Syllabus

Title
2379 English Business Presentations (Master Program)
Instructors
Mag. Bernadette Höfer-Knudby, Ph.D.
Contact details
bernadette.hoefer-knudby@wu.ac.at
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/30/20 to 10/07/20
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Master Programs
Course I - English
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Friday 10/30/20 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Online-Einheit
Friday 11/13/20 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM Online-Einheit
Friday 11/20/20 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM Online-Einheit
Friday 12/11/20 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM Online-Einheit
Saturday 12/12/20 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM Online-Einheit
Thursday 01/21/21 12:30 PM - 06:30 PM Online-Einheit

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Contents

Presenting selected business topics over the course of three presentations: one short (8-12 minutes) prepared presentation, one longer (15-20 minutes) prepared presentation, as well as one shorter (8-12 minutes) unprepared presentation.

Each of the two prepared topics can be chosen by the student with the approval of the instructors. The final ad-hoc presentation will be on a given business topic on the basis of a background article provided by the instructors and a total preparation time of 75 minutes.

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Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to give clearly structured presentations in English, having improved, reinforced and refined their communicative skills to be applied in presentations and discussions.
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Attendance requirements

Full attendance is obviously recommended, but participants can miss a maximum of one session if absolutely necessary. Should they be scheduled to present in that session, they will have to give their presentation in another meeting.

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Teaching/learning method(s)
The teaching methods used include joint review and assessment of presentations.
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Assessment
  • delivery of a 10-minute presentation on a predefined topic (30%)
  • delivery of an ad-hoc presentation (8-12 minutes) on a previously unknown topic (30%)
  • longer presentation (15-20 minutes) on a previously agreed topic (40%)
  • regular attendance and active participation in discussions (= 'yes/no' criterion)
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Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists
Registration required during the period of registration.
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Availability of lecturer(s)

Please refer to the homepage of the Institute for English Business Communication: https://www.wu.ac.at/en/ebc/contact/

Last edited: 2020-10-02



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