Project Guiideles IT in Business

IITU Department of English

Autumn 2016

IYA 2303i Business English

SIS PROJECT GUIDELINES

Developed by B.Jolamanova

Project title: IT advancements in business

Goal: raise the students’ awareness of the latest business and professional trends, consolidate the students’ Business English language skills, develop their creativity, logical thinking, team work and problem-solving skills.

Project objectives:

1) search for and systematize information about latest IT-related business trends:

2) Present information about the chosen trends in terms of their:

• rationale (effectiveness, efficiency)

• specific features,

• areas of application,

• examples,

• prospects for the future

Participants: small groups

Project output:

PP (or any other format) presentation of the chosen business trend; 12 slides (6 per student), 20 -25 words per slide.

Suggested topics:

Social marketing, etc.

Internet advertizing

Contextual advertizing

Online sales

MIS, Intranet

Robotics drones

Cloud computing,

Telecommuting

Virtual offices

Mobile applications,

3D printing, etc.

Timelines:

Week	Stages
1-2	Study of the latest trends in business, choice of the trend
3-6	Searching for information about the chosen trend (project portfolio)
8-10	Systematizing the information about the chosen trend (presentation draft)
11-12	Presentation draft revision
13-14	Presentation

Evaluation criteria:

1) coverage

2) language

3) presentation skills

4) design, creativity

5) deadlines