KDO Communication Skillls

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD.
Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
KDO/S01: Thu 9:40–11:10 B4, L. Ližbetinová
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.
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.
Learning outcomes
Theoretical knowledge of communication techniques. Practical communication skills usable in construction. Ability to distinguish between assertive and non-assertive behavior and to apply it. Know how to improve your communication skills.
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
  • SEEMANN, Peter. Komunikačné techniky. Žilina: EDIS – vydavatelství Žilinskej univerzity. 2018. ISBN 978-80-554-4507-9 .
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan. Průvodce úspěšnou komunikací : efektivní komunikace v praxi. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2008. 322 s. ISBN 978-80-247-2614-4
  • 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
  • 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
    recommended literature
  • TAKÁČOVÁ, Ľubica. Koučing bez kouča na každý deň. Life Up s.r.o.2015. ISBN 8588005891035.
  • FIEDLER, Klaus T., 1971-. Socia lCommunication. edited by Klaus T. Fiedler. New York : PsychologyPress, 2007. x, 444 s. (Frontiersofsocial psychology). ISBN 978-1-84169-428-3.
  • LAHNEROVÁ, D., Asertivita pro manažery: Jak využít pozitiva asertivní komunikace k dosažení svých cílů. 2. vyd. Praha: Grada. 2012. ISBN 80-247-4406-6.
  • 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
  • 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
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
koučing (in Czech)
týmové aktivity – případové studie, hraní rolí (in Czech)
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Semester exam6 
Final test20 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion26 
Total:520
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Semester exam 30 %
Final test 70 %
Exam conditions
For successful completion of the course it is necessary to achieve at least 70 % of the course and final test together under the conditions specified below. In the course test, students can get up to 30 points, i.e. 30 %. In the final test, students can get up to 70 points, i.e. 70 %. Grading for the course, i.e. points for the final test (70 - 0) + points for the course test (30 - 0): A 100 – 90, B 89.99 – 84, C 83.99 – 77, D 76.99 – 73, E 72.99 – 70, FX 69.99 – 30, F 29.99 – 0. Students in the full-time form of study are obliged to participate in 70 % of the lessons (except for lectures). If this condition is not fulfilled, the student will automatically get “F” grade.

70 % attendance at seminars and exercises is compulsory for daily students.

Course test:

Activity at seminars - 30 % (tj. 30 bodů)

Final test:

prezentation - 70 % (tj. 70 bodů)

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Seminars will be realized via MS Teams in real time according to the relevant timetable.

Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.

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, winter 2016, summer 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019, summer 2021.
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