Course: Communication skills

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Course title Communication skills
Course code PCH/KODOD
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 unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Aigelová Eva, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šmahajová Veronika, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Verbal kommunication, nonverbal kommunication, principes of active listening, barriers in communiacation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
  • Homework for Teaching - 72 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of this course is to acquire verbal and nonverbal communication skills and habits necessary for the practice of psychology and for life itself. The course builds on knowledge obtained in theoretical courses taken in previous studies and applies it to practical communication.
Students will aquire skills in communication, especially in using core principes of active listening.
Prerequisites
no prior assumptions

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

100% and active participation in seminars.
Recommended literature
  • (2002). Řeč těla. Havlíčkův Brod.
  • Berne Eric. (1992). Jak si lidé hrají. Praha.
  • Birkenbihlová Vera F. (1999). Umění komunikace. Bratislava.
  • Caponni, Vera , Novák, Tomáš:. Asertivne do života. Praha: Grada, 1994..
  • Capponi Věra - Novák Tomáš. (1993). Sám sobě dospělým, dýtětem i rodičem. Praha.
  • Harri A. Thomas. (1997). Já jsem OK, ty jsi OK. Praha.
  • Křivohlavý, J. (1993). Povídej naslouchám. Praha.
  • Křivohlavý Jaro. (1988). Jak si navzájem lépe porozumíme. Praha.
  • Lewis D. (1989). Tajná řeč těla. Praha.
  • Miller, W., Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivační rozhovory. Praha: Sdružení SCAN.
  • Morris Desmond. (1977). Manwatching. London.
  • Thiel, Erhard:. Rec ludského tela. Bratislava: PLASMA SERVICE, 1993..
  • Thomson Peter. (2001). Tajemství komunikace. Brno.
  • Vávra, Vlastimil:. Mluvíme beze slov. Praha: Panorama, 1990..


Study plans that include the course
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