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Business Skills and Practices (TUOL0018), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Business Skills and Practices Business Skills and Practices |
| Course Winha code: | TUOL0018 |
| Kurre acronym: | BSkills |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Optional Studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 3.year |
| Implementation: | Autumn semester, 1.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | English |
| Teacher: | Neil Smee |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Course contents (core content level)
Course is part of the Technology Business Module.
- Understanding the foundations of Business Communication
- Preparing reports and oral presentations
- Communicating interculturally
Objectives
The objective of the study period is to introduce practices of business skills and negotiation process in international business. In recognition of the growing importance of international business and the need to prepare future workforce resources to operate in a multicultural environment this curriculum has been put together. The student will understand a broad spectrum of skills and different techniques and approaches of business communication and will be able to communicate effectively in a workforce diversity of cultures.
Course contents (additional)
- Making business proposals and presentation
- Interviews for employment
- Find out about business and determine its suitability.
- Learn how to do it by developing and understanding basic business skills
- Gain practical experience of turning an idea into a business
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
The objective of the study period is to introduce practices of business skills and negotiation process in international business. In recognition of the growing importance of international business and the need to prepare future workforce resources to operate in a multicultural environment this curriculum has been put together.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
The student will understand a broad spectrum of skills and different techniques and approaches of business communication and will be able to communicate effectively in a workforce diversity of cultures.
Recommended reading
Excellence in Business Communication, John V. Thill and Courtland L. Bovee ? Prentice Hall
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures 28 h
Assignments
Student individual workload
Exam
Total 80 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Assessment weighting and grading
Project
Related competences of the degree programme
International and intercultural skills
Competence in principles of business operations
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge
Comprehensive competence in organization development
Entrepreneurial, business and leadership skills