Business School
| Assessment | ES1000 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Nil |
| Workload | 2-2-0-2-2 |
| Prerequisite(s) |
Placement through the Qualifying English Test. |
| Preclusion(s) | Nil |
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This is a required course for students whose Qualifying English Test results show that they would benefit from basic English language skills support. Students in the course must pass this course before they are allowed to read the next required English course, English for Academic Purposes (ES1102/ES1103). The purpose of ES1000 is to improve the students' English language skills in reading, writing and grammar. These skills are taught, reviewed and reinforced through online, in-class and appropriate out-of-class activities. Assignments include reflections, written assignments and progress tests. This course is taught over 1 semester with a two-hour online lecture/discussion/quiz and a two-hour sectional teaching per week. |
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| Assessment | ES1103 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-4-0-3-3 |
| Prerequisite(s) |
1. Placement through the Qualifying English Test or a pass in ES1000. 2. Only students who matriculated in AY2016/17 and onwards can take ES1103 |
| Preclusion(s) | ES1102 |
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ES1103 serves as a bridging course for students who have taken the university's Qualifying English Test and are deemed to require additional language support for the academic context. It aims to equip students with the knowledge of the academic genre and the ability to apply such knowledge in academic communication. The course adopts a reading-into-writing approach using themed readings as springboard texts for students' writing and provides opportunities for analysing and internalising ways of organising academic texts. Students will acquire essential academic skills required to cope with the rigour of academic writing at a tertiary level. |
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| Assessment |
ES2002 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 1-3-0-3-3 |
| Prerequisite(s) | Students who are required to read ES1000 Foundation Academic English must pass it before taking ES2002. |
| Preclusion(s) | MNO2706, IS2101, ES2007D, ES1601, UWC2101% |
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This course aims to equip students with the business communication skills they need to be recognized as leaders among stakeholders – colleagues, superiors, and customers/clients. Working within a dynamic and connected 21st century simulated workplace, students as “executives” will learn critical skill-sets in influential leadership communication in formal and informal business settings: pitching; teamwork, meeting and negotiation; relationship, goodwill and trust-building; and thinking on their feet. The course will emphasise core principles of audience-centred, objective-driven, and context-sensitive communication; intentional, reflective and mindful communication; oral communication fundamentals of verbal, vocal, visual and aural skills; and the 7 C’s of effective business communication. |
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| Assessment |
ES2007D is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-4-0-3-3 |
| Prerequisite(s) | Students required to take ES1000 and ES1102/ES1103 must clear those courses first before taking ES2007D. |
| Preclusion(s) | CS2301, ES2002, ES2007S, IS2101, CS2101, CG1413, ES1601. |
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The ES2007D Professional Communication course is a customized core course for Real Estate students in the School of Design and Environment. This course has been designed to help students develop their writing and oral skills to prepare them effectively for their prospective career in an increasingly global and competitive environment. Students learn to generate and organize ideas for clear, convincing and effective oral and written messages, present these ideas with linguistic and graphic competence and deliver messages appropriate to their audience, context and purpose. Topics include the fundamentals of interpersonal and intercultural communication, email/letter writing skills, report/proposal writing skills, meeting/negotiation skills, and oral presentation skills. Evaluation of competency is based on continual assessment. |
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