Russian Business Environment (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Period 3
w 3 Структура контракта, действительное причастие
настоящего времени
w 4 Предмет контракта, количество и качество, действительное причастие прошедшего времени
w 5 Срок и дата поставки, цена, страдательное причастие настоящего времени
w 6-7 Условия платежа, страдательное причастие прошедшего времени
w 9 Упаковка и маркировка, страдательное причастие прошедшего времени
w 10 Транспортные условия, форс-мажор, арбитраж и прочие условия
w 11 Экзамен


Period 4 schedule is to be published in mid-March 2021.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Contract Texts in Russian Trade:
A. Contact lessons and written exam and learning assignment OR
B. Written exam

Assistant’s Job in Russian Trade:
A. Contact lessons, distant assignments and oral exam OR
B. Distant assignments and oral exam and portfolio
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Materials

Period 3.
Salenius, P., 2016. Venäjänkielinen sopimus -material in Moodle.
Additional material given by the teacher.

Period 4.
Materials and links provided on Moodle.
Self-paced pair work guidelines provided in class.

Teaching methods and instruction

Updated 6.1.2021

Period 3
Contact hours: 21 h (3 h/week)
Written examination: 2 h (at the end of the period)
Independent study, weekly assignments and preparing for exam: 43.5 h
Self-assessment of learning: 1 h
Totally 67.5 h

Period 4
Contact hours: 18 h (3 h/week)
Spoken examination: 0.5 h (at the end of the period)
Independent study, learning assignments and preparing for the spoken test: 48 h
Self-assessment of learning: 1 h
Totally 67,5 h

Working life connections

Period 4:
Authentic material and experience from working life. Visiting lecturers.
Working life examples.
Students are introduced to the practices of Finnish companies concerning their Russian agreements.

Period 4: Interviewing a company representative .

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Period 3.
Written exams Wed 17.3.2021 at 11am. Zoom
It is not allowed to use web-based dictionaries in the exam. Paper-based dictionaries are allowed. The use of automatic translation resources (Google Translate and the like) is strictly forbidden.

Period 4.
The final spoken examination Wednesday 19.5.2021, 10:00-12:30, Zoom.
It is allowed to use English/Finnish, but not Russian (!!) notes in the examination.
Re-examinations according the HH re-exam schedule.
It is not possible to retake either the listening comprehension test or the oral exam.
Internationality

Internationality

Russian studies in line with the requirements of the Finnish companies. The study group is usually multicultural.

Completion alternatives

Period 3
Independent studying and participating in the test.

Period 4:
A. Zoom lessons, distant assignments, presentation in class and oral exam
OR
B. Distant assignments and portfolio of 3 essays and an oral exam
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Learning assignments

Period 3
Individual work on the Russian contract-related vocabulary.

Period 4
Job application and head-hunting situations, compilation of a CV in Russian, presentation of an organisation, a specialist's (assistant's, marketer's, logistics expert's, etc) job description, presentation of the businesses engaged in the Finnish-Russian trade in Finland and abroad, the pre-requisites and current situation in the trade between Russia and Finland.
The teachers retain the right to modify the course assignments, their weights and assessment criteria. Check the updated course implementation plan at the start of the course.

Assessment methods

Period 3
Written examination 80%.
Moodle vocabulary and grammar tests - 10%
Pair work 10%.

Period 4

Final oral exam 50 %
Assignments (2) 20 %
Active participating and pair work in classes 30%.

The failure to submit critical assignments will result in a zero grade.
Should a student decide to drop out, their participation is marked with a zero grade.
The teachers retain the right to modify the course assignments, their weights and assessment criteria. Check the updated course implementation plan at the start of the course.