Business Skills Development

Subject Description Form

|Subject Code |MM2053 |
|Subject Title |Business Skills Development |
|Credit Value |3 |
|Level |2 |
|Pre-requisite/ Co-requisite/ |Exclusion: MM2052 Personal Skills Development |
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|Role and Purposes |This subject contributes to the achievement of the BBA Outcomes by developing students’ verbal communication skills in |
| |English (Outcome 1). It identifies and invokes mechanisms for the stimulation of creative thinking in the business |
| |setting (Outcome 4). It also enables students to carry out and act upon self-appraisal and reflective thinking in a |
| |variety of areas such as creativity, teamwork and learning to learn (Outcome 8). In addition, it helps students |
| |conceptualize and act upon the group and individual dynamics that exist within organizations (Outcome 11). |
|Subject Learning Outcomes |Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to: |
| |Invoke methods for the stimulation of creative thinking (Outcome 4); |
| |(re)-appraise their own approach to learning, and to propose actions for improvement, where necessary (Outcome 8); |
| |appraise themselves in respect of oral presentations, teamwork, creative problem-solving and self-appraisal (Outcomes 1 &|
| |11); |
| |make more effective verbal presentations in English. |
|Subject Synopsis / Indicative |Aims and Objectives (including Hong Kong employers’ expectations of business graduates). Student competencies identified|
|Syllabus |by the Faculty of Business. Working in teams. Creativity. Problem solving and critical thinking. Work relations. |
| |Goal setting. Continuous life-long learning. Meeting skills. Influencing others. Verbal communications. Oral |
| |presentations. |
| |The purpose of this subject is to develop students’ soft skills in business settings with particular emphasis on those |
| |that are not naturally well developed in the more conventional course modules. The relative weighting given to the |
| |different skills to be developed may vary as the content and teaching approaches are evaluated, and as the needs of Hong |
| |Kong employers are better articulated. |
|Teaching/Learning Methodology |This subject will adopt an experiential learning approach, including learning activities, group discussion, debate, and |
| |oral presentation, through sessions held in weekly workshops. |
|Assessment Methods in Alignment | |
|with Intended Learning Outcomes |Specific assessment methods/tasks |
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| |Intended subject learning outcomes to be assessed (Please tick as appropriate) |
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| |Continuous Assessment |
| |100% |
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| |Class Participation and Punctuality |
| |15% |
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| |Group Assignment |
| |25% |
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| |English Presentation hosted by ELC |
| |25% |
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| |Individual Assignment |
| |25% |
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| |Peer Appraisal |
| |10% |
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| |Total |
| |100 % |
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| |*Weighting of assessment methods/tasks in continuous assessment may be different, subject to each subject lecturer. |
| |To pass this subject, students are required to obtain Grade D or above in the Continuous Assessment components. |
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| |Explanation of the appropriateness of the assessment methods in assessing the intended learning outcomes: the various |
| |methods are designed to ensure that all students taking this subject – |
| |Consider the important business related skills/issues covered in the workshops and learning events/activities; |
| |Actively participate in the discussion of the issues and appreciate various perspectives; |
| |Acknowledge that different skills may be adopted flexibly to deal with interpersonal / intrapersonal matters in business;|
| |Practise teamwork and participate in presenting the group’s views on the question to be presented; |
| |Experience intragroup peer evaluation ratings used for performance appraisal. |
| |Feedback is given to students immediately following the class activities and all students are invited to join the |
| |discussions. |
|Student Study Effort Expected |Class contact: | |
| |Workshop activities |42 Hrs. |
| |Other student study effort: | |
| |Preparation for workshops/activities | 28 Hrs. |
| |Preparation for assignments |42 Hrs. |
| |Total student study effort |112 Hrs. |
|Reading List and References |Reference reading |
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| |Robbins, S.P. and Hunsaker, P.L., Training in Interpersonal Skills: Tips for Managing People at Work, 4th ed., Prentice |
| |Hall, 2006. |
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| |Pedler, M., Burgoyne, J. and Boydell, T., A Manager’s Guide to Self-Development, 5th ed., McGraw-hill, 2007. |

References: |Reference reading | | | | | |Robbins, S.P. and Hunsaker, P.L., Training in Interpersonal Skills: Tips for Managing People at Work, 4th ed., Prentice | | |Hall, 2006. | | | | | |Pedler, M., Burgoyne, J. and Boydell, T., A Manager’s Guide to Self-Development, 5th ed., McGraw-hill, 2007. |