SFB51015 Professional Communication I (Autumn 2019)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Business, Languages, and Social Sciences
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Wayne Kelly
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Compulsory course in Bachelor's Programme in International Communication
Lecture Semester
1st semester (autumn)
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The candidate:
- is familiar with communication strategies and conventions regarding form and style
- has sound knowledge of English for specific purposes and professional genres, in writing as well as for oral presentations
Skills
The candidate has:
- excellent skills in how to use professional English communication both written and oral
- good skills in situastions relevant to working life, such as polite conversation and oral business presentations
- good skills to enable clear and effective writing in a number of genres such as emails, CVs and cover letters
General competence
The candidate has
- sound general and professional communicative competence in English
- good social and cultural understanding and competency
Content
The oral aspects of the course are various forms of professional communication, such as informative and persuasive presentations. Professional communication is placed in a cultural context. Proficiency training is in focus and all the students give presentations in teams.
The course teaches various forms of written English for business or other professional use, and relevant terminology. The students are introduced to general text production in the field of language for specific purposes.
Forms of teaching and learning
Lectures and active student participation in presentations and team work. The language used is English.
Workload
The course will give the student approximately 280 hours of work.
Practical training/internship
None
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- One oral presentation.
- One written assignment.
The coursework must be approved before signing up for the final exam.
Examination
Portfolio assessment (50 %) and oral examination (50 %)
Partial exam 1
The final assessment is based on a portfolio (of about 5 pages) containing a number of individually written, shorter texts.
Partial exam 2
An oral examination, largely group-based and partly individual, lasting approx. 25 minutes per group. No aids are permitted during the individual oral examination.
Grades are individual in both partial exams. Each part counts 50 % towards the final grade. Both partial exams must be passed to be awarded the final grade. The A-F grading scale is used.
Examiners
One external and one internal or two internal examinators.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
If the portfolio is given a fail, it may be improved and resubmitted.
If students wish to improve their grade, they have to submit a new portfolio at a new regular exam.
In the case of a fail in the oral exam the student will be reexamined at the next regular examination unless special reasons call for an immediate new oral test (e.g. a pending exchange to a foreign university).
Course evaluation
The course is evaluated by the students each semester in accordance with HiØ's quality procedures.
Literature
The reading list may be subject to change before the semester starts.
Theobald, Theo (2013). Develop Your Presentation Skills. London: Kogan Page. 170 pages.
Barker, Alan (2013). Improve Your Communication Skills. London: Kogan Page. 185 pages.
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