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Module code: WIMAS-970 |
2PA (2 hours per week) |
2 |
Semester: 2 |
Mandatory course: yes |
Language of instruction:
German |
Assessment:
Project work
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WIMAS-970 Industrial Engineering, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011
, semester 2, mandatory course
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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.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
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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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