Professional Communication in EnglishLaajuus (3 cr)
Course unit code: IK10031
General information
- Credits
- 3 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- Responsible person
- Johanna Nieminen, Vastuuopettaja
Objective
You are able to
- take part in English discussions and persuade other people professionally in work-related situations
- communicate in customer service and in the purchasing process in business
- describe and present technical processes in English
- understand the difference between process descriptions and instructions
- describe trends and graphs
- represent the company and its services and products at a trade fair in English
- take part in projects in spoken and written situations in English
- participate in a design process in English, in speaking and writing
- participate and communicate effectively in meetings in English
Content
- Features of formal writing and texts in mechanical engineering
- Academic and technical English
- Trade fair communication
- Technical process descriptions vs. instructions
- Professional spoken presentations and briefings (and instructing others)
- Description of statistics and trends in engineering
- Business communication in the technical field
- Communication in meetings
- Reports in spoken and written situations
- Persuasive language
- Customer service communication
- Project communication
Further information
Assessment skills level B2 (CEFR)