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[CANCELLED] CIM: Business Writing. Reports (2235.YR.011159.1)

General information

Type:

 OPT

Curs:

 2,3,4

Period:

 S semester

ECTS Credits:

 2 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group Teacher Department Language
Year 2 Richard Hayden English Section ENG
Year 2 Lydia Pollock English Section ENG

Group Teacher Department Language
Year 3 Richard Hayden English Section ENG
Year 3 Lydia Pollock English Section ENG

Group Teacher Department Language
Year 4 Richard Hayden English Section ENG
Year 4 Lydia Pollock English Section ENG

Prerequisites

For students in Second or Third Year or CEFR C1

Previous Knowledge

To have completed first year studies

Workload distribution

Contact hours: 15 (These include input sessions, student participation and individual feedback and counselling)
Independent work: 15

Course Learning Objectives

To prepare and produce effective workplace texts in context adapting the register as appropriate to suit a variety of audiences and a variety of purposes.

This involves focusing on a series of more specific objectives during the course:

A. to recognise the style of workplace writing; identify the audience and adopt the right tone and style
B. to identify the structure and function of different workplace texts, and recognise the intertexuality component of business communication
C. to practice checking and editing skills to ensure a high standard of presentation and content for delivering different messages as a representative of a firm, as well as an individual
D. To learn about how an audience perceives one, and how one can learn from this

Methodology

All tasks are set within a business context. Formative assessment takes place throughout the course in the form of teacher feedback. Input includes authentic texts and audio materials.

Assessment criteria

Students' work will be assessed as follows

Assessed Assignments 1 and 2 are 60% of the final mark
Final exam 40%

The assignments 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 (40%) - a business summary and recommendations

Attendance: Given the characteristics of the course, there is a minimum requirement of 80% attendance. Failure to meet this requirement automatically leads to a fail. Students will then have to take the exam in the next available sitting.
Students are not permitted to drop out of a course after the date specified by Programme Management. Failure to drop out before the stipulated date will result in an NP and the student having to sit the exam at the next available opportunity.

Bibliography

Basic bibliography:

Relevant reading and viewing material will be recommended by the teacher during the course.

Timetable and sections

Group Teacher Department
Year 2 Richard Hayden English Section
Year 2 Lydia Pollock English Section

Timetable Year 2

Group Teacher Department
Year 3 Richard Hayden English Section
Year 3 Lydia Pollock English Section

Timetable Year 3

Group Teacher Department
Year 4 Richard Hayden English Section
Year 4 Lydia Pollock English Section

Timetable Year 4