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Course: Communication skills for political scientics

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Course title	Communication skills for political scientics
Course code	KPE/VK23
Organizational form of instruction	Lecture + Seminary
Level of course	Bachelor
Year of study	not specified
Semester	Winter and 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)
Štěpánková Adéla, Mgr.
Course content
The course summarizes selected findings from various areas of psychology relating interpersonal communication. It focuses on those areas that are specific to policy and have practical uses for students. The course will focus on topics of cognitive psychology such as attention, memory, imagination or thinking and their influence on interpersonal communication and dialogue. It will also focus on topics of social psychology related to interpersonal communication and speaking in front of the audience, such as conformity and obedience, assertiveness, manipulation, attitudes and their change, group processes and their influence on communication, verbal and nonverbal vommunication. The course will also focus on personality disorders that may occur in the political environment and the specifics in communication that these disorders bring. Transaction analysis and ways how use it to more effective communication between people will also be briefly presented.
Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to improve students' communication skills, to acquire knowledge and habits in the field of interpersonal communication needed for political science or political practice and for life.
Prerequisites
unspecified
Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance
Recommended literature
Sociální psychologie. 2., přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Editor Jozef VÝROST, editor Ivan SLAMĚNÍK. Praha: Grada Publishing, c2008, 404 s. Psyché. ISBN 978-80-247-1428-8. BERNE, Eric. Jak si lidé hrají. Přeložil Gabriela NOVÁ. Praha: Portál, 2011, 198 s. Spektrum, 73. ISBN 978-80-7367-992-7.. BIRKENBIHL, Vera F. Umění komunikace, aneb, Jak úspěšně utvářet mezilidské vztahy. Přeložil Petr HYKA, ilustroval Tatiana ŽITŇANOVÁ. Bratislava: Aktuell, 1999, 320 s. ISBN 808891521X.. LEWIS, David. Tajná řeč těla. Přeložil Jiří REZEK. Praha: Victoria Publishing, [1993], 229 s. ISBN 808560549X..

Study plans that include the course

Faculty	Study plan (Version)	Category of Branch/Specialization	Recommended year of study	Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): War and Peace Studies (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2023)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2023)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Science (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Studies and International Relations (2016)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Union (2023)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): War and Peace Studies (2023)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Union (2023)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Union (2023)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2023)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2023)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): International Relations and Security (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Science (2023)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Politics and European Studies (2015)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Science (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Political Communication and Marketing (2023)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): War and Peace Studies (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Union (2019)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Union (2023)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Studies and Diplomacy (2019)	Category: Social sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Union (2019)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): European Union (2023)	Category: Economy	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -

Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025