Course Overview
LABU 2052 is a two-credit, one semester core course offered in Spring semesters to Year 2 Risk Management and Business Intelligence (RMBI) students in the School of Business and Management. Students attend two hours of class per week. The course builds on the foundation built in LABU 2051 and further develops students’ skills in persuasive communication, critical thinking and problem solving, and independent learning, teamwork and leadership through case analyses. Students will read, analyze and discuss business cases, research and apply relevant business concepts and theories, generate and evaluate alternative solutions, and make and justify recommendations. Students will learn how to present their recommendations as business consultants to persuade a variety of external business audiences through financial consultations and oral presentations. They will also learn how to write persuasive emails as senior managers to respond to internal and external audiences, including hostile audience.
Pre-requisites: LABU 2051.
Exclusion(s): LABU 2050 (prior to 2017-18)
Aims of the course: Intended Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge and Content Related | Students can: Acquire an understanding of decision-making
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2. Academic Skills and Competencies | Students can: Write an email effectively
Conduct a consultation effectively
Give an oral presentation effectively
Read and think critically, and solve problems
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3.Ethical Standards | Students can: Acquire an understanding of decision-making
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4. Leadership and teamwork, international outlook, Vision and Orientation to the Future | Students can:
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Course Content
Part 1 Financial consultations
- Financial planners and financial planning for retirement
- Creating personal and financial profiles, and assumptions
- MPF schemes and products
- Generate and evaluate available options
- Financial consultation simulation, and peer and teacher feedback
- Organization and language of an effective financial consultation
Part 2 Email writing and group oral presentations
- Why write emails
- Writing effective emails which addresses the audience, purpose, and context
- Writing concisely with appropriate tone and style
- Selecting and organizing content for the oral presentation
- Delivery and language use for the oral presentation