Course - Business and Management English - SPR2010
SPR2010 - Business and Management English
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment and Oral examination
Grade: Letters
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
---|---|---|---|---|
Assignment | 40/100 | |||
Oral exam | 60/100 | F |
Course content
This course will help you improve your oral and written English for use in business and management situations, whether you need to write e-mails, letters or reports, or make a PowerPoint presentation to an international audience where English is the common language.
Writing and grammar:
- Sentence structure, paragraph construction, prepositions, punctuation and pronoun use, and other common problem areas for non-native speakers of English.
- Expanding business and management vocabulary.
- Presenting material orally in English - improving pronunciation, stress and intonation.
- Contemporary business communication
- 21st century business and management issues covering a wide range of current business and economic situations
Learning outcome
Knowledge
- acquisition of business and specialist vocabulary and appropriate use in spoken and written language
Skills
- ability to write a range of business related correspondence
- ability to take part in English speaking meetings
General Competence
- to successfully present in English both written and spoken using a wide range of vocabulary and a high degree of grammatical accuracy
Learning methods and activities
The course assumes students have a working knowledge of English, and will focus on improving written and oral skills by examining common problem areas for non-native speakers of English, including sentence structure, paragraph construction, prepositions, punctuation and pronoun use. Students will also build their business and management vocabulary through assigned readings and mandatory oral presentations. Readings will focus on contemporary business and management issues, such as the economic situation, management of a multi-national workforce, corporate social responsibility, banking, new technology, adverstising, marketing, public relations, outsourcing and international supply chains. There will be take-home assignments to help students improve their written English skills, as well as in-class oral presentations for which students will be given written feedback from the instructor. All students must complete all assignments in order to take the examination and all students need participate actively in the classroom.
Compulsory assignments
- Assignment ( not valid autumn 2020)
Further on evaluation
The total grade of this coursse is a combination of an oral and a written assignment. You must pass the written assignment to be eligible to take the oral exam.
Please note that active classroom participation is an important part of the Oral examination.
Students who want to improve their grade in a course based on several assessments, may re-take the individual component assessment.
For a new assessment in connection with a failing grade, the Faculty of Economics and Management has supplementary regulations.
Admission will be limited, students must appply.
The course is available for students currently enrolled in the Bachelor programme Business Administration at NTNU Business School, and foreign exchange students of Faculty og Economics and Management.
Specific conditions
Limited admission to classes. For more information: https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Admission+to+courses+with+restricted+admission
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Business Administration (BØA)
Business Administration (ØABACHELOR)
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
English for Business Studies, Ian McKenzie
No
Version: A
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2020
Extraordinary deadline for course registration: 2020-06-01
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2021
Extraordinary deadline for course registration: 2020-12-01
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Economics and Administration
Department with academic responsibility
NTNU Business School
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment and Oral examination
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Autumn
ORD
Oral exam (1)
60/100
F
Release
2020-10-30Submission
2020-11-06
16:00
INSPERA
14:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Autumn
ORD
Assignment
40/100
Release
2020-09-21Submission
2020-09-28
08:00
INSPERA
10:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Oral exam (2)
60/100
F
Release
2021-02-19Submission
2021-02-26
12:00
13:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Assignment
40/100
Release
2021-02-08Submission
2021-02-12
10:00
14:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
- 1) Week 46
- 2) Week 9
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"