Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

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• Unit Title

  Effective Communication in Business

• Unit Code

  FBL1100

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  3

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit is designed to assist students in gaining competency in English language skills and academic literacy. This includes a range of skills such as reading and responding to academic texts, writing with lexical and grammatical accuracy, speaking with correct register and pronunciation, and reflecting critically on knowledge. The unit will provide opportunities for students to acquire the English language skills and academic discourse relevant to their discipline through the use of contemporary material relevant to national and international business.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate effective oral communication skills for presentations and class discussions.
2. Integrate ideas from a range of business sources and reference themaccording to APA conventions.
3. Paraphrase and summarise key ideas from selected sources using appropriate language conventions.
4. Proofread and edit their academic writing effectively.
5. Read and critically evaluate a range of textual material relating to business as the basis for written and oral tasks.
6. Write a well-structured business research report demonstrating academic style, lexical range and grammatical accuracy.

Unit Content

1. Business research report writing.
2. Critical evaluation of sources.
3. Developing an argument using appropriate language structures.
4. In-text and end-text referencing conventions.
5. Integrating ideas from a range of texts.
6. Key English language conventions related to vocabulary, grammar, syntax and punctuation.
7. Paraphrasing principles and practice.
8. Proof-reading and editing skills.
9. Reading practices such as skimming, scanning, note-taking and summarising.
10. Strategies for successful oral communication.
11. Unpacking and planning assesssment tasks.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be conducted in seminar mode. Weekly three hour seminars will be conducted using a range of active learning practices that will engage students in the academic discourses of business disciplines. Seminars will be facilitated in a manner that maximises the support and assistance provided to students. Participation in all class activities is essential.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• ^ Bretag, T., Crossman, J., & Bordia, S. (2009). Communication skills (Revised ed.) North Ryde, NSW: McGraw-Hill
• Academic Word List Tool (RMIT) [n.d.] Retrieved from the RMIT website: http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/academic-word-list-tool
• Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2006). Writing academic English (4th ed.). White Plains, NY: Pearson Longman.
• Murphy, R. (2012). English grammar in use (4th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• McCarthy, M., McCarten, J., Clark, D., & Clark, R. (2009). Grammar for business. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Mackenzie, I. (2010). English for business studies: A course for business studies and economics students. Student's book (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Emerson, L. (2009). Writing guidelines for business students (4th ed.). South Melbourne: Cengage Learning.
• Duckworth, M. (2003). Business grammar & practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• McCulloch, S., & Reid, A. (2012). Your business degree. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson.

^ Mandatory reference

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