KDO Communication Skillls

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Roman Švec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD.
Department of Tourism and Marketing – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Tourism and Marketing – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
KDO/S02: Tue 9:40–11:10 D516, R. Švec
KDO/TS01: Mon 26. 9. to Mon 31. 10. Mon 18:10–19:40 A452, Mon 19. 12. Mon 18:10–19:40 A452, R. Švec
Prerequisites
FORMA ( P )
No specific prerequisites.
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 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is familiarization with practical possibilities of solving interpersonal communication problems, verbal and non-verbal means with emphasis on model situations in which a worker in building industry can encounter. Another objective of the subject is the introduction to the theory of communication and its practical use, intentional regulation of one´s own communicative behaviour and behaviour of other participants of the communication process and mastering of assertive and tactic actions. After passing the subject successfully students are able to describe basic terms related to the field of interpersonal communication. Students know the main communication competences, they are able to interpret the ways of their use and to explain their importance for a successful performance of their profession.
Syllabus
  • ­1. Communication and communication processes.
  • 2. Rhetoric, personal presentation.
  • 3. Verbal communication, paralinguistic components of the communication and introduction to nonverbal communication.
  • 4. The role of nonverbal communication and its relationship to   verbal communication in construction.
  • 5. Feedback in communication.
  • Empathy, active listening.
  • 7. Management interviews and principles of discussion.
  • 8 Managerial Communication.
  • 9. Communication in   team.
  • 10. The working meeting.
  • 11. Assertiveness and characteristics of assertive behavior of   construction worker.
  • 12. Problems and their causes in the   communication of workers in the construction industry.   Disturbances in interpersonal communication, communication barriers, conflict management.
  • 13. Negotiation and communication with the customer.
Literature
    required literature
  • PAULÍK, K., Psychologické základy lidské komunikace, učební text Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2007. [cit. 2013-09-21]. Dostupné z: http://projekty.fs.vsb.cz/415/psychologicke-zaklady-lidske-komunikace.pdf
  • STELLNER, František. Komunikační dovednosti : studijní skripta. 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2014, 159 pp. ISBN 978-80-7468-066-3. info
  • DEVITO, Joseph A. Základy mezilidské komunikace. 6. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2008, 512 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-2018-0. info
    recommended literature
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Průvodce úspěšnou komunikací : efektivní komunikace v praxi. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2008. 322 s. ISBN 978-80-247-2614-4
  • Fiedler, Klaus T., 1971-. Social Communication. edited by Klaus T. Fiedler. New York : Psychology Press, 2007. x, 444 s. (Frontiers of social psychology). ISBN 978-1-84169-428-3.
  • The HANDBOOK of intercultural discourse and communication [online]. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Blackwell handbooks in linguistics [cit. 2013-09-21]. Dostupné z: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/natl/Doc?id=10559405.
  • ČERNÝ, Vojtěch. Řeč těla : [neverbální komunikace pro obchodníky i pro běžný život]. 2. vydání. Brno: Edika, 2012, 296 pp. ISBN 978-80-266-0124-1. info
  • HÁJKOVÁ, Eva. Rétorika pro pedagogy. 1. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2011, 208 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-1990-0. info
  • MIKULÁŠTÍK, Milan. Komunikační dovednosti v praxi. 2., dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2010, 325 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-2339-6. info
  • TAYLOR, Shirley. Umění komunikace : odhalte tajemství, která vám pomohou k lepší výkonnosti a uspokojivější budoucnosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Knižní klub, 2010, 179 pp. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/. info
  • HAYES, Nicky. Základní sociální psychologie. 4. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2007, 166 pp. ISBN 978-80-7367-283-6. info
  • ARMSTRONG, Michael. Jak se stát ještě lepším manažerem : kompletní soupis osvědčených technik a nezbytných dovedností. 6. vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2006, 308 pp. ISBN 80-86929-00-0. info
  • VYBÍRAL, Zdeněk. Psychologie komunikace. 1. vydání. Praha: Portál, 2005, 319 pp. ISBN 80-7178-998-4. info
  • ŠTĚPANÍK, Jaroslav. Umění jednat s lidmi. 1. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2005, 161 pp. ISBN 80-247-0844-2. info
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Group Teaching - Competition
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial824
Preparation for the Final Test2424
Preparation for a seminar work2020
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2610
Total:7878
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
prezentace na zadané téma (in Czech) 30 %
Závěrečný test pro kombinovanou formu studia (in Czech) 100 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course:

First Test/Seminar Work/ … : maximum 30% (0-30 points), Final Test: maximum 70% (0-70 points). Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points. NOTE: Activity on the ongoing tasks assigned by the teacher during the semester is mandatory. External form of study:

Test (100-0) points

- Obtaining credit 100 -70,

- The possibility of repeat test from 69.99 to 30,

- Failure to obtain credit from 29.99 to 0.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Winter 2010, summer 2011, winter 2011, summer 2012, winter 2012, summer 2013, winter 2013, summer 2014, winter 2014, summer 2015, winter 2015, Summer 2016, summer 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019, winter 2020, summer 2021.
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