Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester | |
| Degree programme: | Bachelor International Business Administration Part-time |
| Type of degree: | FH Bachelor´s Degree Programme |
| Part-time | |
| Winter Semester 2024 | |
| Course unit title | Formal Writing in Business Studies |
| Course unit code | 025008030501 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Semester when the course unit is delivered | Winter Semester 2024 |
| Teaching hours per week | 1 |
| Year of study | 2024 |
| Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle) | First Cycle (Bachelor) |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Colin GREGORY-MOORES |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites |
English at B1/B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or on approval of the teacher. Successful completion of the courses Fundamentals of Academic Work and Formal Writing. |
| Course content |
English teaching in the Bachelor International Business Administration programme is oriented towards the CBI approach (Content Based Instruction) and thus has the following focal points:
The syllabus of this course includes strategies for dealing with research in English as well as writing techniques. Individual abstracts on business topics are written and defended in the course. |
| Learning outcomes |
Professional and convincing writing of academic texts in German and English is a basic academic competence. Students of the International Business Administration degree programme have to produce numerous written papers in the course of their studies, from the fourth semester onwards also in English. There is no job description in which graduates do not regularly have to formulate written specialist texts in an appropriate and convincing manner. The students know research techniques and writing techniques. They know the structure of scientific articles, Bachelor theses and abstracts. The students are able to reflect on and argue their research and writing process and can write and defend a short scientific abstract in English. In doing so, they link the knowledge and skills acquired in the German language courses Fundamentals of Academic Work and Formal Writing with the input of this course and further improve their written language skills. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
Interactive course with lecture, exercises in individual and group work and abstracts. |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
Abstracts |
| Comment |
None |
| Recommended or required reading |
Heard, Stephen. The Scientist’s Guide to Writing. How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career (2016): Princeton: Princeton University Press. Glasman-Deal, Hilary (2009): Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English. London: Imperial College Press. Murray, Neil; Hughes, Geraldine (2008): Writing Up Your University Assignments and Research Projects: A Practical Handbook. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Punch, Keith (2012): Developing Effective Research Proposals, 4. Ausg. London: Sage. Skern, Tim (2012): Writing Scientific English: A Workbook. Stuttgart: UTB. Swales, John; Feak, Christine (2017): Abstracts and the Writing of Abstracts. Ann Abor: University of Michigan Press. Swan, Michael (2017): Practical English Usage, 4. Ausg. Oxford: OUP. Thomas, Gary (2010): How to Do Your Research Project. London: Sage. Wallace, Mike; Wray, Alison (2011): Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates. 2. Ausg. London: Sage Wallwork, Adrian (2011): English for Writing Research Papers. New York: Springer. |
| Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Classes without compulsory attendance, (online) coaching by the lecturer |
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