International Business Speaking (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

This course will help you compose and deliver effective--compelling, ethical and well-organized--extemporaneous oral presentations appropriate for a variety of professional contexts. Through frequent guided practice, you will learn to analyze audiences and effectively adapt your oral communication for different organizational stakeholders.

Content

Overcoming fear of speaking; speaking ethics; audience analysis; credibility; attention and interest; informative strategies and presentation aids; persuasive strategies and motivational appeals; crisis communication

Location and time

Mandatory online lectures

Monday, June 1- Friday, June 5, 1,5 hours daily, 5 days
Monday, June 8 - Thursday, June 11, 1,5 hours daily, 4 days
Monday, June 15- Wednesday, June 17, 1,5 hours daily, 3 days

The online courses run from June 1st to June 17th. Contact hours run during Week 1 from Monday to Friday, during Week 2 from Monday to Thursday, and during Week 3 from Monday to Wednesday. All contract hours are indicated in Helsinki Time and will take place remotely via cloud-based platforms.


International Business Speaking 17.00 – 18.30 Andrew Wood (Andrew.Wood@sjsu.edu)

Materials

Introduction Speech, Sharing News Speech, Public Relations Crisis Response, Public Service Announcement Group Project

Teaching methods

: Video lectures and moderated discussion sections will augment primary and secondary readings to help you meet the following objectives: (1) Compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations on international business-related topics, (2) Engage in critical and analytical communication analysis, (3) Assess and achieve opportunities for personal and professional improvement as a public communicator.

Employer connections

This course is ideally suited for students seeking careers in business management, human relations, public relations, marketing, advertising, media development, and teaching

Exam schedules

Information shared by the professor during the online course.


Midterm and Final Examinations, Participation Self-Assessment

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

81 hours (online lessons & videos 12 hours; assignments 51 hours, independent reading & research 18 hours)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate 1

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of persuasive theory; meets expectations of least two of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates promising but still insufficient ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.

Satisfactory 2

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates acceptable understanding of persuasive theory; meets expectations for three of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates acceptable ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates basic understanding of persuasive theory; meets expectations for each of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates a competent ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.


Very good 4

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates mastery of persuasive theory; meets or exceeds expectations for each of the following: presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates very good ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5

Knowledge and Understanding: The student demonstrates mastery of persuasive theory, presentation research and organization, small-group dynamics, supporting media, and (to the extent possible via online modes of interaction) delivery principles.

Transferable skills: The student demonstrates excellent ability to compose and deliver effective oral and group presentations in English, and to engage in critical and analytical communication analysis.

Qualifications

None

Further information

Lecturer is Dr Andrew Wood from San José State University, California