Course: Business Activities in English

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Course title Business Activities in English
Course code KPM/IB
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čížek Petr, Ing. Ph.D., MA
Course content
Lean Canvas approach Opportunity identification Customer and segmentation Competition analysis Unique value for customers Design of product or service Prototype development using MVP approach Key performance indicators Marketing UX approach in designing product Digital prototyping by using modern sotware tools Presentation Further information for distant study programme students can be found on the Courseware.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Cooperative instruction, Discussion, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Language competence of the level of UJP/AC8B (upper-intermediate) or B2/C1 level of the Common European Framework for Languages.
Skills
to express and defend their own ideas in English language
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to identify and characterize various types and forms of organizations
to describe principles company´s management
understands process of business plan development
Skills
to use different methods of business plan creation
develops and presents its own business plan
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Cooperative instruction
Discussion
Skills
Practicum
E-learning
Textual studies
Discussion
Competences
Practicum
Discussion
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Group presentation at a seminar
Project
Competences
Group presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Project
Recommended literature
  • Ash Maurya. Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works. 2012. ISBN 978-1449305178.
  • Ash Maurya. Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works. 2012. ISBN 978-1449305178.
  • Eric Ries. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. ISBN 978-0307887894.
  • Eric Ries. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses. 2011. ISBN 978-0307887894.
  • KAFTAN, M. Modern Business English in Enterprise. Praha: LEDA, 2003. ISBN 80-85927-86-1.
  • MACKENZIE, I. English for Business Studies. Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-743419.
  • MARCOUSE, I; SURRIDGE, M.; GILLESPIE, A. AQA Business Studies for A2. Hodder Education, 2009. ISBN 9780340973578.
  • OSTERWALDER. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. 2010. ISBN 978-0470876411.
  • OSTERWALDER. Value proposition design: how to create products and services customers want. 2014. ISBN 978-1118968055.


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