ØASPR3000 International Business Communication Emneplan

Emnet har et omfang på ca. 40 timer. Det blir gjennomført i andre semester. Det legges stor vekt på løsning av oppgaver med eget oppgaveseminar, og undervisningen er basert på at studentene arbeider med oppgaver gjennom hele emnet.

IBC is an advanced English course which builds on the course Professional English. A large part of the syllabus is related to topics in International Marketing and International Economics.

Det blir avholdt en obligatorisk prøve i kvalifiseringskurset på 4 timer i slutten av andre semester.

Ny/utsatt prøve i kvalifiseringskurset har samme utforming som ordinær prøve, og blir gjennomført i første del av tredje semester.

Bestått-Ikke bestått.

Bestått prøve i kvalifiseringskurset er enn forutsetning for å gå opp til eksamen i samfunnsøkonomi. Det blir holdt intern sensur. Dersom prøven får "ikke bestått", blir oppgavesvaret sendt til ekstern sensor for ny vurdering.

The following assignments are obligatory:

- Two written assignments (text analysis and essay)

- An individual 7-minute oral presentation

- Participation in obligatory case

Feedback will be given on all assignments. In order to take the final exam, all obligatory assignments must be approved by the instructor. Students will be given the opportunity to re-submit obligatory assignments that have not been approved. If assignments are not approved after re-submission(s), students will not be allowed to take the exam.

An individual written and oral exam will be held at the end of the autumn 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
• a text for comprehension and analysis, and questions from the syllabus in English for Business Studies
• an essay on a topic from international politics, economy or culture

Oral exam (25 minutes) consisting of:

• a 7-minute presentation of an individually chosen topic on a current political, social or economic issue (PowerPoint allowed, but no manuscript)
• questioning on a topic drawn from international politics, economy or culture
• discussion of works of fiction

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

A list of reference aids allowed will be published on our website.

Letter grading A-F.

In addition to the course instructor, an external or internal examiner will be used to grade the exams.

In the written exam, a selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.