CIM: Business Writing: Professional Summaries (B90012)
General information
Type: |
OP |
Curs: |
5 |
Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
2 ECTS |
Teaching Staff:
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Ed: 1 |
Matthew Cruickshank Owen |
English Section |
ENG |
| Ed: 1 |
Gaby Michaelides |
English Section |
ENG |
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Ed: 2 |
Gaby Michaelides |
English Section |
ENG |
| Ed: 2 |
Matthew Cruickshank Owen |
English Section |
ENG |
Prerequisites
For students in Second, Third, or Fourth year
Previous Knowledge
To have completed first year studies
Workload distribution
Contact hours: 60% (These include input sessions, student participation and individual feedback and counselling)
Independent work: 40%
Course Learning Objectives
To develop the ability to extract essential information from a variety of business texts and videos quickly and accurately and to organize and communicate this information in an appropriate business register. In addition, students will practice drawing conclusions from the inputs, and make recommendations for future business strategy and action.
This involves focusing on a series of more specific objectives during the course:
A. to recognise the style and intentions of the inputs: identify the intended audience and principal message that is being communicated.
B. to contextualize the sources and organize information in a logical way to facilitate quick understanding.
C. to make clear recommendations based on the previous information and examining the different possible views.
CONTENT
1. 1. Authentic text inputs: articles, reports etc. These are used to extract key ideas, organise them, and prepare to explain them according to specific guided writing frameworks. |
2. In-class tasks and assignments set by the teacher, with extensive feedback; redrafting and rewriting to develop good writing habits. |
3. Peer evaluation and discussion |
4. Teacher-led critiques, discussion and individual feedback |
Relation between Activities and Contents
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| Final written task |
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Methodology
Given the characteristics of the course, there is a minimum requirement of 75% attendance. Failure to meet this requirement automatically leads to a fail.
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN
| Description |
% |
| Writing File |
50 |
| Final written task |
50 |
Assessment criteria
Students' work will be assessed as follows:
Writing file of tasks completed and corrected during the course (50%).They will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
1.Use of language items practiced in class
2.Reflective attitude towards errors and how they might be avoided
3.Effort to go beyond minimum task requirement
4.Effort to apply teacher feedback to subsequent work
Final written task (50%) - a business summary and recommendations
Attendance: Given the characteristics of the course, there is a minimum requirement of 75% attendance. Failure to meet this requirement automatically leads to a fail.
Bibliography
Basic bibliography:
Relevant reading and viewing material will be recommended by the teacher during the course.
Timetable and sections
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Ed: 1 |
Matthew Cruickshank Owen |
English Section |
| Ed: 1 |
Gaby Michaelides |
English Section |
Timetable Ed: 1
From 2018/9/26 to 2018/10/3:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 11:00.
From 2018/10/31 to 2018/11/21:
Each Wednesday from 8:00 to 11:00.
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Ed: 2 |
Gaby Michaelides |
English Section |
| Ed: 2 |
Matthew Cruickshank Owen |
English Section |
Timetable Ed: 2
From 2019/2/4 to 2019/3/11:
Each Monday from 8:00 to 11:00.
