Advanced Business English in International Investment

Course: International Economics

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
Advanced Business English in International Investment
Code
ВБ 1.06. (МІД)
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PLO 3. Communicate freely on professional and scientific issues in the state and a foreign language orally and in writing. PLO 8. Choose effective methods for managing economic activity, justify the proposed solutions based on relevant data, scientific and applied research PLO 12. Justify management decisions for effective business development taking into account goals, resources, constraints, and risks.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know: lexical and grammatical bases of oral and written business English of business, management, marketing and finance. 2. Have the skills of financial analysis and management evaluation of enterprises, processing and visualization of statistical data, digitalized processing of business data in Ukrainian and English.
Course content
The curriculum is built around acquiring skills of oral and written communication in English in the field of investment management; development and presentation of an investment project proposal for a product or service; basics of English-language consulting in the field of international investment; research and reporting on the international market of financial instruments, national and cultural specifics of business communication in the country of the potential partnership; business writing and public presentation of the analytical notes, reports, and investment projects.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Elton, E. J., Gruber, M. J., Brown, S. J., & Goetzmann, W. N. (2014). Modern portfolio theory and investment analysis. 9th Edition. John Wiley & Sons. – 752c. 2. Bodie, Z., Kane, A., & Marcus, A. J. (2018). Investments. 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin. – 1080с. 3. Investment Foundations Programme (2018-2022) https://www.cfainstitute.org/programs/investmentfoundations/Pages/index.aspx 4. UNCTAD (2021). World investment report. – Доступ до електронного ресурсу: http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/wir2021_en.pdf 5. Cryptoassets: The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals (2021), https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/article/rf-brief/rfbr-cryptoassets.ashx
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
practical classes, problem-based learning, case study, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral questioning, discussion - 10 points / 6 points; 2. Projects - 20 points / 12 points; 3. Testing - 20 points / 12 points; 4. Case studies (10 points max. each) - 10 points / 6 points; 5. Self-study (2 written assignments, 5 points max. each) - 10 points / 6 points; 6. Final project - 20 points / 12 points. - final assessment (Pass/Fail) The final assessment is carried out in the form of a written assignment (final project), assessed at a maximum of 20 points and is defended at one of the last practical classes in the discipline. The final grade for the discipline the student is put on the results of work during the semester as the sum of the points received during the academic semester, including points received for self-study and final project.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Iryna Valentynivna Oliinyk
Department of Foreign Languages
Faculty of Economics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Foreign Languages
Faculty of Economics