Improving the student transversal competence "Effective oral communication" in the University subject "Introduction to Business Administration"

Abstract

[EN] Given that the Effective Oral Communication is a fundamental transversal competence for the personal and professional development of any student whose objective is to develop their professional future within a Company, any effort to improve the students' ability to understand their environment is very useful, to synthesize ideas about the information it receives and with which it deals, to expose the conclusions or thoughts about it, and to defend those ideas and discuss them in public if necessary. In the Degree in Business Administration and Management there are many subjects focused on knowing the economic fundamentals for decision making in companies. But the impact of the use of this economic knowledge in decision making seems to be less if the Business Decision Maker is not able to communicate and transmit clearly and effectively their thoughts and decisions [1]. This article aims to establish a development plan for the transversal competence "Effective Oral Communication" to implement during the first course of the subject Introduction to Business Administration in the Degree of Business Administration and Management of the Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy (EPSA). The expected outcome is a development plan together with assessment surveys through which the students assess the effectiveness of this plan.