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Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
English
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: MAIM-250
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
(Course attendance certificate issued on request)

[updated 20.03.2010]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAIM-250 International Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 2, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
MAIM-150 English


[updated 01.02.2011]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Gustav Vogt
Lecturer:
Lehrbeauftragte
Prof. Dr. Gustav Vogt
Jennifer Conrad


[updated 01.02.2011]
Learning outcomes:
Extending student proficiency in the four basic language skills in general English and developing a command of (specialist) business English (advanced level);
Guided introduction to the realities of business activity in a global economy in which the English language plays a dominant role

[updated 20.03.2010]
Module content:
Listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking and writing skills (career-related text production)
 
Additional units:
 - Strategies for solving national and international business  and career-related problems
 - Presentations (career-related topics)
 - Grammar practice
 - Vocabulary development work (emphasis on business and economics)
 - Problem-solving strategies for business situations
 - International negotiating strategies

[updated 20.03.2010]
Teaching methods/Media:
Interactive course system using multimedia teaching and learning aids (language lab and PCs) and complemented by free-form activities (e.g. role playing, group activities, internet research)
Simulation of career-related situations (e.g. job applications or international negotiations)

[updated 20.03.2010]
Recommended or required reading:
(Details will be announced during the course)
Listening comprehension materials (audio and/or video), focusing on specialist business and economic subjects; Texts from newspapers and business magazines (dealing wherever possible with issues in international management and, in consultation with other members of teaching staff, with subjects currently being addressed in other courses); Multimedia programs in business English; One or more case studies of a general economic or business-related problem (possibly integrated with module MAIM 320)

[updated 20.03.2010]
 
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