Universität Wien

040131 EK WI-SPR: Business English I (2014S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

Summary

1 Horowitz , Moodle
2 Horowitz , Moodle
3 Horowitz , Moodle
4 Horowitz , Moodle
5 Horowitz , Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Groups

Group 1

max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 19.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 26.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 02.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 09.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 30.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 07.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 14.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 21.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 28.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 11.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 18.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 25.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Aims, contents and method of the course

1 Intro
2 Management / Work and motivation - Present and past tenses
3 Company structure / Managing across cultures - Future; passive
4 Recruitment - Modals; questions / CV, covering letter
5 Pay and benefits / Issues in the workplace - Conditionals; gerund and infinitive
6 The different sectors of the economy / Production - Phrasal verbs
7 Procurement and purchasing / Supply chain management - Make & do, have, get; reported speech
8 Logistics / Quality - Relative clauses; nouns
9 Products - Pronouns, determiners and possessives
10 Marketing - Articles
11 Advertising - Adjectives and adverbs; comparisons
12 Economics and ecology - Linkers / Emails - basics
13 Global issues for the 21st century - Prepositions / Emails - commercial
14 Revision
15 Final Test

Assessment and permitted materials

Business English I is assessed by means of a written final test.
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1) read and understand English texts on a B2 level of the Common European Framework
2) understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from different fields such as management, company structure, products, production, logistics, marketing and advertising
3) participate in discussions on those fields
4) translate business English vocabulary and terminology into German
5) produce communicatively effective business texts (emails, covering letters, CVs)

Examination topics

This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Group 2

max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 06.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 13.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 20.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 27.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 03.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 10.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 08.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 15.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 22.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 05.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 12.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 26.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Aims, contents and method of the course

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Assessment and permitted materials

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Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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Examination topics

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Group 3

max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 06.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 13.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 20.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 27.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 03.04. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 10.04. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 08.05. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 15.05. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 22.05. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 05.06. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 12.06. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 26.06. 16:15 - 17:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Aims, contents and method of the course

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Assessment and permitted materials

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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Examination topics

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Group 4

max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 07.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 14.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 21.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 28.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 04.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 11.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 02.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 09.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 16.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 23.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 30.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 06.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 13.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 20.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 27.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Aims, contents and method of the course

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Assessment and permitted materials

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Examination topics

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Group 5

max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.03. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 10.03. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 17.03. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 24.03. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 31.03. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 07.04. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 28.04. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 05.05. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 12.05. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 19.05. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 26.05. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 02.06. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 16.06. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 23.06. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 30.06. 11:15 - 12:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Aims, contents and method of the course

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Assessment and permitted materials

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

https://public.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=16802

Examination topics

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