PRÁCTICAS EXTERNAS: MÓDULO DE INGLÉS (2013-2014)

rev. 2014-03-20

FICHA: Hay que imprimirla. No hay que usarla como portada sino empezar a escribir en ella por delante y por detrás. Hay que escribir a mano y en inglés.
¿CANTIDAD O CALIDAD? Why quantity should be your priority (una sugerencia).
GLOSARIO: Se va elaborando en un archivo aparte y al final del módulo se envía por correo electrónico (a pdcrodas@ull.es). No hay que adjuntarlo a ninguna ficha.
CALIFICACIONES.

ADE

WORK PLACEMENTS: ENGLISH MODULE

Módulo de 2 créditos (dentro de la asignatura obligatoria de 12 créditos en cuarto del Grado en Administración de Empresa).

Horario de clases.

Calendario de exámenes.

INSTRUCTOR

Pedro Domínguez Caballero de Rodas
Facultad de Filología, B1-20
tel. (34) 922 31 65 02-6612
pdcrodas@ull.es

MATERIALS

This module emphasizes the use of the Internet as a source of content.

CONTENTS

TOPICS

My work placement.
Types of business entity.
Company structure.
Function of the stock market.
Behaviour of the stock market.
Balance sheet (I).
Balance sheet (II).
Six thinking hats.

SEMINARS

Job application.
Job interview.
Email etiquette.
Telephoning.

Week 1

Tues., 28 Jan. PROLOGUE

Tues., 28 Jan. TOPIC 1: My work placement

Experience

Maximise your work placement (2012).

Thurs., 30 Jan. SEMINAR 1: Job application

Europass: Curriculum Vitae

Seminar 1.
Europass: Curriculum Vitae (2002-2014).
How to write a great resume and cover letter ► 2:44 (2012 video) (transcript).

Week 2

Tues., 4 Feb. TOPIC 2: Types of business entity

Main types of business

Assignment 1.
Main types of business ► 6:19 (video) (transcript).

Tues., 4 Feb. TOPIC 3: Company structure

Business organizational structures

Business organizational structures ► 8:32 (2010 video) (transcript).

Thurs., 6 Feb. SEMINAR 2: Job interview

Job interview

Seminar 2.
Paul Michael: How to answer 23 of the most common interview questions (2007-2013)
Interview dos and don'ts ► 4:15 (2007 video) (transcript).

Week 3

Tues., 11 Feb. TOPIC 4: Function of the stock market

How the stock market works

Assignment 2.
How the stock market works ► 9:12 (early 1960s video) (transcript).

Tues., 11 Feb. TOPIC 5: Behaviour of the stock market

What are stock market bulls vs bears?

What makes a stock go up or down? (2013) (PDF).
What are stock market bulls vs bears? ► 1:45 (2013 video) (transcript).

Thurs., 13 Feb. SEMINAR 3: Email etiquette

Email etiquette

Seminar 3.
Writing business letters in English (useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
The dos and don'ts of e-mail etiquette ► 8:34 (2012 video) (transcript).
Jeremy S. Hyman and Lynn F. Jacobs: 18 etiquette tips for e-mailing your professor (2010).

Week 4

Tues., 18 Feb. TOPIC 6: Balance sheet (I)

Annual balance sheet of a Mesopotamian farm, ca. 2040 BC (Ur III).

Assignment 3.
The balance sheet (part 1) ► 9:22 (2013 video) (transcript).

Tues., 18 Feb. TOPIC 7: Balance sheet (II)

Quentin Massys: The Moneylender and His Wife.

Dianne Tillotson: Exchequer records (2005).
Bill Still: Still report ► 8:53 (2010 video on tally sticks; see minutes 3-5 in particular).
The balance sheet (part 2) ► 7:10 (2013 video) (transcript).

Thurs., 20 Feb. SEMINAR 4: Telephoning

Telephone

Seminar 4.
Telephone (useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
BBC Talking Business - Telephone (with transcript) ► 4:38 (2013 video).
Phone etiquette training ► 7:22 (2009 video) (transcript).

Week 5

Tues., 25 Feb. TOPIC 8: Six thinking hats

Six thinking hats

Assignment 4.
Innovation & creative thinking guru Edward de Bono ► 7:42 (2008 video) (transcript).
De Bono thinking hats ► 9:02 (2008 video) (transcript).

Tues., 25 Feb.

Thurs., 27 Feb.