ØABED3100 Cases in Finance Emneplan

The main purpose of the course is to improve the students' ability to communicate in English both in writing and orally in a professional context. The course is cross-curricular since a large part of the syllabus is related to subjects within business and economics. It will prepare the students to deal with real situations in the business world.

The course will assume that students are familiar with basic concepts of strategy, financial accounting and cost and management accounting.

No prerequisites.

Knowledge

The student

• has a wide vocabulary in economic/administrative English
• knows the main oral and written genres of business communication
• knows the main points of grammar necessary for correct and idiomatic usage of the English language
• has knowledge of various cross-curricular business topics
• has knowledge of several issues in British society
• is familiar with some works of fiction in English

Skills

The student

• can write professional English
• can speak fluently about several business topics and various aspects of society and culture in English
• can deal with professional situations in the business world
• can understand spoken and written English used in a business context
• can use professional vocabulary in oral and written contexts
• is able to discuss, analyse and reflect on various issues in English
• has developed his/her practical problem-solving skills

Competence

The student

• has developed his/her communicative competence in English, which includes linguistic, intercultural and strategic competencies
• can function well in most professional situations internationally
• can apply his/her skills and knowledge of business English
• can understand English language curricula and lectures in other subjects better

Three individual and four group requirements must be passed in order to take the exam. Aesthetics and special needs are should to play an important part in the coursework requirements.

Individual:

1. Storytelling
2. Theory presentation
3. Participation in excursions
4. Participation in International Week

In group:

1. Production of a drama
2. Production of radio theatre
3. Production of stop-motion animation
4. Blog production
5. Practical work in connection with International Week

Coursework requirements must be met by the deadlines. Coursework requirements are evaluated as passed/not passed.

Valid absence documented by a medical certificate or similiar is not an excuse for not meeting the coursework requirements. Students who, due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, do not meet the coursework requirements by the deadlines, may be given longer deadlines. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is agreed upon with the relevant teacher in each case.

Students who meet the coursework requirements by the deadline, but are evaluated as Not Passed, shall be given another attempt to meet the coursework requirements one more time. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is agreed upon with the relevant teacher in each case.

All examination support materials are permitted. However, sources must be stated in accordance with applicable rules for source References.

An individual written and oral exam will be held at the end of the spring semester. The student gets two separate grades, one for the written and one for the oral exam, and the exams can be taken again separately. The written exam counts 53% of the final grade and the oral exam counts 47%.

Written exam (5 hours) consisting of three parts:

• a Norwegian-English translation and vocabulary exercise
• a text for comprehension and analysis, and questions from the syllabus in English for Business Studies
• an essay on a topic from British society

Oral exam (20 minutes) consisting of:

• presentation of a topic from British society
• discussion/reflection on one of the cases, a work of fiction or selected texts called 'British Perspectives'.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

The language of all teaching and supervision is English, and the students should therefore have a working knowledge of both spoken and written English.

Exam in English from upper secondary school or equivalent knowledge of English. A large part of the syllabus is related to subjects within business and economics.

The course will assume that students are familiar with basic concepts of strategy, financial accounting and cost and management accounting.

The course have the following contents:

• Special education
• Inclusion
• Children and young people with special needs
• Aesthetics
• Ethics
• Physical and psychological health
• Play, development, identity and relations
• Genres, multimodal texts and digital platforms
• Verbal language, aesthetic perceptions and expressions
• Music, drama, puppet play, storytelling and other performances and aesthetic acts
• Aesthetic communication