Course detail

Communication and Rhetorics

FAST-GZ53Acad. year: 2013/2014

Theory and praxis of rhetorics and communication, principles of sufficient communication, the personality of speaker, personality types, temperament, character, communication process, types of communication, social communication, nonverbal communication, communication in high standard, managing a variety of communication speech, public speech, diction-respiration, phonation, articulation, preparation of the content and from of a speech-principles of communication between people, language and stylistic means, nonverbal means, segmentation of a speech, monologues and dialogues forms of public speech, regresion of stress.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

RNDr. Ing. Jaroslav Lindr, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

General information about principles and types of communication. Theoretical knowledge of communication process, ability to using an effective communication in various situations in firm, work and personal life. Preparation of the content and form of the speech principles of communication between people. Practical use of the gained knowledge and experience by means of series of "public speech" in various chosen topics with using of video. Self-reflection and analysis of mistakes in speech.

Prerequisites

The subject extends the knowledge gained in the course of secondary education, therefore no other technical in the high education course is required, enjoy the communication theory is wellcomed, knowledge of general psychology, experiences of speech, recognising of other peoples' speech, motivation to self-communication improving.

Co-requisites

Theory of peronality, develop psychology, temperament, character, connection between personal development and communication, communication styles, direction styles, effectiveness in communication, nonverbal dommunication, gestures, face feelings, motivation, discussion, direction of debates, communication between men and women, communication betweeen partners, social communication, communication in firm, ethics, communication styles.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Explanation is passed by the word-teaching method in the form of lectures accompanied by rich presentation material. Theory is followed by small communication acitivites. Lectures and other materials beyond the recited topics can be found in LMS Moodle. The rest of lessons is paid to communication activities (public speech, prezentation skills, dialogues, persuasion).

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students show their orientation in theory of communication and rhetorics in test from theoretical part. They also prepare several public speech of chosen topics from the area of general and applied communication in term. Summary evaluation consists of the written test from the theoretical part (50%) and managing of five various communication activities, e. g. public speech and presentations on various topics (50%).

Course curriculum

1. Introduction social sciences, its use of theory and practice of civil engineering.
2. Social psychology and its place in personal life; Psychological terminology - memory, speech and mind.
3. Methods of psychological and communication research: Dialog, questionnaire, anamnesis. Education and self-education. The influence of environment on personality.
4. Personality, general questions and structure of personality. Temperament and character. Types of personality. Intelligence and intellect.
5. Development and formation of a personality. Age periods of a personality development. Biological and sociological determination of personality.
6. Rhetorics and principles of communication. Rhetorics as a science and art.
7. Diction-respiration, phonation, articulation.
8. Preparation of the content and from of a speech-principles of communication betwern people.
9. Language means, stylistic means.
10. Body language-facial expression, gestures, positions.
11. Segmentationof a speech. Introduction, body of the speech, conslusion.
12. The most common spoken and Written discourses in practical life. Monologues and dialogues.
13. Practical use of the gained knowedge and experience by means of self-reflexion test in the from of so called public speech using video.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

General information rhetorics and principles of communication, preparation of the content and from of a speech-principles of communication between people. Practical use of the gained knowedge and experience by means of self-relexion test in the from of so called "public speech" using video.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KOHOUT, Jaroslav: Rétorika - umění mluvit a jednat s lidmi. Praha: Management Press, 2002. ISBN 80-7261-072-4.

Recommended reading

EHRENBORG, Jöns: Přesvědčivé vystupování. Praha: Management Press, 1995. ISBN 80-85603-97-7.
HARVEY, Christine: Jak vystupovat na veřejnosti a získat důvěru posluchačů. Praha: Management Press, 1994. ISBN 80-85603-69-1.
KING, Larry: Nebojte se mluvit. Praha: Ivo Železný, 1999. ISBN 80-237-2411-8.
KOHOUTEK, Rudolf, ŠTĚPANÍK, Jaroslav, KUNOVSKÝ, Jan: Základy psychologie pro techniky. Brno: Cerm, 1994. ISBN 80-85867-42-7. (CS)
ŠPAČKOVÁ, Alena: Moderní rétorika. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2965-7. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch GI , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Ing. Jaroslav Lindr, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to social sciences. Its importance for theory and praxis in civil engineering.
2. Social psychology and its place in personal life. Psychological terminology. Memory, speech and mind.
3. Methods of psychological and communication research. Dialog, questionnaire, anamnesis. Education and self-education. The influence of environment on personality.
4. Personality, general questions and structure of personality. Temperament and character. Types of personality.
5. Development and formation of the personality. Age periods of the personality development. Biological and sociological determination of the personality.
6. Communication and rhetorics nowadays, its using in proffesional praxis and personal life.
7. Principles of good public speech. Diction-respiration, phonation, articulation.
8. Preparation of the content and from of the speech-principles of communication between people.
9. Language and stylistic means. Speaker. The Czech language in speech.
10. Body language-facial expression, gestures, positions.
11. Segmentation of the speech. Quality of the public speech. Ways to stress-managing.
12. The most common spoken and written discourses in practical life. Monologues and dialogues.
13. Practical use of the gained knowedge and experience by means of self-reflexion test in the from of so called public speech using video.