Course: Communication Skills

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Course title Communication Skills
Course code USSV/PKKO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Duplinský Josef, PhDr. CSc.
Course content
Demanding life situations - stress, frustration, conflict Communication and its classification and typology, specific communication techniques Internal and external barriers in communication Negative forms of communication Sources and causes of inappropriate communication Social climate Individual communication styles - conflict potential Specific social situations encouraging the potential for conflict Communication competence Communicating with the general public Negotiating - objectives and options Crisis Intervention

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The goal of this course is to get students familiar with specific communication methods and to help them acquire the skills of adequate communication in demanding situations of life.
Students shall acquire essential practical communication skills in interpersonal, social, as well as institutional tense situations.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Work-related product analysis, Discussion

Graded assignment granting is conditioned by completion of all assigned tasks.
Recommended literature
  • Mikuláštík, M. Komunikační dovednosti v praxi, 2010. Portál Praha, 2010.
  • Pidgeon,N.,Kasperson,R., Slovic,P. The social amplification of risk. 2003. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • Vodáčková, D. akol. Krizová intervence - Krize v životě člověka. Praha, Portál, 2012.
  • Vybíral, Z.. Lži, polopravda a pravda v lidské komunikaci, 2010. Praha, Portál, 2010.
  • Vybíral, Z. Psychologie komunikace, 2010. Praha, Portál, 2010.
  • Vymětal, Štěpán. Krizová komunikace a komunikace rizika. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2510-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Insurance Engineering (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional Development (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional Development (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer