6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1021647ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Faculty
Academic Language Centre
Department
Academic Center for Language Education
Educational team
Douglas Atkinson
Voorzitter ACTO (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
110 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course will focus on the core elements of academic writing for business.  We will cover issues of structure, argumentation, critical thinking, style, register, and decorum. The course will meet weekly for two hours and, due to the emphasis on in-class exercise, attendance is strongly recommended.

Course material
Handbook (Required) : Academic Writing for International Students of Business, Stephen Bailey, 3de, Routledge, 9780367280314, 2020
Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

General Competencies

core elements of academic writing for business: structure, argumentation, critical thinking, style, register, and decorum

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 30% of the final mark.
PRAC Paper determines 40% of the final mark.
Other determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • external writing assignments with a relative weight of 3 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written Exam - final paper with a relative weight of 4 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

Within the Other category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • in-class assignments with a relative weight of 3 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

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Final grades will be determined by the following:

 

In-class assignments: 30%

External writing assignments: 30%

Final writing assignment: 40%

 

In order to receive a final grade for the course ALL assignments must be completed and submitted on time.

 

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De score voor dit vak wordt als volgt bepaald

 

Opdrachten in de klas: 30%

externe schrijfoprahcten: 30%

Finale schrijfopdracht: 40%

 

Om een eindscore te behalen dienen ALLE opdrachten uitgevoerd te worden en op tijd ingediend te worden.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Business Economics: Startplan Business Economics
Bachelor of Business Economics: Business and Technology
Bachelor of Business Economics: International Business