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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Course
BUSN209 - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Department
Business Administration - English - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
6
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

This course is an advanced seminar designed to explore the field of ideas relating to human modes of communication and personal relationships in the shaping of our social environment. The course focuses not only developing a particular set of “skills” (communication competence), but also exploring the overarching structures that influence interpersonal interaction and investigate research on some of major topics of interpersonal communication. The course instructs the students’ practices and principles of interpersonal communication. Topics of the course will involve the communication process; issues addressed include perception, listening, self-disclosure, speech apprehension, ethics, nonverbal communication, conflict, power, and dysfunctional communication. Students will be able to demonstrate interpersonal communication skills in a group discussion as well as manage communication conflicts.

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

  1. 01 Identify the key Interpersonal Communication concepts, principles and theories.
  2. 02 List the key concepts and principles of Interpersonal Communication
  3. 03 Analyze the complexity of gender, culture, ethnic and global differences in communications and other barriers to communications
  4. 04 Clarify the role of interpersonal communication in the global work environment

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction to the course
Week 2 The Field of Communication
Week 3 Defining Interpersonal Communication
Week 4 Principles of Interpersonal Communication
Week 5 Communication and Personal Identity
Week 6 What is Self?
Week 7 Interpersonal communication and diversity
Week 8 Midterm Exams
Week 9 Perception and communication
Week 10 Influences on Perception
Week 11 The Symbolic Nature of Language
Week 12 Principles of Verbal Communication
Week 13 Defining Non-verbal Communication
Week 14 Types of Non-verbal Communication
Week 15 Final Exams

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Wood, Julia, 2016 "Interpersonal Communication - Everyday Encounters" Cengage Learning, 8th Ed.
  2. 02 Various materials posted on Moddle

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 To identify the key concepts, principles, and theories of Interpersonal Communication SOLO 2
  2. L02 To define the characteristics of competent communication in interpersonal communication SOLO 2
  3. L03 To explain the ethical dimensions of interpersonal communication SOLO 4
  4. L04 Create and deliver a speech to audiences SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 1- To have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources including current information in the field of Accounting and Finance.
  2. P02 2- To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
  3. P03 3- To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze and develop solutions based on research and evidence by using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
  4. P04 4- To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in order to solve complex and unpredictable problems in accounting and finance applications.
  5. P05 5- To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under the responsibility of a project.
  6. P06 6- To be able to determine the learning requirements in the field of Accounting and Finance and to direct their learning.
  7. P07 7- To be able to inform people and institutions about issues related to the field of accounting and finance, and to be able to transfer their ideas and solution proposals in writing and orally.
  8. P08 8- To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level required by the field of Accounting and Finance.
  9. P09 9- To act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to the field of accounting and finance.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - -