ENGLISH VI - BUSINESS TERMINOLOGY

Departments of Informatics, Management Science & Technology, Statistics

PROVISIONAL 12–WEEK SYLLABUS

Delivered by Dr Anastasia Rothoni / E-mail: anroth@aueb.gr

Office Hours / Office Telephone Number: 210-8203419

PROVISIONS

· 4 hours of teaching per week

· C2 English language competence

WEEK	Academic Readings	Language Applications
1	The Evolution of Computers	Introduction
2	Computer Usage in the 21^st Century	Translation Exercises
3	Computer Ethics: The Social Dimension	Scientific Writing: Structure and Organization
4	Electronic Mail & Spam	Translation Exercises
5	e-Commerce & The Dot–Com Bubble	Scientific Writing: Abstracts
6	Operations Research	Translation Exercises
7	Computer Security: Hacking, Cracking, Phishing	Scientific Writing: Use of Internet Sources
8	Human Resource Management	Translation Exercises
9	Artificial Intelligence	Scientific Writing: Citing Material
10	IT and Globalization	Translation Exercises
11	Computer Games: An Application for All Ages	Scientific Writing: References
12	Revision	Revision

COURSE MATERIAL

1. Stefan, J. (2018), English for Students of Informatics and Management Science. Course Notes, available on e-class.

2. Stefan, J. (2018), Translation Notes and Exercises. Course notes, available on e-class.

3. Stefan, J. (2018), Selected Elements of Scientific Writing. Course notes, available on e-class.

ASSESSMENT

Final Exam: Text Comprehension, Terminology, & Language Applications, Unknown Text Translation, Application of Scientific Writing Skills.

OBJECTIVES

The aim of this module is to provide students with advanced skills in English that will assist them to function effectively in a variety of academic and professional settings. More specifically, the curriculum is designed to: a) enhance students’ competence in English through analysis of academic texts in selected areas of information technology and management science, accompanied by exercises in terminology, vocabulary, numerical expressions, and language use; b) improve students’ ability to decode and reproduce academic texts from English to Greek and Greek to English, through in-class translation practice of excerpts from academic texts; and c) familiarize students with the structure and selected key elements of scientific writing, through presentation of guidelines and examples followed by practical applications.