MVŠO:XOJ2A_USVP English for Special Purposes 2 - Course Information
XOJ2A_USVP English for Special Purposes 2
Moravian Business College Olomoucwinter 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Tetiana Arkhangelska, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Gerald Robert Cohl (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radka Hoková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Irena Kovačičinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jitka Lidaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michaela Rudolfová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jitka Lidaříková
Moravian Business College Olomouc - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Management and Economics of the Public Sector (programme MVŠO, 1091)
- Business Economics and Management (programme MVŠO, 1091)
- Course objectives
- The objective of English for Specific Purposes 2 is to further develop students' communication and presentation skills in English focusing on using English to communicate in specific branches of industry and business.
- Syllabus
- MEETINGS
1. Participating in meetings, The three stages of a successful meeting
2. Formal meetings, Organizing a meeting
3. Informal meetings, Making informal meetings effective
4. Leading an informal team meeting,
5. Networking, Being interested, positive and interesting
6. Job interviews, How to be a successful candidate
7. How to be an effective interviewer
8. Teleconferencing, Leading a teleconference
9. Negotiating, Three principles of negotiating
10. Appraisals
11. Setting objectives
12. Giving and receiving feedback
PRESENTATIONS
1. Preparing your presentation, Planning your presentation
2. Structuring your presentation, Practising your presentation
3. Introducing your presentation, Using the core structure
4. Delivering your message, Guiding your audience
5. Using visual aids, Designing visual aids
6. Concluding, Making a final impression
7. Handling questions,
8. The LEVER model
9. Bringing it alive!
10. The ABCD model
11. The PEEP model
12. Dealing with nerves
FINANCE
1. Choosing jobs, What can you expect from a career in banking?
2. Researching financial employers, The banking code
3. Personal finance, Customer complaints
4. Company financial services, Controlling business expenses
5. Economic indicators, A memo
6. Presenting figures, Explaining trends and their causes
7. Investing in emerging markets, Interpreting data, presenting data
8. Economic cycles, The IMF and World Bank
9. Economic sectors, Regional development agencies
10. Primary sector, Investment decisions
11. Secondary sector, Competing in the global economy
12. Tertiary sector, Services
Varianta IV. - TELECOMS AND IT
1. Convergence in telecoms and IT
2. Convergence in business, A converged future
3. Mobility
4. Mobile devices, Mobile technology
5. Software
6. Project management
7. Networking
8. Global infrastructure
9. Data centres and security
10. Services
11. Media
12. Society, Healthcare, Surveillance
- MEETINGS
- Literature
- required literature
- Studijní materiály distribuované v průběhu výuky vyučujícím, v elektronické podobě k dispozici v IS/STAG. info
- HUGHES, J., MALLETT, A. Successful Meetings. Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-476839-9. info
- HUGHES, J., MALLETT, A. Successful Presentations. Oxford University Press., 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-476835-1. info
- CLARK, R., BAKER, D. Finance 1. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-456993-4. info
- RICCA-MCCARTHY, T., DUCKWORTH, M. English for Telecoms and Information Technology. Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-456990-6. info
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 2 HOD/TYD.
- Enrolment Statistics (winter 2017, recent)
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