COM1 will equip students with knowledge and skills needed for effective communication and comprehension on topics that are relevant for business and technology. The course will lay a critical foundation for the successful mastery of generic skills needed for the entire BEDS programme and for the students future career.
COM1 will ensure a common core of knowledge of language and communication, concepts and terminology and the ability to read, speak, write and comprehend at the level relevant for a bachelor study. COM1 orients very closely to the course content of BUD1 and SOC1 in that concepts and terms taught in these courses will be focused on through a range of spoken and written exercises and activities.
COM1 will train and strengthen skills in different genres of business/technical communication. This is achieved by means of a set of activities and cases - drawing especially on the curricula of BUD1 and SOC1. Students will learn how to pitch, present and discuss information relating to the BEDS semester heading "The firm and the role of technology in business". Students will also learn to write academic texts and business/technical reports (e.g., on an assignment given in TECH2), as well as genre conventions and audience assessment.
COM1 will also enhance the students more general knowledge and skills in critical reflection, information literacy (the ability to reflect critically on the credibility and trustworthiness of different information sources), and awareness of language models used in AI and their benefits and challenges. Sustainability issues will be the focus of some of the case activities.