Business English and Presentations (5cr)

Evaluation methods and criteria

The assessment is based on learning objectives, quality and criteria, and peer- and self-evaluation play an important role in the process.

All required assignments must be successfully completed with a grade of Pass. Active participation in the scheduled lessons is also required.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

By the end of the course, you should be able to

- function comfortably and effectively as a member of a virtual team,
- present business-related speeches and multimedia presentations in a variety of settings using appropriate methods and tool, and
- support your partners and group members by offering them candid feedback on their presentations.

Content

The principal contents of the course relate directly to the three required presentation assignments, which consist of:

- an individual presentation (leading an online, text-based group discussion related to a topic of interest from sources acquired through the EBSCO Business Source Elite database),
- a group presentation (hosting an online virtual meeting using modern productivity and communication/collaboration tools such as Zoom), and
- a pair presentation (recording a slide-based, narrated presentation using Screencast-O-Matic and sharing it with the rest of the class for analysis and review).

Other contents include supporting activities and smaller preparatory assignments designed to help you perform your best on the assignments listed above.

Location and time

The preliminary course timetable is presented in the Timetable section of the Welcome page in the Moodle workspace. Always check the schedule in the Tuudo app in case of any possible changes.

Materials

Bisignani, D. (n.d.). *Effective persuasion* [PowerPoint slides]. Purdue OWL® – Purdue University. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/resources/teaching_resources/documents/new_effectivepersuasion_09122025.pptx

Ebster, C. (2014, August 5). *How to conduct an online survey* [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTIWl76_klI

TeacherCast: Making an impact with Jeff Bradbury. (2024, May 30). *Edthena: Using artificial intelligence for self-reflection and professional growth* [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD2fHH2uG2E

Teaching methods

Project-based learning.

Lectures, exercises/learning assignments.

Employer connections

Not applicable.

Completion alternatives

There are no alternative completion methods for this course.

Student workload

Student workload for this course is 135 hours.

Weekly study may include any or all of the following:

* contact and/or virtual lesson attendance (3–6 hrs),
* reading and studying course materials and messages in Moodle (3 hrs),
* homework (4 hrs),
* group meetings (4 hrs),
* practice and self-study regarding the use of hardware and software for making various types of recordings (2 hrs)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 You submit assigned coursework late on more than one occasion and clearly and consistently demonstrate significant difficulty understanding and following the lecturer’s instructions. Your participation in the scheduled course activities is sporadic and/or minimal, and results in you contacting the lecturer on more than one occasion for information already provided or readily accessible through the course Web site. The student’s involvement in pair and group work is such that he/she is seen as a liability (as reported in peer evaluations), and he/she does not meet his/her own learning goals for most of the course.

2 You complete all of the assigned coursework, but have considerable difficulty understanding and following the lecturer’s instructions (as demonstrated in the form of incorrectly completed work, late assignment submissions and the like). You often demonstrate a lack of preparedness for presentations, and receive marginal evaluations from other students. You do not meet your own learning goals for most of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 You complete all assigned work and receives mixed, although mostly favorable, evaluations from other students. Your written and spoken English is understandable, but doesn’t clearly show signs of having studied, practiced and rehearsed the key business English terminology appropriate to the subjects in question. You meet your own learning goals for all or most of the course.

4 Your presentations are generally of high quality in terms of both written and spoken English, but don’t necessarily reflect an academically appropriate level of content investigation and/or research. Other students’ evaluations of your work are favorable, and you meet your own learning goals for the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 You consistently demonstrate the ability to present engaging, well-prepared presentation contents in clear and business-like English through a diverse range of communication channels. You are reported to be a top performer by other students in the class (both at JAMK and at one of JAMK’s partner universities, if applicable) through peer evaluations, and meet or exceed your own expected learning goals for the course (as reported in your self-evaluation).

Qualifications

B2-level English skills in both writing and speaking, as well as sufficient ICT skills for working with basic video recording and editing tools and participating in online meetings.

Further information

Course assignments: Individual and group work reviewed and approved by the course lecturer with or without the assistance of AI (Copilot).

Final presentation (Presentation 3): Criterion-referenced assessment guided by AI (Copilot).