HEN572 Communication in Environmental Issues

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 8 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Jan Haverkamp (lecturer), Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (deputy)
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Timetable
Mon 4. 10. 10:00–13:30 J.301, Mon 18. 10. 10:00–13:30 J.301, Mon 1. 11. 10:00–13:30 J.301, Mon 15. 11. 10:00–13:30 J.301, Mon 29. 11. 10:00–13:30 J.301
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Goals 1.Students understand why communication on environmental issues is more complicated than in most other policy matters 2.Students are capable of making a clear distinction between different levels of communication (macro, medium level, micro) 3.Students know basic helpful models to systematise the complexity of environmental communication in their future work and life situation 4.Students are capable of formulating and analysing communication processes on the level of their work and life interest (macro - policy, medium - education, micro - implementation) Times Every two weeks, Monday, 10:00 - 14:00 hours. First date: 29 September 2003 Students are expected to attend all blocks, as communication is not something can be learned from books, but only by interaction. The methods used will be highly interactive and participative. The seminar blocks will not exist of lectures, but of interactive group work. The complete seminar will take place in English. The course will be examined orally on the basis of the work done during the blocks and background literature. 29 September Introduction and basis -Introduction in the way this seminar will be run -Expectations -Basics of communication psychology 13 October Communication on the environment -characteristics of environmental messages -influence of environmental messages on sender, media and receiver -communication streams -communication and knowledge, attitude and behaviour 27 October Communication for the environment -Stakeholders and levels of communication -Communication as process -Communication and decision processes -Communication situations (EIA, SEA, hearings) -Theory behind communication processes -Role of power -Intermezzo: inter-cultural communication 10 November Facilitation of environmental communication processes -Introduction into facilitation -PR, advertisement, manipulation, propaganda, organisation development, moderation, mediation and facilitation -Different facilitation techniques -Group processes and group dynamics -Facilitation skills 24 November Development of environmental communication processes -Hands-on analysis and planning of a communication process
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
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