Course Details in 2018/19 Session

Module Title	LC Business Communication Skills
School	Birmingham Business School
Department	Birmingham Business School
Module Code	07 29420
Module Lead	Tim Mason
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-4 hours Project supervision-10 hours Practical Classes and workshops-56 hours Guided independent study-130 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	Confident and proficient English skills are vital to ensure progression and this module provides academic English development in a number of key areas at B2 level of the CEFR framework, namely the ability to use English effectively and concisely to communicate orally and in writing. Using small group teaching, students will practise techniques for improving their academic listening skills; they will develop their ability to read relevant technical articles supplied by the department and using these articles they will increase their speaking and writing skills through small group discussion and the practice of academic writing techniques to summarise these articles.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Communicate orally with confidence and participate effectively in a small group, using appropriate English. Present the findings of the group-work discussion orally in a presentation to an audience and make recommendation/offer solutions where relevant Reflect on the successes and challenges of group work. Summarise the key points of a business related case study.
Assessment	29420-01 : Learning Portfolio : Coursework (40%) 29420-02 : Group Presentation : Coursework (20%) 29420-03 : Reflective Report : Coursework (40%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: Learning Portfolio (2000 words) (40%);written reflective report (1000 words) (40%); Group Presentation (20%) Reassessment: Learning Portfolio (100%)
Other	None
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