INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS & MANGEMENT (IB&M)

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

(UET), LAHORE

COURSE OUTLINE

Course: FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH Course Code: Semester: II

Class: BBA 2017
Credit Hours: 3 Total hours: 16*3= 48
Instructor: Aeisha Altaf Pre-requisite (if any):
E-mail: Office Hours: Thurs, 02:00-03:00pm

Course Introduction:
Functional English introduces you to the essentials of the language (key concepts, methods of
writing, reading listening and speaking critical to the functioning of a business student.

This course explains Basic principles/concepts of writing, reading, listening and speaking one
can use in every aspect of one’s official communication.

Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of Functional English course students should be able to:

1. To draft personal documents for recruitment purpose.

2. To develop, analyze and draft research reports covering all the perspectives of the given
topic.
3. Demonstrate competency in the underlying concepts, theory and tools taught in the core curriculum and apply
appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques in solving business problems.
4. Write effective business documents and prepare and deliver effective business presentations using a variety of
appropriate technologies and An ability to function effectively on multi-disciplinary teams
5. Use analytical and reflective thinking techniques to identify and analyze problems, develop viable alternatives,
and make effective decisions.
6. Identify and analyze relevant global factors that influence decision-making and Develop viable alternatives and
make effective decisions in an international business setting.
Sr# Course Learning Objectives Link with Program Learning Objectives
1. To draft personal documents for Communication & Team Spirit
recruitment purpose.

2. To develop, analyze and draft research Communication & Team Spirit

reports covering all the perspectives of the
given topic.
3. Demonstrate competency in the underlying concepts, Core Business Knowledge
theory and tools taught in the core curriculum and apply
appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques in
solving business problems.

4. Write effective business documents and prepare and Communication & Team Spirit
deliver effective business presentations using a variety of
appropriate technologies and An ability to function
effectively on multi-disciplinary teams

5. Use analytical and reflective thinking techniques to Critical Thinking

identify and analyze problems, develop viable
alternatives, and make effective decisions.

Textbooks:

Intermediate Grammar by Raymond Murphy

GRE vocabulary List by Barron’s

Handouts attached
 Detailed Weekly Plan

BBA-2015

Topics to be
Link with
Week covered in the Learning Objective Teaching Assessment
Expected Outcomes from Students course learning
no. course of this topic Method Criteria
objectives

Introductory Understand the dynamics of group

Should be able to understand the need of
work
Role Plays Business Schools and what they require in a To draft personal
Lecture
student. documents for
1. Raymond Understand the functioning of tenses
recruitment
Group Role Play
and kinds of sentences and the discussion
Murphy Unit connectors used.
Should be able to draft personal statement purpose.
1-10 and modify it according to the given context

Tenses
Learning and To draft personal
To draft an official document of press Lecture
Able to construct a compound documents for
2. Practice – sentence free of grammatical errors
release and news story
recruitment
Group Assignment
. discussion
Raymond purpose.
Murphy 11-15
Subject Verb
3. Agreement and Understanding the importance of To draft personal
Lecture
subject Verb agreement in a given Able to draft different types of sentences documents for Class Activity /
Practice- sentence to be able to draft a without errors recruitment Assignment
Raymond document effectively purpose
Murphy 16-20
To develop,
Correction of analyze and draft
4.
erroros,Practic Understanding the errors
Able to draft different types of sentences research reports Lecture
Practice
e of 100 without errors covering all the Group
perspectives of Discussion
erroros the given topic.
 Demonstrate
competency in the
Lecture
underlying
Group
Correction of concepts, theory
Discussion
and tools taught in
erroros/Readin Understand different types of Class activity
the core
paragraphs and the skills of Should be able to handle the reading
6. g skimming scanning to enhance speed comprehensions questions
curriculum and Practice
apply appropriate
skillsRaymond in reading
quantitative and
Murphy 21-25 qualitative
techniques in
solving business
problems
Use analytical and
reflective thinking
Group techniques to
presentations identify and
on the given Understand the requirements of a job
advertisement and draft the required analyze problems, Lecture
7.
topics of documents and appear in mock Display presentation skills Class activity
develop viable
contemporary interviews Presentations
alternatives, and
relevance-
Raymond make effective

Murphy 26-35 decisions.

Mid-Term
8.
Examination
 Commonly
Confused
words/one To draft personal Lecture
Understand the basic 100 errors and
Should be able to display the knowledge of documents for Group
9. word the correct usage of parts of speech
correct language recruitment discussion
Class Activity
substitution purpose.
Raymond
Murphy 35-40

To draft
Types of
sentences personal
(structure) documents
Practice of
&Types of Understand different types of Display the working of different types of
10.
sentences sentences according to its usage for Lecture Raymond
sentences Murphy units
(function) - recruitmen
Raymond t purpose.
Murphy 41-45
Paragraph
building
technique,
Cohesion and To draft personal
Understand how to draft,contract
11. Display the learnt skill in practical manner documents for Lecture
coherence and synthesize given knowledge in
through practice sessions recruitment
Assignment
single draft
within a purpose.
paragraph/
essay,
Narrative essay
12. Paragraph to Understand differenent methods of Display the learnt skill in practical manner To draft personal Lecture Assignment
paragraph writing/drafting thesis through practice sessions documents for
essay writing statement and topic sentence recruitment
 purpose.
Expository
To develop,
essay, Understand different perspectives of analyze and draft
Display the thought upon solutions and in a Lecture
13.
Persuasive a given topic and ability to collect
concrete manner elaborate on the problems
research reports
Group Assignment
essay elaborate and explore that in a given covering all the
mentioned discussion
context perspectives of
-Raymond the given topic.
Murphy -45-50
To develop,
Summarizing analyze and
and draft research
Understand different perspectives of reports
synthesizing in a given topic and ability to collect Display the learnt skill in practical manner Lecture
14.
elaborate and explore that in a given through practice sessions
covering all Assignment
an academic the
context
writing perspectives
document of the given
topic.
To develop,
analyze and
draft research
Report Writing Understand the pattern of research reports Lecture/
reports and formulate and collect
15. and data in a documented form and to be
Display the learnt skill covering all Group Presentation
the Discussion
Presentations able to present it.
perspectives
of the given
topic
Final-Term
16.
Examination

Grading Scheme:

Mid Term 30%

 Final Exam 40%

Presentation(s) 10%

Assignments 05%

Class activities/participation 05%

Quizzes 05%

Attendance 05% .

Total 100%

There will be a closed-book mid-term exam (minimum duration 1 hour) and final-term exam (minimum duration 1.5 hours) in which material
from lectures, assigned readings/handouts, and the textbook will be covered. The exams will test your understanding of the course material and
your ability to apply the concepts learned.

Prior Preparation, Regular Attendance, and Professional Participation in all classes is expected and rewarded. Come to the Class prepared to
lead the class discussion for analytical interpretations, alternative strategies, and persuasive solutions.
Attendance Requirements:

 Students failing to maintain a minimum attendance of 75% in a subject during a semester shall be awarded a "WF" grade.

 It is strongly recommended that students attend every class session.

Classroom Behavior:

In class all cell phones must be turned off or set on “silent mode.” During lectures use of mobile phone or other gadgets without the permission
of instructor is not allowed.
Students Responsibilities:

The Participant is responsible for all information presented in class (unless told otherwise) and all information in the reading assignments,
whether or not covered by the instructor. In case of absence it is the participant’s responsibility to get class notes, handouts, and/or directions
from a classmate.

Honesty Policy:

A Participant found in cheating on any exam/ assignment/ project will receive no credit (i.e. no grade) for that exam/ assignment/ project.

Note: Kindly arrive on time and leave as scheduled. Quality of (almost) all communications, written and oral, will be evaluated.

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