Course: Practical training

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Course title Practical training
Course code KAA/OP
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lawrence Rochelle Simone, MSc
Course content
Communication Skills powerful, confident and effective communication, expressing clarity and emphasis in speech Presentation Skills presentation mastery, be convincing, powerful and lively to perform power presentations Career Planning proactive management of one´s plans for professional life, creating a career path, opportunity tracking Networking, Building Relationships successful advancement in one´s career, building supportive relationships at work Getting Trained gaining competences within internships, mentoring, coaching Decision-Making how to make business decisions to generate desired outcomes, evaluation and calculation of risks Leadership how to inspire, lead, empower, motivate and manage people, engendering trust, loyalty and support Advocating and Negotiating business concerns, for yourself, your staff, budget matters powerful negotiation skills, hedging, gender matters Developing Arguments in Writing advanced linking, expressing contradictions, listing things, distancing one´s ideas, softening opinions, talking in general, etc. Work-Life Balance an issue to face, prioritizing, conflicting demands, procrastination versus multitasking, gaining integrated life thanks to boundary enforcement

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection, Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama), Řízená praxe
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/JCP1

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Self project defence

Attendance 80% Final credit test 70% Active participation Preparation od assigned tasks
Recommended literature
  • Bill Mascull. Business Vocabulary in Use (Advanced). CUP, 2004.
  • Emmerson, P. Business English Handbook. Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8603-5.
  • Hughes, John and Andrew Mallett. Successful Meetings. OUP, 2012.
  • Hughes, John and Andrew Mallett. Successful Presentations. OUP, 2012.
  • Mackenzie. Professional English in Use Finance. CUP, 2006.
  • Mckeown, Arthur and Ros Wright. Professional English in Use Mangement. CUP, 2011.
  • Nauton John. Skills for Business Studies Advanced (textbook, workbook). OUP, 2012.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): - (2015) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter