PRÁCTICAS EXTERNAS: MÓDULO DE INGLÉS (2013-2014)

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WORK PLACEMENTS: ENGLISH MODULE

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

Guía docente.

Horario de clases.

Calendario de exámenes.

INSTRUCTORS

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

Maribel García Expósito
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, 1ª, 5º izq.
tel. (34) 922 31 72 37
mbgarcia@ull.es

MATERIALS

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

CONTENTS

Prologue.

TOPICS

  1. My work placement.
  2. Types of business entity.
  3. Company structure.
  4. Function of the stock market.
  5. Behaviour of the stock market.
  6. Balance sheet (I).
  7. Balance sheet (II).
  8. Six thinking hats.

SEMINARS

  1. Job application.
  2. Job interview.
  3. Email etiquette.
  4. Telephoning.

Week 1

Mon., 27 Jan. PROLOGUE

Mon., 27 Jan. TOPIC 1: My work placement

Experience

Maximise your work placement (2012).

Fri., 31 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

Mon., 3 Feb. Candlemas

Candlemas

Mon., 3 Feb. Candlemas

Fri., 7 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

Mon., 10 Feb. TOPIC 2: Types of business entity

Main types of business

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

Mon., 10 Feb. TOPIC 3: Company structure

Business organizational structures

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

Fri., 14 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

Mon., 17 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).

Mon., 17 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).

Fri., 21 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

Mon., 24 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).

Mon., 24 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., 27 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).