The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Industrial management 2004 (native swedish speaking students) - Languages
- Business administration 2005 (marketing focused on sme) - General studies
- Business administration 2005 (management accounting) - General studies
- Business administration 2005 (international logistics) - General studies
- Business administration 2004 (international logistics) - Languages
- Business administration 2004 (marketing) - Languages
- Business administration 2004 (management accounting) - Languages
- Business administration 2004 (information technology) - Languages
- Business administration 2006 (marketing focused on sme) - General studies
- Business administration 2006 (management accounting) - General studies
- Business administration 2006 (international logistics) - General studies
- Business administration 2008 (management accounting) - General studies
- Business administration 2008 (international logistics) - General studies
- Business administration 2008 (marketing focused on sme) - General studies
- Business administration 2007 (management accounting) - General studies
- Business administration 2007 (international logistics) - General studies
- Business administration 2007 (marketing focused on sme) - General studies
- Business administration 2009 (management accounting) - General studies
- Business administration 2009 (international logistics) - General studies
- Business administration 2009 (marketing) - General studies
- International business 2005 (native swedish speaking students) - General studies
- International business 2004 (native swedish speaking students) - Languages programmes
- International business 2006 (native swedish speaking students) - General studies
- International business 2007 (native swedish speaking students) - General studies
- International business 2010 (native swedish speaking students) - General studies
- International business 2011 (native swedish speaking students) - General studies
- International business 2012 (native swedish speaking students) - General studies
Level/category
Teaching language
Finnish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to develop the students oral and writing skills in a professional context. The course also aims to give the student skills to use Finnish in business contexts (writing documents in Finnish, attending meetings, giving presentations, using business texts and vocabulary).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to have the language proficiency in Finnish required of public servants in bilingual municipalities and needed to support his or her professional development.
Course contents
Business vocabulary
Business vocabulary and texts
Oral communication
Presentations
Meetings
Letters of application and CV
Notices and instructions
Reports
Grammar and usage
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Level B1 (Common European Framework for Languages)
Additional information
Compulsory also for Swedish speaking students in the BBA-group.
Obligatory lectures according to the teachers timetable on itslearning.
Recommended or required reading
Material distributed by the teacher.
Kortetjärvi-Nurmi, Kuronen, Ollikainen: Yrityksen viestintä. 2002. ISBN 951-37-3669-5.
Study activities
- Lectures - 40 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 15 hours
- Individual studies - 48 hours
- Internet-based studies - 30 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Demonstrations and proficiency exams
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
Written assignments 20 %
Oral presentations 20 %
Exam 30 %
Oral test 30 %
Teacher
Rancken Ulrika
Examiner
Rancken Ulrika
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- 2012-03-09 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions