INSTRUCTORS:
BUSINESS
ANNE O’SHEA
CAREY CHRISTIAN CATHERINE LE MOIGNIC CHIELBERT CRIELAARD FRANCOISE LEBLANC MARINA FARVACQUE MICHELLE BYTTER NICOLE VAN MAASTRICHT ROGER MARTIN SARAH BENNEWORTH
COURSE COORDINATOR: AGNIESZKA LARQUET
COMMUNICATION PRE-MASTER 2022 2023 SEMESTRE 2
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Course description
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME:
COURSE COORDINATOR: Agnieszka Larquet agnieszka.larquet@edhec.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To develop communicative competence and business vocabulary knowledge
To provide students with the necessary skills for effective professional managerial communication
To practise business register awareness through the drafting of various business documents
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After having taken this course, participants will be able to/are expected to know or understand (knowledge based outcomes)
• LO1 Intercultural negotiation techniques, language of negotiation
• LO2 Ethical communication in business
More specifically, participants should be able to (skill- and competency based outcomes)
• LO3 handle crisis communication in English
• LO4 participate actively and effectively in professional managerial situations (negotiation meetings, written communication, business presentations)
PREREQUISITES
Students are expected have reached at least a C1 level to be comfortable in this course. Remedial resources will be available at the beginning of the semester on Blackboard if extra grammatical and/or lexical work is needed.
COURSE CONTENT
TOPIC
OF HOURS: 18 SEMESTER: 2
2 ECTS
Session
1 The language of numbers 2 Writing business emails 3 Crisis communication 4 Negotiating 5 Negotiating 6 Presenting skills (Level 2)
TEACHING & LEARNING METHODS
Blended learning: An e-learning component as input and preparation work for each class Small group case study work Discussions, simulations, and role plays in class Web based activities
ASSESSMENT METHODS
ASSESSMENT NATURE % OF THE TOTAL MARK DETAILS
Business Writing Evaluation
40 Minute writing exercise 15 %
Negotiation 30 minute negotiation 15%
Written evaluation in class
Oral evaluation Class 4 or 5 – Info provided by your instructor in class
LEARNING OUTCOME EVALUATED SCHEDULE
Write effective business documents Develop business writing style
Acquire negotiation skills
In-class Participation Grade Continuous assessment 10% Engagement Interaction E learning
E-learning Participation 5 online modules 10%
Final exam 50%
READING
Check the schedule section on Blackboard
E learning 1 E-learning 2 E-learning 3 E-learning 4/5 E learning 6
Input acquisition
Students will be provided with a digitalized course package at the beginning of the semester. All other course documents are available on Blackboard.
Course coordinator: Agnieszka Larquet agnieszka.larquet@edhec.edu
Input 1:
Listening
Reading
The language of numbers
Get ready for face to face class 1:
Put your numeracy skills into action in a presentation.
Go further 1:
Learn more about the language of numbers and describing trends.
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Input 2:
Listening
Reading
The language of e mails
Get ready for face to face class 2:
Get ready and make the most of your intercultural business writing skills a business writing assignment in your next class (35% of your final grade).
Go further 2:
Discover more about business writing.
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Input 3:
Listening
Reading
The language of crisis management
Get ready for face to face class 3:
Prepare your role to take part in a meeting to decide how a fast food company should react to a recent news story that is bringing bad publicity to this company.
Go further 3:
Learn more about ethics in business.
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Input 4/5:
Listening
Reading
The language of interviewing
Get ready for face to face class 4/5:
Be prepared to take part in a negotiation metting (35% of your final grade).
Go further 4/5:
To develop even better negotiation skills.
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Input 6:
1) Listening
Reading
The language of meeting
Get ready for face to face class 6:
In class 1, you presented investment opportunities. You are going to work in the same teams to prepare a follow up presentation on that investment.
Go further 6:
Learn how to speak so that people actually listen (TED Talk) and how to avoid death by PowerPoint (TED Talk).
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