Professional Writing Skills (5 cr)
Code: ENG1LE201-3004
Basic information of implementation
- Enrollment
- 02.01.2020 - 24.01.2020
- Enrolment for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 20.01.2020 - 22.05.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- ECTS Credits
- 5 cr
- Campus
- Pasila Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 15 - 27
- Degree programmes
- MUBBA Degree Programme for Multilingual Management Assistants
Evaluation scale
H-5
Schedule
The week-to-week schedule will be given at the briefing of the course.
Materials
Learning materials
Taylor Shirley, 2004 /2012. Model Business Letters, E-mails and Other Business Documents. Financial Times, Pitman Publishing.
Assignment package ‘Professional Writing Skills Handout’ provided by the lecturer.
Additional materials provided by the lecturer
Teaching methods and instruction
Learning methods
Lectures and workshops; collaborative learning (peer review) and teamwork; independent study; self-assessment of learning assignment
Working life connections
The Contents of the course reflect the working life requirements and corporate communication trends
- register, style and tone
- documents related to HR and PR communications
- job application process and CV compilation
- press releases
- business travels, accommodation, appointments, hospitality messages
- goodwill messages
Exam dates and re-exam possibilities
Please note: According to HAAGA-HELIA regulations, the final evaluation for the course takes place 3 weeks after the end of Period 2 (in the autumn term) and Period 4 (in the spring term). The re-examination for this course will take place in the spring term according the Haaga-Helia guidelines.
You can retake the exam twice on the English re-examination dates during two successive study periods after the exam.
The re-examinations take place between 17.30 and 21 hours in the Helia auditorium in Pasila campus. You need to fill in a web form to register for re-examinations on MyNet. The times and places of, and the instructions for the re-examinations in Pasila campus and the web form for registration can be found on MyNet.
Internationality
Internationality
Contributions of student teams to the various topics of international business writing and communications
Learning assignments
Team writing and collaborative assignments, individual exercises and assignments, compilation of the final team portfolio and the final examination
Assessment methods
Active attendance to the course, compilation of the final team portfolio and the final examination