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Affärssvenska II (KL2001), 3 op

Basic information

Course name:Affärssvenska II
Affärssvenska II
Course Winha code:KL2001
Kurre acronym:
Credits:3
Type and level of course:Professional studies
Year of study, semester or study period:2.year
Implementation:Spring semester, Autumn semester, 1.period, 2.period, 3.period, 4.period
Semester:0708
Language of tuition:Suomi
Teacher:Lilian Snellman, Tiina Suurnäkki
Final assessment:Grading scale (0-5)

Descriptions

Prerequisites

Business Swedish I

Course contents (core content level)

- meetings, negotiations
- business communication; offerts etc.
- internal and external communication
- business economics

Course contents (additional)

- internationalization, globalization, organization cultures, mergers and acquisitions

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

The student will gain knowledge of correct vocabulary and the structures in order to

- describe the differences between Finnish and Swedish business cultures
- comment on current business culture topics (mergers)
- describe the merger (procedure)
- apply typical Swedish meeting and negotiation procedures and make documents (agenda etc.)
- participate in meetings and negotiations in various roles
- make short internal newsletters and pressreleases
- order products, complain about poor service
- advise customers in matters concerning billing
- present the facts on business economics described in annual reports
- intrerpret charts

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

Use commercial terminology and phraseology in oral and written communication in business situations. The student will in othes words learn to

- describe the differences between Finnish and Swedish business cultures
- comment on current business culture topics (mergers)
- describe the merger (procedure)
- apply typical Swedish meeting and negotiation procedures and make documents (agenda etc.)
- participate in meetings and negotiations in various roles
- make short internal newsletters and pressreleases
- order products, complain about poor service
- advise customers in matters concerning billing
- present the facts on business economics described in annual reports
- intrerpret charts

Recommended reading

Auvinen, Kukkasniemi, Peltonen: Nordiska Nätverk. Edita.
- The pages will be informed in the beginning of the course.

Teaching and learning strategies

Active course work, oral and written language tasks, individual, pair and group work.

Teaching methods and student workload

Contact teaching
Individual research, reading
Exam

Assessment weighting and grading

Written and oral assignments 40 %
- Active work during contact learning situations 10 %
- Exam 50 %

Each part has to be approved.

Related competences of the degree programme

International competencies
Communication and social competence
Extensive business competencies
Personal development
Application of business skills

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