Business English and Presentations (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Tavoitteet

By the end of the course, the students 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 tools
- support their partners and group members by offering them candid feedback on their presentations

Sisältö

1. Individual presentation (leading an online, text-based group discussion related to a topic of interest)
2. Pair presentation (recording a slide-based, narrated presentation and sharing it with another pair for analysis and review)
3. Group presentation (hosting an online virtual meeting using modern productivity and communication/collaboration tools)

Oppimateriaalit

All course-related study materials are provided by the course lecturer through the course website.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Items of assessment by percentage of final course grade: - individual presentation skills, 20% - pair presentation skills, 30% - group presentation skills, 30% - self-evaluation, 20% Successful completion of the course requires a passing grade for each of the items listed above.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Student workload by activity, e.g.: - lectures (online and offline), 15 hours - virtual study, 40 hours - assignments, 40 hours - independent study, 10 hours - online text-based discussions, 10 hours - face-to-face pair and group meetings, 20 hours Total 135 hours (one credit equals 27 hours of student work)

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

5 (Excellent), 4 (Very Good), 3 (Good), 2 (Satisfactory), 1 (Sufficient).


5. The student consistently demonstrates the ability to present engaging, well-prepared presentation contents in clear and business-like English through a diverse range of communication channels. He/she is reported to be a top performer by other students in the class (both at JUA and at one of JUA’s partner universities, if applicable) through peer evaluations, and meets or exceeds his/her own expected learning goals for the course (as reported in the student’s self-evaluation).

4. The student’s 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 the student are favorable, and he/she meets his/her own learning goals for the course.

3. The student completes all assigned work and receives mixed, although mostly favorable, evaluations from other students. His/her 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. The student meets his/her own learning goals for all or most of the course.

2. The student completes all of the assigned coursework, but has considerable difficulty understanding and following the lecturer’s instructions (as demonstrated in the form of incorrectly completed work, late assignment submissions and the like). He/she often demonstrates a lack of preparedness for presentations, and receives marginal evaluations from other students. The student does not meet his/her own learning goals for most of the course.

1. The student submits assigned coursework late on more than one occasion and clearly and consistently demonstrates significant difficulty understanding and following the lecturer’s instructions. His/her participation in the scheduled course activities is sporadic and/or minimal, and results in the student 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.

If the student does not meet the minimum criteria set for the course, the grade is 0 (fail).

Esitietovaatimukset

Good writing and speaking skills in English, good ICT skills.