The course focuses on the skills in business terminology. It is intended for students beyond their first year who want to deepen their knowledge of English business terminology. The course is an online course in Moodle, divided into seven weeks of exercises.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
The course can be taken by students both in Helsinki and Vaasa.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
The course focuses on the skills in business terminology. It is intended for students beyond their first year who want to deepen their knowledge of English business terminology. The course is an online course in Moodle, divided into seven weeks of exercises.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
The course can be taken by students both in Helsinki and Vaasa.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
The course focuses on the skills in business terminology. It is intended for students beyond their first year who want to deepen their knowledge of English business terminology. The course is an online course in Moodle, divided into seven weeks of exercises.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
The course can be taken by students both in Helsinki and Vaasa.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
The online course 51004 Mastering Academic Writing builds on the theories and practice introduced in the course 51003 Academic Writing: apprentice level. During the course, the students will be writing an integrative research paper, run in cooperation with subject departments at Hanken School of Economics.
Information för magisterstuderande på svenska (Information for students within the Swedish programmes only):
Kursen 51003 Academic Writing: Apprentice Level tillsammans med kursen 51004 Mastering Academic Writing är ett av sättena på vilka du kan få tillstånd av skriva magisteravhandling på engelska. Du ska då avlägga båda kurserna med minst vitsordet 70. Läs mera på webben.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
- Teacher: Charika Swanepoel
The course focuses on the skills in business terminology. It is intended for students beyond their first year who want to deepen their knowledge of English business terminology. The course is an online course in Moodle, divided into seven weeks of exercises.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
The course can be taken by students both in Helsinki and Vaasa.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
This course has obtained top evaluations
The Writers’ Workshop is open to all Hanken students and exchange students to refresh and reinforce their acquired written business communication skills. Through case studies and peer reviews the student is able to develop writing that is more audience- and purpose-focused.
Lärandemål: You are a confident and competitive writer able to apply strategies for effective written communication.
Efter avlagd kurs kan du:
- analyze and demonstrate understanding of communication strategies
- write concise, focused, reader-friendly documents according to internationally accepted conventions
- assess objectively one’s own and others’ written communication styles.
- Teacher: Maria Gajitos
The online course 51004 Mastering Academic Writing builds on the theories and practice introduced in the course 51003 Academic Writing: apprentice level. During the course, the students will be writing an integrative research paper, run in cooperation with subject departments at Hanken School of Economics.
Information för magisterstuderande på svenska (Information for students within the Swedish programmes only):
Kursen 51003 Academic Writing: Apprentice Level tillsammans med kursen 51004 Mastering Academic Writing är ett av sättena på vilka du kan få tillstånd av skriva magisteravhandling på engelska. Du ska då avlägga båda kurserna med minst vitsordet 70. Läs mera på webben.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
- Teacher: Charika Swanepoel
This course has obtained top evaluations
The course focuses on the academic thesis or paper: structure and coherence, academic language and style, and writing conventions.
This course is primarily intended for Masters students. It is suggested for students taking a minor in Business Communication and it is highly recommended to students on the English Master's programmes. Also, this course can be used by students in Swedish Master's programme to obtain the right to submit one's thesis in English.
The target level of the course is CEFR C2.
The course in Helsinki will be 5 credits from 1.8.2020.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
- Teacher: Charika Swanepoel
This course has obtained top evaluations
The Writers’ Workshop is open to all Hanken students and exchange students to refresh and reinforce their acquired written business communication skills. Through case studies and peer reviews the student is able to develop writing that is more audience- and purpose-focused.
Lärandemål: You are a confident and competitive writer able to apply strategies for effective written communication.
Efter avlagd kurs kan du:
- analyze and demonstrate understanding of communication strategies
- write concise, focused, reader-friendly documents according to internationally accepted conventions
- assess objectively one’s own and others’ written communication styles.
- Teacher: Maria Gajitos
The course focuses on the academic thesis or paper: structure and coherence, academic language and style, and writing conventions.
This course is primarily intended for Masters students. It is suggested for students taking a minor in Business Communication and it is highly recommended to students on the English Master's programmes. Also, this course can be used by students in Swedish Master's programme to obtain the right to submit one's thesis in English.
The target level of the course is CEFR C2.
- Teacher: Martti Mäkinen
This course has obtained top evaluations.
The course will be taught online in P3-4.
Course description: The course focuses on oral and written communication in the job application process, and on further employment-related documents.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.2.
Learning goal: You have the professional skills to gain employment in the business sector.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- produce document CVs, video CVs and letters of application;
- apply for a job on-line;
- lead and participate in job interviews;
- assess your own and other’s CVs, video CVs, letters of application and performance in job interviews;
- write further employment-related documents.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino
- Teacher: Carola Wide
This course has obtained top evaluations
The course will be taught online in P3-4.
Course description: The course focuses on oral communication skills for doing business within Asia, the Arab World and Africa.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.2.
Learning goal: You are an intercultural communicator who does business professionally within Asia, the Arab World and Africa.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- interact socially with people from Asia, the Arab World and Africa;
- negotiate with people from Asia, the Arab World and Africa;
- plan and deliver business presentations to audiences from Asia, the Arab World and Africa.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino
This course has obtained top evaluations
The course will be taught online in P3-4.
Course description: The course focuses on business meetings and negotiations and on the writing of business meeting agendas and minutes.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.2.
Learning goal: You have the professional skills to meet and negotiate in business-related environments and also to write business meeting agendas and minutes.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- lead and participate in meetings and negotiations;
- resolve potential conflict in business meetings and negotiations;
- write business meeting agendas and minutes.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino
This course has obtained top evaluations.
The course will be taught online in P3-4.
The course focuses on presentations and discussions in business-related environments.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
Mandatory course for Hanken Bachelor degree students in Vaasa.
Learning goal: You have the professional skills to present and discuss in business-related environments.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- plan and deliver presentations with tailored messages;
- assess your own and other's business presentation;
- discuss business-related topics;
- take a strategic approach to oral communication.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino
The course focuses on written business messages, e.g., e-mails, letters and reports, and the use of appropriate structure, language, and level of formality according to internationally accepted writing conventions.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
Mandatory course for Hanken Bachelor degree students in Vaasa.
- Teacher: Caroline Enberg
- Teacher: Carola Wide
The course will be taught online in P1-2.
The course focuses on oral communication skills for doing business within Europe and the Americas.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.2.
Learning goal: You are an intercultural communicator who does business professionally within Europe and the Americas.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- interact socially with people from Europe and the Americas;
- negotiate with people from Europe and the Americas;
- plan and deliver business presentations to audiences from Europe and the Americas.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino
The course will be taught online in P1-2.
The course focuses on the giving of business-related presentations.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.1.
Learning goal: You have the communication skills to present professionally to a targeted audience
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- use tailored language for a target audience;
- show appropriate body language;
- construct relevant content;
- design visual aids;
- create audience interest;
- deal with audience questions and comments;
- time a presentation to a required length;
- assess your own and other’s business presentations.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino
- Teacher: Taija Townsend
- Teacher: Carola Wide
This course has obtained top evaluations.
The course will be taught online in P1-2.
The course focuses on written business messages, e.g., e-mails, memorandums, letters and reports, and the use of appropriate structure, language, and level of formality according to internationally accepted writing conventions.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
Mandatory course for Hanken Bachelor degree students in Vaasa.
Learning goal: You are a professional communicator focused on the audience and on the purpose of the message, with the skills to produce and convey messages with appropriate diction and tone.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- identify appropriate communicative and language strategies;
- apply them to produce effective business documents, e.g., e-mails, memorandums, letters and reports.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino
This course has obtained top evaluations.
The course will be taught online in P1-2.
The course focuses on presentations and discussions in business-related environments.
The target level of the course is CEFR C1.
Mandatory course for Hanken Bachelor degree students in Vaasa.
Learning goal: You have the professional skills to present and discuss in business-related environments.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- plan and deliver presentations with tailored messages;
- assess your own and other's business presentation;
- discuss business-related topics;
- take a strategic approach to oral communication.
- Teacher: Dino Cascarino