20637 - PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH SEMINARS / PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH SEMINARS
Language Center
RICHARD NICHOLAS
Class 1: JESSICA ELLEN SMITH, Class 2: RICHARD SALES, Class 3: ARIANNA MARIA JACOBS, Class 4: HELEN CECILIA TOOKE, Class 5: JOHN Mc HARDY CLARK, Class 8: MICHAEL CULLITY, Class 9: RICHARD NICHOLAS, Class 10: JESSICA JACOBS, Class 12: HELEN CECILIA TOOKE, Class 13: JESSICA JACOBS, Class 15: RICHARD SALES, Class 88: RICHARD NICHOLAS
Conoscenze pregresse consigliate / Suggested background knowledge
Mission e Programma sintetico / Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
PROGRAMMA SINTETICO / CONTENT SUMMARY
The Seminar focuses on:
● expanding your business writing skills
● making your point more effectively
● improving your ability to communicate key ideas
● becoming a more productive recipient of messages
● promoting your employability
Risultati di Apprendimento Attesi (RAA) / Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Recognize the elements of effective professional communication.
- Identify the relationship between the purpose of the communication and the soft skills used
- Communicate using the skills learned
CAPACITA' DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Develop clearer, more effective written messages.
- Develop clearer, more effective spoken messages.
- Use their soft skills in English to make it easier to achieve their objectives.
Modalità didattiche / Teaching methods
- Face-to-face lectures
- Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
- Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)
DETTAGLI / DETAILS
During the seminar, students experience short face to face workshops exploring various aspects of communicating in the workplace, as well as discussions of the language and soft skills used in professional situations. They spend much of their time on activities, role-plays, and simulations designed to help them identify effective language choices and improve their ability to use their English to communicate in the workplace.
Metodi di valutazione dell'apprendimento / Assessment methods
STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
The assessment method (in case of Bocconi internal assessment) consists of a written test focused on writing competencies to be used in a working environment.
Students are given a pass or fail grade.
Registration via “Punto Blu” is required to sit the test.
Students enrolled in a teaching class group are allowed to sit the test immediately following the specific seminar course (end of first / second part of the 1st /2nd semester – “attending students” test) and/or in four “general” sessions which are held throughout the year (Dec/Jan, Feb, Jun, Sept - in this case the test is the same for all students).
Students who are not enrolled in classes are allowed to sit the test in four “general” sessions which are held throughout the year (Dec/Jan, Feb, Jun, Sept - the test is the same for all students).
Materiali didattici / Teaching materials
STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
The main course material, for both attending and non-attending students, is:
- Materials provided during the course. Students need to refer to the Bboard platform.
Class 6: RICHARD NICHOLAS, Class 7: ANDREW CANNON, Class 11: ANDREW CANNON, Class 14: RICHARD NICHOLAS, Class 17: JESSICA ELLEN SMITH, Class 89: RICHARD NICHOLAS
Conoscenze pregresse consigliate / Suggested background knowledge
Mission e Programma sintetico / Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
PROGRAMMA SINTETICO / CONTENT SUMMARY
The Seminar focuses on:
● expanding your business writing skills
● making your point more effectively
● improving your ability to communicate key ideas
● becoming a more productive recipient of messages
● promoting your employability
Risultati di Apprendimento Attesi (RAA) / Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Recognize the elements of effective professional communication.
- Identify the relationship between the purpose of the communication and the soft skills used
- Communicate using the skills learned
CAPACITA' DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Develop clearer, more effective written messages.
- Develop clearer, more effective spoken messages.
- Use their soft skills in English to make it easier to achieve their objectives.
Modalità didattiche / Teaching methods
- Face-to-face lectures
- Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
- Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)
DETTAGLI / DETAILS
During the seminar, students experience short face to face workshops exploring various aspects of communicating in the workplace, as well as discussions of the language and soft skills used in professional situations. They spend much of their time on activities, role-plays, and simulations designed to help them identify effective language choices and improve their ability to use their English to communicate in the workplace.
Metodi di valutazione dell'apprendimento / Assessment methods
STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
The assessment method (in case of Bocconi internal assessment) consists of a written test focused on writing competencies to be used in a working environment.
Students are given a pass or fail grade.
Registration via “Punto Blu” is required to sit the test.
Students enrolled in a teaching class group are allowed to sit the test immediately following the specific seminar course (end of first / second part of the 1st /2nd semester – “attending students” test) and/or in four “general” sessions which are held throughout the year (Dec/Jan, Feb, Jun, Sept - in this case the test is the same for all students).
Students who are not enrolled in classes are allowed to sit the test in four “general” sessions which are held throughout the year (Dec/Jan, Feb, Jun, Sept - the test is the same for all students).
Materiali didattici / Teaching materials
STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
The main course material, for both attending and non-attending students, is:
- Materials provided during the course. Students need to refer to the Bboard platform.