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Swedish business communication (3 cr)

Code: KD00BR77-3005

General information


Enrollment
14.11.2022 - 10.02.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
20.02.2023 - 21.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Business Management and SME Business Management
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Business Administration, SME Business Management
Teachers
Heli Simon
Sari Isokangas
Petra Syri
Scheduling groups
Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 30 . Open UAS : 0.)
Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 30 . 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

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 %.

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