both in writing and in speaking in Swedish. They can obtain and utilise field-related information and pass it to others.
Students
- can use tools to look for field-related information from various sources in Swedish
- can write e-mails and business-related documents in Swedish
- can communicate using their knowledge of the differences in the business cultures in Finland and Sweden.
- can create and maintain business relations in Swedish
Content
Business correspondence e.g. enquiries, offers, orders and complaints (in writing and verbally)
- differences between the business cultures in Finland and Sweden
- business to business communication to create and maintain business relations (e.g. trade fairs, company visits)
Materials
Materials announced by the lecturer at the beginning of the course
Teaching methods
- contact tuition
- spoken and written assignments and listening comprehension exercises
- group and pair assignments
- independent studies
Exam schedules
Supervised exam, an essay and a spoken exam
Student workload
81 h
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The course is assessed on a scale of 1 to 5.
Satisfactory (2-1)
Students use simple structures and limited vocabulary but mistakes disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and quite easy field-related texts. They manage predictable working life situations when assisted. Pronunciation influenced by other languages.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Good (4-3)
.Students have a satisfactory command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary.
They manage fairly well in most common predictable field-related situations. Understandable pronunciation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Excellent (5)
Students have an excellent command of grammatical structures and professional vocabulary. They are active and can interact independently and fluently in written and oral field ?related situations. Pronunciation close to native speaker.
Qualifications
Affärssvenska/Business Swedish
Further information
Students should attend 80 % of the contact lessons. The minimum attendance 50 %.