SPR06130 – Global Business and Project Communication in English (C1 - Computer Science)

Module
Global Business and Project Communication in English (C1 - Computer Science)
Global Business and Project Communication in English
Module number
SPR06130
Version: 1
Faculty
Angewandte Sprachen und Interkulturelle Kommunikation
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. Ines Busch-Lauer
Ines.Busch.Lauer(at)fh-zwickau.de

Lecturer(s)
Course language(s)

English
in "Global Business and Project Communication in English"

ECTS credits

4.00 credits

Workload

120 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (4.00 SCH Seminar)

Self-study time

60.00 hours
60.00 hours Self-study - Global Business and Project Communication in English

Pre-examination(s)

Paper
in "Global Business and Project Communication in English"

Examination(s)

schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 67%
in "Global Business and Project Communication in English"

alternative Prüfungsleistung - Presentation
Module examination | Examination time: 20 min | Weighting: 33%
in "Global Business and Project Communication in English"

Media type
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Instruction content/structure

Lehrinhalte (Veranstaltung in Englisch) - Working in a Global Business Environment • State-of-the-art in domestic and global computer science • Major organization patterns and developments (R&D, QA, PS) • Development of the project- and product life-cycle, project work and management • Customer care (acquisition, communication, project development and follow-up) • Human resources (staff recruitment, relocation, assignments, outsourcing) • Preparing for a stay abroad (application, interview) - Developing Cultural Awareness • Cultural values at work and in society (theoretical models and practice) • Body language and management of time and space in global project settings • Hotspots and critical incidents (project case studies on various cultures) - Practising oral and written academic and technical genres (adapted to students’ needs) • Academic genres (conference abstract, executive summary, scientific article) • Business-related genres (business plan, business correspondence) • Technical genres (e.g. data sheets, requirements specifications) • Legal documents (e.g. contracts, service-level agreements, licensing agreements) - Selbststudienangebot: • Web Course e-Xplore Technical English, HTWK Leipzig (Prof. Bellmann), Arbeitsaufwand 45-60 h (gebührenpflichtig, daher optional)

Qualification objectives

- Effiziente Kommunikation (Sprachniveau C1 oder höher, vgl. CEFR) in berufs-, geschäfts- und projektorientierten Kommunikationssituationen im Bereich Informatik (Wissenschaft/Praxis) - Strategien zur Vermeidung und/oder Bewältigung von Kommunikationsproblemen im multikulturellen Kontext - Sensibilisierung für verbale, nonverbale und paraverbale Ausdrucksmittel - Effektives Informationsmanagement in multikulturellen Geschäfts- und Projektsituationen - Effektiver Umgang mit fachgebietsrelevanten akademischen, technischen sowie wirtschaftsbezogenen mündlichen und schriftlichen Textsorten

Special admission requirements

keine

Recommended prerequisites

Niveaustufe B2 (nach dem CEFR - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages/ Europäischer Referenzrahmen zur Einschätzung von Sprachkenntnissen)

Continuation options
No information
Literature

Literatur wird in der Vorlesung bekannt gegeben

Notes
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