EXPORT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT - IMC Fachhochschule Krems

Course Description
Soft skills beat pure knowledge in today‘s business world! Companies are more and more
looking for mature characters that can take over responsibility. Today, knowing how to
communicate in an effective and professional way is a must. This workshop will support
you in finding your very personal way of communicating and presenting, speaking in
front of an audience, successfully mastering stressful situations, or prepare for the job
interview of your life. The course is divided into several theoretical parts and a large
number of practical exercises. This interactive lecture is going to prepare you for the
coming semesters as well as for a successful PTS abroad.
Literature
Shut up and Speak! by John Sheirer
ISBN 0-595-25674-0
Writers Club Press, 2002
Job Interviews for Dummies by Joyce Lain Kennedy
ISBN 978-0-470-17748-8
Wiley Publishing Inc., 2008
Resumes for Dummies by Joyce Lain Kennedy
ISBN 0-7645-5471-9
Wiley Publishing Inc., 2003
The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need. How to find and Get the Job or Internship of
Your Dreams! by Steven John Rothberg
ISBN-10: 0972655239
Collegerecruiter, 2002
The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine
ISBN-10: 1401302262
Hyperion, 2005
Evaluation
Since there will be no grades, active participation, commitment, courage and the
willingness to try out something new that might – in the long run – change your
personality in a positive way, will be the parameters of success for this workshop.
Teaching Methods
Brief theoretical parts will be the backbone and basic structure of this workshop.
Depending on the actual subject matter, the practical part of the workshop will then give
you the possibility to try out what you have just learned.
Russian Exercise II
Semester Hours per week Subject code ECTS
Spring 1 RUSS Ex. 0
Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives
See ―Russian II‖
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