Course objectives:
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To improve communicative skills, to strengthen specific business terms, to become familiar with the life of a French company, to explain what is necessary to set up and operate a "virtual" company successfully.
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Requirements on student
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1) Completion of all assignments given on the Courseware. 2) Translation and resume of economic papers. 3) Written term assignment/seminar paper. 4) Oral presentation of a company creation project.
Specification of requirements for distant study programme students can be found on the Courseware.
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Content
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Companies classification Consumer rights Company creator profile Setting up a company Capital, financial ressources Human ressources Working contract Business meating Employees legal rights Market research Product´s market position Distribution Command Client services Terms of payement Business results International cooperation
Further information for distant study programme students can be found in COURSEWARE.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Team project (50/number of students)
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50
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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10
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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10
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Total
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96
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- use the forms of regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, basic past tenses (perfect, imperfect, pluperfect time) and basic future tenses (futur proche, futur simple) |
- identify the regular and irregular verb forms of the indicative, imperative, conditional and subjunctive mood |
- identify direct and indirect speech in the past |
- name the principles for writing official invitations |
- name the expressions used to write a complaint |
- name the basic expressions and phrases used in a speech of thanks |
- identify basic gestures used in francophone communication and their importance |
- name expressions used at the beginning and end of a meeting |
- identify various legal forms of business in France
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Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- change direct speech into indirect speech, also in the past tense |
- write a formal invitation |
- write a complaint and respond to it |
- give a speech of thanks |
- use basic gestures used in francophone communication when giving a speech |
- open and end a meeting |
- explain the difference in basic legal forms of business in France |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
- identify documents and formalities related to the establishment of a company |
- name the possible sources of capital for starting a business |
- identify documents relating to the operation of a company - a contract of employment, an order, a complaint, an invoice |
- identify possible distribution channels |
- name basic principles of advertising and marketing |
- identify expressions and phrases used to express the evaluation results of a company |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
- analyse documents related to the establishment of a company |
- to analyse and characterize different sources of capital |
- complete an employment contract, write an order, write and settle a claim, make an invoice |
- analyse distribution channels |
- analyse advertising |
- describe a company's management |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
Project |
Test |
Group presentation at a seminar |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Project |
Continuous assessment |
Group presentation at a seminar |
Test |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Project |
Continuous assessment |
Test |
Group presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Practicum |
Skills demonstration |
Project-based instruction |
Cooperative instruction |
Individual study |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Individual study |
Discussion |
Collaborative instruction |
Cooperative instruction |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Individual study |
Discussion |
Project-based instruction |
Cooperative instruction |
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