040171 UE English - Business Communication in the Second Foreign Language III (2019S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist strikt für Studierende der SPL 4 kontingentiert.
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).
- Registration is open from Mo 11.02.2019 09:00 to We 20.02.2019 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 14.03.2019 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
04.03.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Monday
11.03.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
11.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
29.04.
13:15 - 16:30
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
29.05.
13:15 - 16:30
Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
19.06.
13:15 - 16:30
Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
27.06.
13:15 - 16:30
Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Business English III is assessed by means of
• Negotiations (35%)
• Assignments (40%)
• Test (25%)No dictionaries or other reference materials are allowed in the exam.
• Negotiations (35%)
• Assignments (40%)
• Test (25%)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 1In 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. If they miss more than three sessions without good cause, they automatically fail.Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.
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 1In 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. If they miss more than three sessions without good cause, they automatically fail.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
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
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
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:28
On completion of the course, students will be able to
• give presentations;
• participate in meetings;
• chair meetings;
• participate in negotiations using the Harvard Method;
• write minutes of meetings and negotiations.Teaching
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, presentations, discussions, vocabulary development, reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays, (video recorded) negotiations and their analysis.