554.031 (21W) English III: Advanced Professional Communication a

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
08.10.2021 13:00 - 16:30 N.0.42 On Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Course title german English III: Advanced Professional Communication a
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Blended learning course
Online proportion 50%
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 10 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 08.10.2021
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Remarks (english)

The class will be conducted in English

Content: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

REQUIREMENTS

  • Graded written assignment, summary on Leadership, 1 page (25%)
  • Academic paper on one HR-tool, with individual outside research, 2 pages (25%)
  • (Online-) oral presentation on one HR-tool (25%)
  •  Engagement and interaction throughout the semester (25%)

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Um erfolgreich zu sein braucht nicht nur der HR-Manager, sondern jeder Manager, fundierte Grundlagen im Personalmanagement. Weil jeder Manager auch personalbezogene Verantwortung trägt, liegt der Schwerpunkt dieser LV auf einigen ausgewählten praktischen Anwendungsgebieten der Personalarbeit.

Bei der Themenwahl für diese LV wird auf den praktischen Ansatz Wert gelegt: Die strategische Rolle von HRM, Rekrutieren und Halten von Mitarbeitern, Auswahlverfahren, Training und Entwicklung (Talent Management), Arbeitsrecht im groben Überblick im internationalen Vergleich sowie Mitarbeiterführung & Leadership.  

Um im intensiven wirtschaftlichen Wettbewerb erfolgreich zu sein, hat auch der HR-Manager seine Pläne messbar zu begründen und die strategischen Unternehmensziele zu erreichen. Durch die Analyse der obengenannten Themen erhalten Studierende Einblick in die Bedeutung des Personalwesens für ein Unternehmen,  erfahren, wie einzelne HR-Themen aufeinander wirken und erkennen die Unterschiede zwischen Mitarbeiterführung und Leadership.

Durch den Unterricht in englischer Sprache erfolgt die Auseinandersetzung mit relevanter internationaler Wirtschaftsterminologie sowie der pragmatische Zugang zur englischen Wirtschaftssprache. Ziel der Lehrveranstaltung ist, Einblick in modernes Personalmanagement in internationalen Unternehmen in Österreich und im Ausland zu erhalten.

Anforderungen

Erste Einheit: Allgemeines, Einführung, Anforderungen, Überblick

Nach der LV:  Aufgabe: Bearbeitung und Analyse zweier Artikel zum Thema „Leadership“ (Artikel Goleman and Collins in moodle). Zusammenfassung eines Artikels nach Wahl mit abschließend eigener Meinung: 2 Seiten in Times New Roman 12, 1,5-zeilig. Abgabefrist: 14.10., in moodle hochladen.

Zweite bis fünfte Einheit: Vor der LV: Studium der Lektüre in Vorbereitung auf Diskussionen in LV (Auszug aus Dessler im READER in moodle, HRM Teile 1 - 4, mit HRM-Themen und HR-Tools). Aufgabe: a) Studium Reader (Dessler) und akademische Recherche für schriftliche Abschlussarbeit (HR-tool nach Absprache): 2 Seiten in Times New Roman 12, 1,5-zeilig. Abgabefrist schriftliche Arbeit (2 Seiten plus Bibliographie): 12.1.2022 in moodle hochladen.

Sechste bis achte Einheit: In der LV: Mündliche (Online-) Präsentation eines HR-Tools Ihrer Wahl (nach Absprache im November) nach akademischer Recherche unter Angabe von mind. vier akademischen Quellen. Präsentationslänge: 10 Minuten

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Coronabedingt und aufgrund der digitalen Lehreinheiten werden dieses Semester Gruppenarbeiten und Diskussionen nur bedingt/eingeschränkt möglich sein, darum liegt der Fokus auf individueller Recherchearbeit und  mündlicher Präsentation und schriftlicher Arbeit mit akademischen Quellen.

Der Unterricht wird von Experten mit praktischer Erfahrung in den Gebieten Personalmanagement, Management und Recht geleitet.

Course content

Inhalt/Themen

  • Personalmanagement als strategische Rolle

  • Rekrutieren und Halten von Mitarbeitern

  • MA-Auswahlverfahren

  • Training und Entwicklung

  • Arbeitsrechtliche Aspekte von internationaler Relevanz

  • Mitarbeiterführung/Leadership

Im Fokus liegen die Themen modernen Personalmanagements und dessen Anwendung in internationalen Unternehmen in Österreich und im Ausland. Studierende arbeiten beim Identifizieren und Analysieren von HR-Schwerpunkten (nach Präferenz in Kleingruppen oder) einzeln. Sprachziele sind der Erwerb relevanter Wirtschaftsterminologie sowie die Fachsprache des Personalwesens zur Sicherung effektiver Ergebnisse.

Literature

Unterrichtsmaterial ist digital auf moodle verfügbar:

Auszug aus Gary Dessler, Human Resource Management (Pearson Prentice Hall 2005)

Harvard Business Review, Vol. 83, Nr. 7, The Balanced Scorecard, pg. 172 - 180

Harvard Business Review,  Vol. 83, Nr. 7, The Discipline of Teams, pg. 162 - 171

Harvard Business Review, Vol. 83, Nr. 7, On Finding and Keeping the Best People: The Art of Retaining Your Best People (Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation 2001)

Articles on Leadership Goleman/Collins tbd

Intended learning outcomes

Course Targets

All managers, not only HR managers, need a strong foundation in Human Resources Management concepts and techniques to do their jobs.  Because all managers do have personnel related responsibilities, this course will focus on practical applications that all managers need in order to deal with their HR related responsibilities. 

Essential HR management topics treated in this course are strategic HRM, recruitment, placement and retention, selection methods, training and development, an overview of selected issues of labor law and, most importantly, leadership.  The intensely competitive nature of business today means HR managers must be able to defend their plans and contributions in measurable terms and in achieving the company’s strategic aims. By exploring the topics above, students will gain an insight into the importance of HRM to a business organization, find out how each HR topic interacts with and affects the others and explore the importance of leadership.  

In addition, through teaching the course in English, students will be exposed to the relevant international business terminology and the pragmatic use of English in business.  The course target is to introduce the students to issues of modern HRM as practiced by international companies in Austria and abroad.   



Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Methodology

Due to the current developments of the CoVid-situation this semester, instead of group work and plenary discussions the focus will be on individual research and a final presentation in writing. 

This class will be taught by experts with years of practical experience in the fields of human resource management, management and law.


Course content

Content/Topics

  • The strategic role of Human Resources Management
  • Recruitment, placement and retention
  • Methods of selection
  • Training and development
  • International aspects of labor law
  • Leadership

The main focus is to introduce the students to issues of modern Human Resources Management as practiced by international companies in Austria and abroad. Students will work (in teams or) individually to identify and analyze HR issues. Language goals are the acquisition of the relevant business terminology and the particular language of HRM to ensure effective business outcomes.


Prior knowledge expected

Prerequisites/Erwartete Vorkenntnisse

none/keine


Curricular registration requirements

REQUIREMENTS

  • Graded written assignment (25%) summary on Leadership (1 page)
  • Paper on HR-tool (30%) with individual outside research (2 pages)
  • (Online-) oral presentation on one HR-tool covered in class (45%) 

Unit 1: General overview, introduction, coures requirements

 Assignment after class: Read and analyze two articles on leadership (articles in moodle: Goleman and Collins). Write a summary of one article (either Goleman or Collins) on leadership (including your own opinion), two pages in Times New Roman 12, 1.5-line distance. Written assignment due: October 13, uploaded in moodle.

Unit 2-5: Assignment before class: Reading assignment in preparation of class discussions (excerpts from Dessler in moodle, HRM sections 1 - 4). In class: Discussion of HRM and HR-tools. Assignment after class: a) study Reader (Dessler) and conduct individual outside research (give min. of 4 academic sources) for 2-page-paper and final 10’ oral presentation (HR-tool to be discussed): two pages in Times New Roman 12, 1.5-line distance. Written assignment due: January 12, 2022, uploaded in moodle.

Unit 6-8: (Online-) oral presentations of HR-tool of your choice, with individual outside research and 4 academic sources, length of presentation: 10 minutes.



Literature

Literature

class materials are available electronically on moodle (and/or will be provided as reader/handouts):

excerpts from Gary Dessler, Human Resource Management (Pearson Prentice Hall 2005)

Harvard Business Review, Vol. 83, Nr. 7, The Balanced Scorecard, pg. 172 - 180

Harvard Business Review,  Vol. 83, Nr. 7, The Discipline of Teams, pg. 162 - 171

Harvard Business Review, Vol. 83, Nr. 7, On Finding and Keeping the Best People: The Art of Retaining Your Best People (Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation 2001)

available in moodle:

Gary Dessler, Human Resource Management (Pearson Prentice Hall 2005)

available in class:

Peter F. Drucker, The Essential Drucker (Harper Business 2003) 

Shawn Smith and Rebecca Mazin, The HR Answer Book (American Management Association 2014)

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Gebundenes Wahlfachbündel III (Compulsory elective)
      • 27.1 Wirtschaftssprache Business English III ( 0.0h KS, VC / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
    • Subject: Business Language in Context (Compulsory subject)
      • §9(1) English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 8.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Management Information Systems (SKZ: 522, Version: 20W.2)
    • Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 11.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h VO, VC, KS, UE / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 12W.1)
    • Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 4.1.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 12W.3)
    • Subject: Business English in Context (Compulsory elective)
      • English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KU / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics (SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
    • Subject: Languages/Gender Studies (Compulsory elective)
      • Languages ( 0.0h KS / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics (SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
    • Subject: Languages (Compulsory elective)
      • Languages ( 0.0h KS / 16.0 ECTS)
        • 554.031 English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

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Sommersemester 2023
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Wintersemester 2022/23
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Sommersemester 2022
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Sommersemester 2021
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 554.031 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2015
  • 554.031 KU English III: Advanced Professional Communication a: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 554.033 KU English III: Advanced Professional Communication c (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 554.033 KU English III: Advanced Professional Communication c: The Importance and Meaning of Corporate and Organizational Culture (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)