VIKBB36 Communication Skills Training

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Kateřina Hošková (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Hradilová
Supplier department: Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 8:20–12:25 C11
Prerequisites
The Course is aimed on developing of student's communication competences. It deals with communication in the context of relationships and offers a view of communication as a path for creating and cultivation of valuable interpersonal relationships. This course thus deliberately minimizes a bit the communication in the sense of effective tool for transfering information. The aim of the Course is search for attempt to analyze „good“ communication and widening the repertoir of one's own communication skills. Utilizing a feedback technique, students can discover and further cultivate their communication abilities. Students are expected to participate on creating the subject matter of respective meetings, further develop their skills and learn how to give and receive balanced feedback. One of the methods of the Course is an analysis of video footages of real and model situations. Students will make recordings of their (and even other's) communication between respective classes and then discuss these recordings together.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Student should be able to: • analyze his or hers resources of balanced communication, • reflect the criteria of a good communication, • broaden the repertoir of his or hers communication skills, • make his or hers present communication skills even better, • deepen the self-reflection and self-knowledge of his or hers communication with others
Syllabus
  • • self-reflection, • searching for studen's own communication sklills, • communication as a toll for setting one's personal boundaries, • communication as a relationship, • self-respect and respect for communication partner, • social perception, • analysis of „good“ communication, • communication in a conflict.
Literature
  • VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk. Psychologie komunikace. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2009, 319 s. ISBN 9788073673871. URL info
  • PLAŇAVA, Ivo. Průvodce mezilidskou komunikací : přístupy - dovednosti - poruchy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 146 s. ISBN 8024708582. info
  • POKORNÝ, Jiří. Manuál tvořivé komunikace. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Brno: Cerm, 2004, 300 s. ISBN 8072043307. info
Teaching methods
Interactive work in a group. Learning by experience and reflective learning. Video-feedback.
Assessment methods
Students must attend the classes. Elaboration of given assignments and active participation are neccassary for successful passing the Course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: interaktivní bloková výuka.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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