Nordic Business Environment (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

21.8-15.12.2023

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The course lasts one semester in which the students learn to develop earlier learned skills and implement those skills in practice. A student can demonstrate his or her equivalent language skills relating to the course objectives and content. This must be agreed upon with the teacher no later than one week before the course begins. Each student may attempt this only once in the period prior to the giving of the course. Evaluation is on a scale of 1-5.

Materials

Basic learning material will be available on Moodle. Company presentation materials, visiting lecturer from a company and/or seminars is also part of the content.

Teaching methods and instruction

The course lasts one semester in which the students learn to develop earlier learned skills and implement those skills in practice.

Working life connections

In part focusing on written skills emphasis is on the Nordic business environment, organizational communication, meeting practices and corporate finance and writing different kind of short documents on these themes. Students also do a short presentation in groups about a business area, possibly partly in cooperation with some partner organizations.

In part focusing on oral skills there will be practice with presentations, group discussions and meeting.

We will read and learn vocabulary in
• business related articles
• meeting documents
• when presenting companies and organizations in Nordic content (spoken and written part)
• press releases

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Final test w 48 (vocabulary and writing skills)
Re-test w 49
2. re--test w 1-2

Internationality

In part focusing on written skills emphasis is on the Nordic business environment.

Completion alternatives

A student can demonstrate his or her equivalent language skills relating to the course objectives and content. This must be agreed upon with the teacher no later than one week before the course begins. Each student may attempt this only once in the period prior to the giving of the course. Evaluation is on a scale of 1-5.

Learning assignments

1. Video CV (15%)
2. Meeting simulation in small groups (15%)
3. Group work presentation about the students own industry in the Nordic countries (20%)
4. Short word and writing exercises
5. final written test (50%)

Assessment methods

Assignments and final test