E-course Package 2023-2024 S1

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION PRE-MASTER 2023-2024 SEMESTRE 1

COURSE COORDINATOR:

FRANCOISE LEBLANC

INSTRUCTORS:

OLIWIA BARAN MICHELLE BYTTER CAREY CHRISTIAN CHIELBERT CRIELAARD MARINA FARVACQUE ROGER MARTIN ANNE O’SHEA INGRID SANKEY PATRICIA VERNIER MARIE-LAURENCE WILLEMART

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Course description NUMBER OF HOURS: 18 SEMESTER: 1 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME: 2 ECTS COURSE COORDINATOR: Françoise Leblanc francoise.leblanc@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 The vocabulary of the requisite recruitment process / application documents and the behavioural job interview technique LO2 Business presentations and meetings language and techniques

More specifically, participants should be able to (skill- and competency-based outcomes) • LO3 Pitch their idea of a new product or service to potential investors • LO4 Participate actively and effectively in professional managerial situations (recruitment, business meetings, 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 Session

TOPIC

1

Introduction to the programme

2

Pitching

3

Meetings

4

Career writing

5

Interviewing

6

Presenting

SCHEDULE

Check the schedule section on Blackboard

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

ASESSMENTS METHODS ASSESSMENT

NATURE

% OF THE TOTAL MARK

Weekly quizzes

Online quiz on BB

15%

Synchronous classes 2,3, 4 and 5

About 10 minutes each

Presentation skills

15-minute group oral presentation

15%

Synchronous class 6 (Presenting)

15 minutes

Synchronous sessions participation

Continuous assessment

20%

4 points / class ‘Get ready for your next face-to-face class’ (classes 1 through 5)

N/A

Attendance Engagement Interaction Behaviour

Asynchronous participation

Continuous assessment

10%

‘Input’ (e-learning modules)

6 hours

Asynchronous e-learning modules

Written exam

40%

60 minutes

Content – classes 2 through 6 (including e-learning modules)

Final exam

DETAILS

DURATION

Exam outside class

LEARNING OUTCOME EVALUATED Consolidate knowledge from elearning modules Present effectively Develop slides Develop rhetorical techniques

READING 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: Françoise Leblanc

francoise.leblanc@edhec.edu

Input 1: -

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Discover Business Communication blended-learning course organization and make sure you don’t miss anything.

Take your compulsory mock TOEIC test online

Get ready for synchronous class 1: Visit this section to find the instructions to prepare for your first synchronous class and the related documents that you need to consult to get ready

Go further 1: Visit this section to access extra documents

Input 2: (recommended duration: 1h) 1) 2)

3)

Listening Reading The language of pitching

Get ready for synchronous class 2: Get inspired and prepare your own pitch for synchronous class 2 � Make sure you cover all the material for your weekly quiz 1 next week!

Go further 2: Discover other examples of pitches

Input 3: (recommended duration: 1h) 1) 2) 3)

Listening Reading The language of meetings

Get ready for synchronous class 3: Get ready to take part in a board meeting of a newly merged American clothing company and to write meeting minutes � Make sure you cover all the material for your weekly quiz 2 next week!

Go further 3: Learn more about meeting skills, how to run team meeting and virtual meetings

Input 4: (recommended duration: 1h) 1) 2) 3)

Listening Reading The language of recruitment

Get ready for synchronous class 4: Choose a job advert and write your own CV � Make sure you cover all the material for your weekly quiz 3 next week!

Go further 4: -

More tricks and tips to make sure your application stands out Create the most perfect video CV

Input 5: (recommended duration: 1h) 1) 2) 3)

Listening Reading The language of interviewing

Get ready for synchronous class 5: Be prepared to be interviewed and ask behavioural interview questions � Make sure you cover all the material for your weekly quiz 4 next week!

Go further 5: Learn more about typical interview questions and adjectives to describe your qualities

Input 6: (recommended duration: 1h) 4) 5) 6)

Listening Reading The language of presenting

Get ready for synchronous class 6: Get ready to give a presentation (group work) � (15% of your final grade)

Go further 6: Learn more about preparing and delivering an effective presentation