International Communication and Networking Skills (5 cr)
Code: LD00EH28-3001
General information
Enrollment
03.05.2021 - 15.08.2021
Timing
01.09.2021 - 15.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Leiritie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
20 - 35
Degree programmes
- Economics and Business Administration
Teachers
- Henna-Liisa Palojärvi
- Adriana Mustelin
Teacher in charge
Anne Perkiö
Groups
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Objective
The student masters effective oral and written communication in various work and expert communication situations and can adapt their communication expression, as well as choose the appropriate communication style and channel according to the target group and situation. The student can act as a responsible member of a group and analyze their own and others' interaction competencies and teamwork skills. The student understands the significance of networking and internationality in working life and can develop their own professional expertise.
Content
- project planning, implementation, and evaluation or alternatively, identifying and making visible one's own professional expertise in appropriate networks
- effective written and oral expert communication
- teamwork and networking
- intercultural communication
Location and time
Tapaamiset keskiviikkoisin klo 14 - 17 joko luokassa MMA106 tai Zoomissa.
Materials
Oheismateriaalia ja kirjallisuutta:
Intercultural communication:
Gannon, M. J. and Pillai, R., 2010, Understanding Global Cultures. 4th ed. Chapter 1 [pdf] California, USA: Sage Publications. Available at: http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/5241_Gannon_Chapter_1.pdf [Accessed 10 January 2012].
Gore, K., 2007, Networking Cultural Knowledge: An interactive and experiential strategy to apply intercultural communication in business. Porvoo, Finland: WSOY Oppimateriaalit. ISBN 978-951-0-30201-9
Hofstede, G., Hofstede G. J., and Minkov, M. 2010. Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind. Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-007-166418-9
Luthans, F. and Doh, J. 2012. International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior. 8th Ed/International Edition. McGraw-Hill, NY. ISBN: 978-007-108657-8. (chapters 4-7; 12-14)
Projektihallinnan ja -osaamisen kirjallisuutta:
Kettunen, Sami 2009. Onnistu projektissa. WSOYpro, Helsinki.
Ruuska, Kai 1999. Projekti hallintaan. Gummerus, Jyväskylä.
Tapahtumajärjestäminen:
Catani, Johanna 2017. Onnistunut yritystapahtuma. Järjestäjän käsikirja. Alma Talent Pro, Helsinki.
Muukkonen, Anna & Putkonen, Emmi 2020. Virtuaalimaailmassa tapahtuu: Käsikirja VR-tapahtuman tuotantoon. OIVA-sarja. Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu. Https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/349397. Luettu 1.9.2021.
Vallo, Helena & Häyrinen, Eija 2014 (tai uudempi painos). Tapahtuma on tilaisuus. Tapahtumamarkkinointi ja tapahtuman järjestäminen. 4. uudistettu painos. Tietosanoma, Helsinki.
Esiintymistaidot:
Koskimies, Riitta 2002. Asiantuntijan esiintymistaito. Onnistuneen esityksen kulmakivet. Finn Lectura, Helsinki.
Lammi, Outi 2015. Viesti ja vaikuta. Käsikirja presentaatioiden pitäjälle. Docendo, Jyväskylä.
Teaching methods
Luennot, yhteistoiminnallinen työskentely, asiantuntijatyöpajat ja tehtävät
International connections
Tarkoituksena suunnitella ja toteuttaa kansainvälinen Doing Business in the EU -projektiviikko
Completion alternatives
Vaihtoehtoinen suoritustapa
Teema 1: Kansainvälinen tapahtuma 50 %
Teema 2: Kulttuurienvälinen viestintä -asiantuntijaesitys videona 30 %
Teema 3: Oman osaamisen markkinointi ja verkostoituminen/LinkedIn 20 %
Student workload
Kuormitus
lähiopetus ja projektiviikko 80 t
tehtävät 30 t
muu itsenäinen työskentely 20 t
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student has achieved the course objectives fairly. The student will be able to identify, define and use the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student understands the criteria and principles of the expertise development.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student has achieved the course objectives well, even though the knowledge and skills need improvement on some areas. The student is able to define the course concepts and models and are able to justify the analysis. The student is able to apply his/her knowledge in leisure, study and work situations. The student understands the importance of expertise in the field of business and is able to analyze his/her own expertise.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student has achieved the objectives of the course with excellent marks. The student masters commendably the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student is able to make justified and fluent analysis and to present concrete development measures. The student is well prepared to apply his/her knowledge in leisure, study and work situations. The student is able to analyze the business sector expertise and the development of his/her own expertise.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student has achieved the course objectives fairly. The student will be able to identify, define and use the course subject area’s concepts and models. The student understands the criteria and principles of the expertise development.
Assessment methods and criteria
Teema 1: Tapahtuman suunnittelu ja toteutus 70 %
• Projektisuunnitelma kirjallinen 15 %
• Projektisuunnitelman suullinen asiantuntijaesitys 15 %
• Oppimisen reflektointikeskustelu 10 %
• Itse- ja vertaisarviointi 30 %
Teema 2: Kulttuuriälykäs bisnesviestijä 30 %
• Moduulin hyväksytty suorittaminen vaatii aktiivista osallistumista tuntityöskentelyyn
• Lisäksi ryhmätyötä + suulliset esitykset englanniksi
Kurssi arvioidaan asteikolla 1 - 5
Prerequisites
Business Communication, Business Communication in English and Work Society of the Future or equivalent competences