010.017 (22S) Business Writing Skills

Sommersemester 2022

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First course session
08.03.2022 11:00 - 13:00 online Off 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).

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Lecturer
Course title german Business Writing Skills - besonders für Studierende technischer und wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Studien
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 4.0
Registrations 9 (15 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 08.03.2022
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Seniorstudium Liberale Yes

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

 In this course you will 

  • gain a fundamental understanding of good writing for any context 
  • will learn how to use appropriate business tone in the document, 
  • discern between the different kinds of business correspondence to write effectively and efficiently. 

Through the practical knowledge, you will be able

  • To write business reports, emails, proposals, business letters, and other business documents that are clear, concise and professional
  • To understand and master the punctuation and spelling techniques needed
  • To differentiate between British and American Business English
  • To learn the formal language required for business communication.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

On-line Class Session

On-line Writing Groups /Writing as a Team

Moodle Writing Activites on a obligatory modus

 in a  Self- check modus 

On-line Class Session

 On-line Writing Groups /Writing as a Team

Moodle obligatory Writing Activites 

 Simulations exercises

Case studies and Problem Solving Exercises

Templates and tools

Individual Portfolio

Case studies and Problem Solving Exercises

Templates and tools

Individual Portfolio

Course content

Writing well is one of the most important skills you can develop to be successful in the business world. Your ideas are powerful. Learn how to deliver them with the clarity and impact they deserve.

Course Program Outline.

Introducing Business Writing, Major Functions and Forms of Business Writing.

Business Writing Guidelines.

Business Emails, Letters, Documents, and Proposals: Cover Letters, Sale Letters, Inquiry, Order, Complaint Letters, etc.

Resumes & CVs.

Persuasive and Argumentative Business Writing.

Grammatical Review: Tenses, the Gerund- ING’ Form, Reported Speech, Countable & Uncountable, Active & Passive Voice, Prepositions, Conditional If etc.

Advanced Types of Business Writing: Business Summaries, Business Reports.

More Writing Tips: Compare-and-Contrast Paragraphs, Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs, Problem-Solution Paragraphs, Common Errors, Abbreviations.

Prior knowledge expected

Very good knowledge of English.

Literature

Will be announced or provided in class.

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.

Examination topic(s)

  • 13 Extension Writing Activities for Self-Practice in Moodle_Portfolio_SELF-PRACTICE Set EXERCISES for brainstorming, summarizing, and checking your own work in Moodle_Portfolio_ANSWERS for self-practice exercises

  • competency Writing Assignments in Moodle_Portfolio_WRITING ASSIGNMENTS . You need to pass 13 graded Writing Activities. You submit business writing assignments following the deadline schedule. 


Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 9.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (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: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • §11 Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 12W.4)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Informatik (SKZ: 414, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 5.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Informatik (SKZ: 414, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 5.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Teacher training programme Computer Sciences and Computer Sciences Management (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 884, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Freies Wahlfach (Optional subject)
        • Freies Wahlfach ( 10.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
          • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Informatics (SKZ: 911, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional Subjects) (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 9.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Management Information Systems (SKZ: 522, Version: 20W.2)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 9.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelorstudium Informationstechnik (SKZ: 289, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Kompetenzerweiterung (Compulsory elective)
      • 11a.2 Lehrveranstaltungen aus den folgenden Gebieten: Sprachen, Kulturwissenschaften, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Gesellschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften, Technikfolgenabschätzung ( 0.0h VC/VO/KS/PS / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelorstudium Informationstechnik (SKZ: 289, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 12.5 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelorstudium Informationstechnik (SKZ: 289, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 9.5 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Master's degree programme Media and Convergence Management (SKZ: 150, Version: 13W.2)
    • Subject: Options (Optional subject)
      • Options ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Masterstudium Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) (SKZ: 488, Version: 15W.1)
    • Subject: Free Electives (Optional subject)
      • Free Electives ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelorstudium Technische Mathematik (SKZ: 201, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Sprache und Kommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 16.2 Lehrveranstaltungen aus dem Angebot des SchreibCenter ( 0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 9.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Non degree programme Courses of the Writing Centre (SKZ: 888, Version: 04W)
    • Subject: Lehrveranstaltungen des SchreibCenters (Compulsory subject)
      • Bereich 2: Grundlagen des wissenschaftlichen Schreibens ( 2.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Erweiterungsstudium (UG §54a) Schreibwissenschaft (ES) (SKZ: 012, Version: 20W.1)
    • Subject: Schreiben im Beruf (Compulsory subject)
      • 5.1 Lehrveranstaltung zum berufsorientierten/ journalistischen Schreiben und/oder ( 0.0h KS, SE / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1., 2. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics (SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 010.017 Business Writing Skills (2.0h KS / 4.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2023
  • 010.017 KS Open Writing Group: Academic English in Use II. (1.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2021
  • 010.017 KS Business Writing Skills - besonders für Studierende technischer und wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Studien (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 010.017 KS Business Writing Skills - besonders für Studierende technischer und wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Studien (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 010.017 KS Business Writing Skills - besonders für Studierende technischer und wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Studien (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 010.017 KS Business Writing Skills (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 010.017 KS Business Writing Skills (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 010.017 KS Business Writing Skills - für Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und der technischen Wissenschaften (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 010.017 KU Business Writing Skills - für Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und der technischen Wissenschaften (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2013/14
  • 010.017 KU Business Writing Skills - für Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und der technischen Wissenschaften (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2012/13
  • 010.017 KU Business Writing Skills - für Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und der technischen Wissenschaften (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)