Professional Communication (4 cr)

Objective

The student masters various communication situations in studying and working life and develops oral and written communication skills as part of his/her professional competence.

Content

- Basics of communication and responsible communication

- Documentation and use of sources

- Review of language and text management

- Planning, delivering and analysing a speech presentation

- Interaction skills in a group

- Meeting and negotiation skills

- Meeting documents

Materials

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student communicates in a variety of ways, both orally and in writing. The student writes excellent factual texts and is fluent in the use of references. The student is able to evaluate realistically his/her own communication and is interested in improving it. The student can work constructively in group communication situations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student copes well both orally and in writing with interaction situations in his/her field. The student writes good factual text and knows how to use references. The student evaluates his/her own communication and identifies areas for improvement. The student actively participates in group communication situations.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student communicates mainly in an understandable way, both orally and in writing. The student writes satisfactory factual texts and tries to use sources to support his/her thinking. The student tries to evaluate his/her own interpersonal skills and participates in group situations.

Objective

The student masters various communication situations in studying and working life and develops oral and written communication skills as part of his/her professional competence.

Execution methods

More detailed instructions will be given in the implementation plan.

Accomplishment methods

The course contains lectures and exercises. More detailed instructions will be given in the implementation plan. In order to complete the course a student must perform the assignments and exercises mentioned in the implementation plan in question. It'll take about 108 hours of student's work to complete this course.

Content

- Basics of communication and responsible communication

- Documentation and use of sources

- Review of language and text management

- Planning, delivering and analysing a speech presentation

- Interaction skills in a group

- Meeting and negotiation skills

- Meeting documents