Presentations in Business Settings

Topics: work and motivation; production; banking; stocks and shares; accounting and financial statements Skills: presentations for various situations/contexts, summary and critique writing, asking and answering difficult questions Grammar: reported speech, phrasal verbs, adjectives and adverbs, make/do/get/have.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Powell, Mark. Dynamic Presentations. Cambridge, CUP 2017

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Face-to-face learning (input, discussions, case studies, role plays), e-learning and blended learning, support through various media

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment (=participation 25%, presentations 35%, written assignment 15%, e-learning 8%, quiz 17%)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Business English 1 + 2

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy and Business Management (English)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can:

  • give clear and well-structured presentations on a familiar, business-related topic, and answer factual questions, taking into account intercultural characteristics
  • discuss the contents of a business plan and prepare sections for their own business idea utilizing appropriate vocabulary
  • understand the structure and contents of a business venture pitch
  • produce a well-structured pitch using the appropriate contents and communicative strategies
  • answer difficult questions related to their venture
  • read and discuss texts dealing with complex international economic and business topics
  • summarize and draw conclusions from these texts •Apply situation- and topic-appropriate vocabulary orally and in writing
  • correctly use basic and advanced English grammar.

Course code

1389-20-01-VZ-DE-34