International Business Professionals

IBP 32 Workplace English (IBP 096)

Winter 2006

 

Instructor: Karen Wilson                      Office:  R-130 (R)                   

Telephone: (425) 564-2680                  E-mail: kawilson@bcc.ctc.edu

 

Tentative Schedule

Week 1   Jan 11

Introduction: IBP Program Responsibilities; Sign up for presentations; Vocabulary notebook; Biz Talk

Week 2   Jan 18

Biz Talk; Observations and Interpretations: details about oral presentations

Week 3   Jan 25

Biz Talk Quiz Biz Talk; Brainstorm problems

Week 4   Feb. 1

Biz Talk Quiz 1;

Week 5   Feb 8

Meet with IBP 33 students, C-130;

Week 5 Evaluations due

Week 6   Feb 15

Meet with Visitors from Taiwan C-130

Week 7   Feb 22

Biz Talk; Presentations

Week 8   Mar 1

Biz Talk; Presentations

Week 9   Mar 8

BizTalk Quiz 2; Presentations

Week 10   Mar 15

Presentations; Course Evaluations

Final Evaluations due; Site Supervisor Evaluation due

February 26

Graduation Ceremony

 

This class is designed to improve necessary skills to complete a successful observation internship.  In addition, this class will provide an opportunity to network with other IBP students in order to provide support and share ideas.

 

Grades

You will be given a letter grade at the end of this course.  Your grade will be based on attendance, class participation, and completion of necessary internship documents (Week 5 Evaluation, Final Evaluation, and Site Supervisor Evaluation).

 

Attendance

Daily attendance is expected.  If you are absent more than 2.2 hours (10% of the total hours), you will receive a warning letter.  If you are absent more than 3.3 hours (15% of the total hours), you will be dismissed from the program.  If you cannot attend class, you should contact me BEFORE the class, either by phone message or by e-mail.

 

Lateness

If you are more than 5 minutes late for class, you will be marked as ˝ absence.  Learning to arrive to class on time is an important skill for your internship and job performance in the future.

                 

Participation

If you are not in class, you are not participating (F). If you sit in the class and speak only when the teacher calls on you, you are not participating well (D). If you sometimes volunteer an answer or ask a question, you are doing the minimum participation (C).  If you often volunteer or answer or ask a question, you are participating well (B).  If you volunteer an answer or ask a question almost everyday, you are participating very well (A).