Professional Skills in Business (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student can use his/her professional knowledge in business life situations.
The aim of the course is to develop the professional business communication skills in conjunction with learning the professional skills.
It will provide a good base for using English as a professional language.

Content (course unit)

Presentations, team work, meetings and negotiations, writing and reviewing technical reports, case-studies and ”trouble shooting” are used to apply the subject matter learnt during lectures. Learning by doing, active participation,
workshops, written and oral tasks.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on the Joint Assessment Framework used in TAMK

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment scale

0-5

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Can recognise and define field-related phenomena and basic concepts.
Recognises
Names
Defines
Manages the assigned tasks under supervision/assisted.

Knows diverse courses of action but cannot justify his/her choices.

Routine performance
Pre-learned performance

Can give and receive feedback.

Considers and assesses things from his/her viewpoint.

Can work in a group.

Recognises his/her interaction skills.

Recognises important courses of action in the field.

Takes responsibility for his/her own work.

Can describe the economic and wellbeing related effects of his/her own work.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Structures relations between field-related phenomena and concepts.
Applies
Explains
Compares
Structures things in relation to one another.

Can select the most appropriate course of action from diverse options and justify his/her choice.

Applies
Makes a plan/plans
Limits tasks/problems
Solves problems.

Can give and receive feedback actively and constructively.

Considers and assesses things both from his/her and the close community's viewpoint.

Can cooperate responsibly and is ready to develop his/her interaction skills.

Recognises and follows the important courses of action in the field.

Takes responsibility and commits to the group activities in addition to his/her own work.

Can describe and assess the economic and wellbeing related effects of his/her own work.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Understands extensive entities and relations between them.
Generalises
Analyses
Relates to the professional context.

Can search for diverse courses of action and solution alternatives, justify his/her choices and try new courses of action.

Assesses diverse solution alternatives.
Combines solution alternatives creatively or creates new ones.
Uses feedback systematically as a professional growth tool in his/her own work and the community.

Considers and assesses himself/herself and his/her professional community or task.

Can cooperate responsibly, flexibly and constructively. Develops his/her own and the group's interaction.

Works responsibly and in a committed manner considering the community and field requirements and needs.

Understands the economic and wellbeing related effects of his/her work and can anticipate them in his/her work.