COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aims to help students acquire the vocabulary and oral and written communication skills specific to corporate organizations and management. Via practical work comprising reading and listening comprehension exercises, role-playing games, and mock interviews, students will prepare for placement in an English-speaking professional environment.
Topics covered include strategy, types of business organizations, motivation, operational management, quality, safety, intercultural management, and team building.
DESCRIPTION DU COURS
Ce cours vise à faciliter l’acquisition du vocabulaire et des compétences de communication orale et écrite spécifiques aux organisations d’entreprise et de gestion. Au moyen de travaux pratiques comprenant des exercices de compréhension à la lecture et à l’écoute, des jeux de rôles et des simulations d’entretiens, les étudiants se prépareront à être placés dans un milieu professionnel anglophone. Les sujets abordés comprennent la stratégie, les types d’organisations commerciales, la motivation, la gestion opérationnelle, la qualité, la sécurité, la gestion interculturelle et la constitution d’équipes.
Links to resources for presentations or summaries:
Pink’s Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose Framework – From MindTools.com
Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation | TED Talk
Christine Porath: Why being respectful to your coworkers is good for business | TED Talk
Organizational effectiveness vs efficiency
Four Stages of Team Development
The 6 dimensions model of national culture by Geert Hofstede
Leading High Performing Teams | Scrum.org
Resource dependence theory – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Active Listening – Communication Skills Training from MindTools.com
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Top Interview Questions Listed by Type of Job
Matérialisme dialectique — Wikipédia
What is situational leadership? – Definition from WhatIs.com
What is business model? – Definition from WhatIs.com
Celeste Headlee | Speaker | TED.com
Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better | TED Talk | TED.com
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team – The New York Times
The Blake Mouton Managerial Grid – From MindTools.com
Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are | TED Talk | TED.com
Jim Hemerling: 5 ways to lead in an era of constant change | TED Talk | TED.com
Onboarding tools grow in importance for retention, performance
The four pillars of talent management systems: A solid HR foundation
Regina Hartley | Speaker | TED.com
Summary of Culture Levels – Schein. Abstract
Cross-cultural Management: A Knowledge Management Perspective – Nigel Holden – Google Livres
Lecture Notes | Cross-Cultural Leadership | Sloan School of Management | MIT OpenCourseWare
6 Mixed Scanning Decision Making Examples
Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend | TED Talk
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 21 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
