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040028 UE English - Business Communication in the Second Foreign Language III (2018W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist strikt für Studierende der SPL 4 kontingentiert.

SERVICELEHRVERANSTALTUNG - Vorbereitungskurs, keine Pflichtlehrveranstaltung des Curriculums

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 01.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 29.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 29.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 29.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 05.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 12.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 19.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 26.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 26.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 03.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 14.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Besprechungsraum WiWi Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.OG
    Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
    Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 14.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Besprechungsraum WiWi Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.OG
    Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
    Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims of the Course
On completion of the course, students will be able to
• participate in meetings and negotiations;
• chair meetings;
• participate in negotiations using the Harvard Method;
• give peer feedback;
• write minutes of meetings and negotiations.

Teaching
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development, role plays, (video recorded) negotiations and their analysis.

Assessment and permitted materials

Business English III is assessed by means of
• Negotiations (40%)
• Assignments (50%)
• Participation (10%)

No dictionaries or other reference materials are allowed in the exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading
The students will be awarded a grade on the basis of their overall percentage score (PS) as follows:
PS 60.5-70 → Grade 4
PS 70.5-80 → Grade 3
PS 80.5-90 → Grade 2
PS 90.5-100 → Grade 1

In order to pass the course, students must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.

According to university regulation, this course is "prüfungsimmanent", which means that in principle students must attend every class. Exceptionally, they may miss a maximum of two sessions.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.

Examination topics

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.
Fischer, Roger, William Ury, and Bruce Patton (2012): Getting to yes: negotiating agreement without giving in. Random House Business.
Ury, William (2007): Getting past no: negotiating with difficult people. Bantam Books.
Additional material compiled by the lecturer

Reading list

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.
Fischer, Roger, William Ury, and Bruce Patton (2012): Getting to yes: negotiating agreement without giving in. Random House Business.
Ury, William (2007): Getting past no: negotiating with difficult people. Bantam Books.
Additional material compiled by the lecturer

Association in the course directory

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