Saksa kauppakumppanina ja messumaana (3cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The goals of the course.
The students
- are able to interact with Germans in business and recognise the special characteristics of the country
- are able to find out current information about German business life and marketing
- know the tradefairs of their own field held in Germany
- are aware of the differences and similarities between Finnish and German culture

Content (course unit)

Contents:
Germany as a country and current events, trade fairs held in Germany, culture knowledge.

Teaching methods:
On-line course taught in Moodle. Exercises about the contents of the course. The students e.g. familiarise themselves independently with a Finnish company which does business with Germany, visit the company or carry out a phone interview to the person in charge of the German business of the company. Through Moodle discussion forums, the students learn about eac other's companies and gain a wider view on the business carried out in Germany.

Teacher: Merja Ritola, Merja.A.Ritola (at) tamk.fi

Evaluation:
The course is evaluated on scale pass-fail. The evaluation is based on the students' exercises.

Prerequisites: no prerequisites.

Literature: To be announced

Language of tuition: Finnish

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

harjoitukset|itsenäinen verkko-opiskelu|ohjattu verkko-opiskelu

Further information

Ajankohta
Opintojakson toteutus on periodissa 4 keväällä 2012.

Opintojakso alkaa viikolla 11 eli ma 12.3. alkavalla viikolla ja loppuu viikolla 21 (pe 25.5.).

Oppimistavoitteet
osaa toimia saksalaisten kanssa yrityselämässä tunnistaen maan erityispiirteet
osaa hakea ajankohtaista tietoa Saksan talouselämästä ja markkinoista
tuntee oman ammattialan Saksassa järjestettäviä messuja

Tieto virtuaalisuudesta opiskelijalle
Tämä opintojakso on 100% virtuaalinen Moodlessa toteutettava opintojakso.

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