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Online communication skills in English (3 cr)

Code: KD07BEN225-3004

General information


Enrollment

11.03.2024 - 26.04.2024

Timing

06.05.2024 - 30.06.2024

Credits

2 - 3

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management

Teachers

  • Päivö Laine

Student groups

  • VVO

Objective

Students recognize the differences between online communication and communication in traditional media. They learn to assess and use the web as a medium of business communication and develop their skills in web writing in English.

Content

- communicative features of the web
- communicative elements of web pages
- the web in business communication
- effective and interactive web writing
- cross-cultural aspects of online communication

Materials

Provided by the teacher in Moodle

Teaching methods

indepedent tasks.

Student workload

81 h

Further information

Compulsory attendance in the lessons

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students know the main characteristics of online communication and can produce short texts and messages for online purposes in English.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students perceive the characteristics of online communication and can produce texts and messages for online purposes in good English.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students have a good understanding of the characteristics of online communication and are able to produce texts and messages for online purposes in excellent English.

Assessment methods and criteria

active participation and oral presentation.

Qualifications

English at Work or a similar course