Text

Course syllabus - Business Communication

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

ENA115

Valid from

Spring semester 2023

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements).

Main area(s)

English

School

School of Education, Culture and Communication

Ratified

2016-01-15

Revised

2021-12-14

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2022-11-29
    • Latest update: 2022-11-29

    Books

    Newman, Amy

    Business Communication and Character, 11th edition

    ISBN: 978-0-357-71813-1 (print)
    The e-book or the printed version can be used. The 10th edition, called Business Communication: in person, in print, online, can also be used.

    Other Materials

    Additional resources may be introduced by the instructor and/or have to be identified by the students themselves.

Objectives

The objective of this course is for students to acquire enhanced competence regarding spoken and written English-language communication in international business and professional contexts.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
1. describe the most important aspects of business communication, also from an international perspective
2.  analyze spoken and written business texts with regard to language, style, structure, content and purpose
3.  formulate different types of spoken and written business texts in English, with adequate form and content in relation to their purposes and addressees
4.  apply relevant principles for source use

Course content

- business communication and business texts in English
- vocabulary and grammar in business contexts
- intercultural and digital business communication

Tuition

Teaching and learning take place in English and in the form of lectures, seminars, group discussions, literature studies and different types of exercises. The course is partly based on ICT.

Requirements

Basic eligibility and English 6

Examination

SEM1, seminars, 2.5 credits, preparation for and active participation in scheduled teaching, including oral presentations, concerns learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL1, assignment, 2.5 credits, portfolio of personally composed short business texts, concerns learning outcome 3, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL2, assignment, 2.5 credits, substantial report or essay regarding business communication, concerns learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

For a Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that grade for at least 5 credits.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

This course overlaps in part with the course Communication in English 1, as well as the courses Language in Context, Language in the Workplace, and Academic Communication in English 2, and cannot be included in a degree together with any of these.