COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: ANGLISHT BIZNESI
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
BUSAL 108 F 2 4 0 0 4 5
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Timothy Hagen , 9:00-12:00 Mondays and Tuesdays
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time: Wednesdays E212 11:30-13:15; Thursdays E212 12:30-14:15
Course Description: Business English: The central basis of the course is to consolidate students' academic approach to thinking, reading, speaking and writing and language usage. In addition, the course also aims to develop the students' abilities to synthesize and evaluate information and conduct basic, independent research.
Course Objectives: Students in Business English (BUS 108) will be able to create business documents, including letters, emails, CV's and reports, will be able to correctly use a range of business terms in English, and will have practice in engaging in conversations in business English.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Introduction; memo and letter writing; CV and job application guidelines
2 Portfolio and vocabulary projects; simulation interviews
3 Group work
4 Accounting and financial statements; exchange rates; bonds; stocks and shares
5 Management; work and motivation; company structure; managing across cultures
6 Recruitment; women in business; different sectors of the economy; production
7 Logistics; quality; products; review for midterm
8 Midterm exam
9 Marketing; advertising; current events
10 Banking; venture capital; derivatives; market structure and competition
11 Takeovers; government and taxation; the business cycle; corporate social responsibility
12 Efficiency and employment; international trade; economics and ecology; stock exchange outcomes
13 Present essays
14 Present essays; review for final exam; debrief semester
Prerequisite(s): ENG 109
Textbook: MacKenzie, I. (2010). English for business studies: A course for Business studies and economics students (3rd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage: For research, writing, and presentations
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Students will develop business vocabulary in English
2 Students will be able to craft a CV and cover letter and conduct and interview for a job in English
3 Students will be able to critically read and discuss literature in business and economics
4 Students will be able to competently interact using spoken business English
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in Banking and Finance (Albanian) Program
1 Studentet do të mund të fitojnë aftësi për të kuptuar, analizuar, dhe zgjidhur problem dhe studime rasti ne lidhje me tregjet dhe institucionet financiare. 4
2 Ata do të specializohen në parimet e tregjeve financiare. 4
3 Ata do të marrin njohuri përsa i përket llojeve dhe shërbimeve në institucionet financiare. 4
4 Ata do të mësojnë parimet dhe teoritë e tregjeve financiare ndërkombëtare. 4
5 Ata do të përvetësojnë aplikimet dhe veprimet që kryhen në tregjet e këmbimit valuator. 3
6 Ata do të marrin njohuri për të gjithë llojet dhe përdorimet e derivateve financiare. 3
7 Ata kanë aftësitë e nevojshme që kërkohen ne sektorin privat dhe atë shtetëror . 4
8 Ata kanë për qëllim të bëhen specialist në një nga fushat e departamentit që ata zgjedhin nga lista e ekonomisë së përgjithshme, ekonomisë financiare, financës publike, financës së korporatës, menaxhimit financiar, financa ndërkombëtare, tregjet dhe institucionet financiare, sistemi bankar dhe banka qëndrore, financa ndërkombëtare dhe sistemi bankar, paraja dhe sistemi bankar, tregjet ndërkombëtare dhe sistemi bankar. 3
9 Studentët do të kenë mundësi të përvetësojnë teoritë e menaxhimit të riskut në mënyrë që të zgjidhin problemet në lidhje me rezikun financiar. 3
10 Ata do të mësojnë parimet e kompanive të sigurimeve që operojne në tregjet ndërkombëtare dhe ato vëndase. 3
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
20
Presentation
1
5
Project
1
20
Term Paper
1
15
Final Exam
1
20
Other
2
10
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 4 64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 2 32
Mid-terms 1 5 5
Assignments 2 7 14
Final examination 1 6 6
Other 2 2 4
Total Work Load:
125
Total Work Load/25(h):
5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
5