SAIGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Saigon Institute of Technology http://www.saigontech.edu.vn
Houston Community College System http://csci.hccs.edu
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English for Business
SYLLABUS
Semester: FALL 2008
Class:
Campus and Room:
Days & Times:
Instructor:
Telephone:
Office Hours: By appointment
Email Address:
1. Course Overview:
This is a comprehensive new topic-and-skills-based course for students of business English. It
is particularly useful for students with little or no work experience who are intending to work in a
business environment on completion of their studies, but it is also suitable for professional business
people who wish to follow a tightly-structured course.
2. Course Objectives:
 To widen business knowledge
 To reinforce and extend business vocabulary
 To speak and write business English correctly
3. Textbook:
Jon Naunton. 2002. Head for Business (Upper-Intermediate). Oxford:OUP
4. Course Evaluation:
Percent
30%
35%
35%
100%
Item
Mid-term exam
Final exam
Project
Total
5. Grade Equivalents:
Grade
A
B
C
F
Score
90-100 %
80-89 %
70-79 %
0-69 %
6. Make-up test policy:
Make-up exams will not be given unless the student has a verifiable, valid excuse that has
been discussed with the instructor in advance.
7. Notes on Assignments & Examinations:
Work is accepted only on or before the due dates specified by the instructor. For each day an
assignment is late, one letter grade will be deducted from the assignment grade. If students are absent
from class, they are responsible for making arrangements to have their work handed in on the due date,
and for informing themselves of the information covered in class during the period of their absence. If
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a regularly scheduled examination is missed due to illness (properly and specifically documented in
writing from a medical practitioner), an authorized school activity, or other approved reasons, an
opportunity will be provided to make up the exam. No other make-up work will be assigned or
accepted.
8. Cell Phones, Pagers, Tape Recorders:
Please turn cell phones and pagers off before entering class. Tape recorders may be used with
instructor’s permission.
9. Scholastic Dishonesty:
According to the Student Handbook for the Houston Community College System, scholastic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
a. Cheating on a test includes:
 Copying from another student’s test paper and using materials not authorized by the
person giving the test.
 Collaborating with another student during a test without authority.
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part
the contents of an unadministered test.
 Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
b. Plagiarism means the presentation of another’s words or ideas as one’s own new ideas or
words without crediting the source of that work in one’s own written work offered for
credit.
c. Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written
work offered for credit. Possible punishments for scholastic dishonesty may include a
grade of 0 or F for the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation
for probation or dismissal from this institution.
10. Student Grievances:
Students who wish to complain about any aspect of their education should first speak with
their instructor. If the situation remains unresolved, then the student has the right to file a student
grievance with the administration.
Read your Student Handbook paying particular attention to the section on Student Policies.
Within this section is a segment on Grievance Procedure as well as one on Academic Dishonesty. It is
important that you familiarize yourself with both your rights and responsibilities as a student. The
Student Handbook is available from the main office.
This class aims to establish and maintain a positive learning environment based upon
communication and mutual respect. It will be conducted in accordance with Saigon Tech's
commitment to social justice and academic honesty. Therefore, the above procedures will be applied
throughout the course.
11. Course Calendar (42 hours):
Date
Week
Session
15/09/2008
20/09/2008
1
1
2
22/09/2008
27/09/2008
2
29/09/2008
04/10/2008
3
06/10/2008
4
1
2
1
2
1
Item
Introduction / Project assigned to the students
Chapter 1: Target Markets
(Page 6)
Chapter 1: Target Markets
(Page 6) – (Cont)
Chapter 2: Triumph and Disaster
(Page 16)
Chapter 2: Triumph and Disaster
(Page 16) – (Cont)
Chapter 3: A Sense of Priorities
(Page 26)
Chapter 3: A Sense of Priorities
(Page 26) – (Cont)
Chapter 4: Going Global
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11/10/2008
2
13/10/2008
18/10/2008
5
20/10/2008
25/10/2008
6
27/10/2008
01/11/2008
7
03/11/2008
08/11/2008
8
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
10/11/2008
15/11/2008
9
17/11/2008
22/11/2008
10
24/11/2008
29/11/2008
11
01/12/2008
06/12/2008
12
08/12/2008
13/12/2008
13
15/12/2008
20/12/2008
22/12/2008
27/12/2008
14
1
- Test Explanation
- Chapter 7: Games People Play
(Page 66)
Chapter 7: Games People Play
(Page 66) – (Cont)
2
1
Page 8: Survival of the Fittest
(Page 76)
Page 8: Survival of the Fittest
(Page 76) – (Cont)
Chapter 9: Fair Exchanges
(Page 86)
Chapter 9: Fair Exchanges
(Page 86) – (Cont)
Chapter 10: The Right Stuff
(Page 96)
Chapter 10: The Right Stuff
(Page 96) – (Cont)
Chapter 11: Look before You Leap
(Page 106)
Chapter 11: Look before You Leap
(Page 106) – (Cont)
Chapter 12: Reputations
(Page 116)
Chapter 12: Reputations
(Page 106) – (Cont)
Time for Make-up Class (If no sessions need to be madeup, the instructor and students will take this session off.)
- Project Evaluation
- Final Exam
2
Test explanation
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
15
(Page 36)
Chapter 4: Going Global
(Page 36) – (Cont)
Chapter 5: Fitting in
(Page 46)
Chapter 5: Fitting in
(Page 46) – (Cont)
Chapter 6: Supply and Demand
(Page 56)
Chapter 6: Supply and Demand
(Page 56) – (Cont)
Time for Make-up Class (If no sessions need to be madeup, the instructor and students will take this session off.)
Mid-term Test
1