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International Business Communication 1

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
International Business Communication 1
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Industrial Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: WIMAS-970
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2PA (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Project work

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Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

WIMAS-970 Industrial Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 2, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld


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Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to handle the most important business situations in an international context. They will be able to understand longer texts and to grasp their implicit meanings. They will be able to express themselves spontaneously and fluently, without having to search for words too obviously. Students will be able to use language effectively and flexibly in their professional lives and express themselves in a clear and well-structured manner with regard to complex issues, describe or report something in detail and link their statements in terms of content and language.

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Module content:
International Business Communication
1.        Essentials of intercultural business communication
2.        Applying for a job
3.        Socializing
4.        Giving presentations
     a.        Culture and presentations
     b.        Coping with an international audience
5.        Meetings and negotiating
     a.        Culture and meetings
     b.        Culture and negotiation
6.        Advertising
7.        Managing people


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Teaching methods/Media:
Transparencies, computer, Internet, blackboard, video courses: for example, Professional Presentations (Malcolm Goodale, Cambridge University Press)

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Recommended or required reading:
Comfort, Jeremy;  Rogerson, P.; Stott, T.; Utley, D.: Speaking Effectively
Comfort, Jeremy; Revell R; Stott, C.: Business Reports in English
Cushner, Kenneth und Brislin, R.W.: Intercultural Interactions – A Practical Guide
Dobson, Ann: Managing Meetings.
Farthing, Joni: Situational Mazes – Problem-Solving in English
 
Forsyth, Patrick: Conducting Effective Negotiations.
 
Gibson, Robert: Intercultural Business Communication
 
Grussendorf, Marion: English for Presentations
 
Howard, Godfrey: Getting Through! – How To Make Words Work
 
Johnson, Michael: Business Buzzwords – The Tough New Jargon Of Modern Business
 
Klein, Hans-Michael: Cross Culture – Benimm im Ausland
McCredie, Brian: Stolpersteine Business English
Rosenberg, Marjorie: Communicative Business Activities
Language magazine: Business Spotlight
Tomalin, Barry und Stempleski, S.: Cultural Awareness
Utley, Derek: Intercultural Resource Pack
Zürl, Karl-Heinz: Modern Business English for Industrial Engineers


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