Course Catalog 2008-2009 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Pentti Vanha-aho

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 2

Requirements

Lectures, exercises, final exam
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

To increase student's communication skills. To introduce students to the basic principles of communication theory. The course emphasizes various aspects of speech communication. Consideration is given to the theory and practice. It provides practice in preparation, presentation, communication interaction, and evaluation of different speech situations and negotiations. Aspects in intercultural communication are discussed.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Communication theories, perspectives on human communication: -basic concepts, Johari Window, listening -mechanistic, psychologiacal, interactive, and pragmatic models -Johari Window, the disclosure of the self -speaker - listener relationship	-to apply models to the demands of different presentations, meetings, and negotiations
2.	Presentations -speaker-material-audience-occasion model, inventional approach -preparation of different presentations -persuasive and informative models -visual support and its impact	-key elements of the professional presentation applied to the situational variation	-knowledge how to plan presentations for culturally diverse audiences
3.	Intercultural communication -concept of the culture -stereotypes, ethnocentrism -low and high context cultures -cultural dimensions (Hofstede) -culture shock -intercultural aspects on nonverbal communication	-analysis of cultural diversity -analysis of the home culture and foreign target culture	-applying cultural competence
4.	Negotiation skills -negotiation concept and its key elements -preparation factors, process analysis, decision making -principled method of negotiating -practical skills of the participant and the chairperson	-means of persuasion and cooperation -understanding of the tactics and strategy

Evaluation criteria for the course

¿ -25% presentations & oral skills ¿ -25% negotiations & group activities ¿ -25% active participation, feedback discussions, group support ¿ -25% final test

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 2		Lectures Excercises ITC Utilization Practical works Study journal, portfolio and other literary work	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 4 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	07.08.2008
Modifier	Virpi Hämäläinen