| Instructors: | Mag. Barbara Filzmoser |
| Type: | PI |
| Weekly hours: | 2 |
| Members (max.): | 15 |
| Registration period: | 03/03/10 to 03/21/10 |
- Class objective(s) (learning outcomes)
- If you successfully complete 'Wirtschaftskommunikation II - Englisch' ('WIKO 2'), you should be able to:
* understand, and explain in English, basic concepts relating to the following business fields: business organisations; business transactions; human resources management; marketing;
* know the English equivalents of German terminology relating to the business fields studied;
* render the meaning conveyed by certain German-language structures in appropriate and grammatically-correct English;
* understand and interpret intermediate-level English communications, of various types, relating to these fields;
* produce communicatively effective and grammatically accurate English texts of certain standard types (i.e. letters; memos; e-mails) relating to the business fields studied. - Prerequisites according to degree program
- WIKO II is offered only to students in Part II of their 'Diplom' studies.
- Teaching and learning method(s)
- This course is taught over the entire semester, in ten sessions. Each of these involves a wide range of language activities based on the course literature, including reading comprehension, language practice, vocabulary development, listening comprehension, and pair and group work. You will only make progress if you participate actively in these activities.
- In case of restricted admission; selection criteria
- Registration via the LPIS system.
- Criteria for successful completion
- WIKO II is now offered only to students in Part II of their 'Diplom' studies. It is no longer offered as a separate course, but as a variant of the 'Bachelor' course English Business Communication 1 (EBC1).
For details, including information about how the class is assessed, please see the EBC1 portal on Learn@WU ( https://learn.wu.ac.at/dotlrn/classes/ebce1/one-community?page_num=0 ).
Please note that you will NOT have to take Part I of the EBC1 examination, but you will have to ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE in all meetings of your class.As a special concession you may miss TWO such meetings. However, if you fail to attend more than two you will have to present satisfactory evidence of serious illness (including details of nature and duration - a standard 'doctor's note' is NOT sufficient) or another equally good reason for ALL the sessions missed, to Dr Ross in the Institute for English Business Communication.
- Availability of instructor(s) for contact by students
- See homepage of the Institute for English Business Communication (http://www.wu.ac.at/ebc/ --- see: 'Office Hours')
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 03/08/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 03/15/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 03/22/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 04/19/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 04/26/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 05/03/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 05/17/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 05/31/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 06/07/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
| Monday | 06/14/10 | 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM | Ort nach Ankündigung |
The syllabus consists of the following:
* the material contained in the EBC1 Coursebook
* all keywords in the New Handbook of Business English listed in the Coursebook
* the material covered in the electronic self-study materials, EBCe1 and GEe
| Unit | Date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/3/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Business Organisations I: Aims & Activities |
| 2 | 15/3/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Business Organisations II: Legal Framework |
| 3 | 22/3/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Business Transactions I: Inquiries & Offers |
| 4 | 19/4/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Business Transactions II: Orders & Contracts |
| 5 | 26/4/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Corporate Management |
| 6 | 3/5/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Human Resources I: Personnel Management |
| 7 | 17/5/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Human Resources II: Industrial Relations |
| 8 | 31/05/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Marketing I: Product and Price |
| 9 | 7/6/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Marketing II: Promotion |
| 10 | 14/6/2010 |
19:00-21:30 Uhr H. 2.28 (C) Marketing III: Distribution |
Copnall, A., Fiebinger, M., Landsmann, L. and Ross, C.: EBC1 Coursebook, MBS, latest edition, 2009; Content relevant for class examination: Ja; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Unbedingt notwendige Studienliteratur für alle Studierenden
Obenaus, W./Weidacher, J.: NEW Handbook of Business English., Linde, 2006; Content relevant for class examination: Ja; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Unbedingt notwendige Studienliteratur für alle Studierenden
Obenaus, W./Weidacher, J.: NEW Handbook of Business English: Dictionary & User's Guide., Linde, 2006; Content relevant for class examination: Ja; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Unbedingt notwendige Studienliteratur für alle Studierenden
Mautner, G.: Englische Grammatik für die Wirtschaftskommunikation., Linde, 2., überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, 2008; Content relevant for class examination: Ja; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Unbedingt notwendige Studienliteratur für alle Studierenden
Obenaus, W./Weidacher, J.: This is the Manager Speaking., Linde, 3. aktualisierte Auflage, 2008; Content relevant for class examination: Ja; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Unbedingt notwendige Studienliteratur für alle Studierenden
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