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Career Communication (3 cr)

Code: KD07DVEN121-3008

General information


Enrollment

02.05.2021 - 06.09.2021

Timing

09.09.2021 - 14.11.2021

Credits

1 - 3

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

15 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management

Teachers

  • Christopher Hudson

Student groups

  • VVO

Objective

The student will develop and train good communication practises needed in working life.

Content

Contents of the course:
- managing labor market
- working life communication skills update
- reading and understanding professional texts

The course has been divided into three work packages represented on the Moodle course platform. Each package earns one credit point, and a student may choose to complete just one or all three of them. To complete the package and receive a credit on it, one must attend a work package review for work package representation and feedback.

Location and time

VVO, Thursdays 17.00 - 18.30

Materials

The material is available on the Moodle platform

Teaching methods

Independent work supported by the Moodle.
Participation and spoken presentations at work package reviews.

Student workload

The workload varies between 27 and 81 h depending on the number of credits (1, 2 or 3) that the student aims to accomplish.

Content scheduling

9 Sept.21 the course introduction
23 Sept..21 presentations of the work package 1
7 Oct. presentations of the work packages 1 and 2
14 Oct. presentations of the work packages 2 and 3
28 Oct. presentations of the work package 3
11 Nov. closing session

Further information

Thursdays at 17.00-18.30

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use simple structures and limited professional vocabulary. Mistakes disturb understanding. They understand slow and clear speech and some parts of easy field-related texts.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students command a satisfactory use of professional vocabulary in relation to their field of expertise. They understand the most common field-related texts. They perform fairly well in predictable field-related situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students have a skillful command of professional vocabulary in relation to their field of expertise. They understand and manage to produce complex professional material. They perform very well in field-related situations.

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the course relies heavily on completing the work package according to given guidelines as well as attending the minimum number of work package reviews where you participate according to the given guidelines.