Course detail

Culture of Speech and the Generation of Texts

FIT-IKPTAcad. year: 2014/2015

Course offers theoretical introduction to communication studies, etiquette, formal presentation togehter with practical communication training, rhetoric and presentation training. Part of the course deals with standards and regulations of written personal documents as well education texts.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to explain basic terms of Communiaction Psychology, aplly theoretical knowledge to actual situation as well as to assess performance efficacy of their colegues from seminary. Students define subject of Communication Psychology, list prototypical interpretation of nonverbal gestures, analyse communication strategies of complex situations.

Prerequisites

To be interested in given problems, and to have the minimum knowledge in writing.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.Teaching methods are: preaching, discussion, presentation training.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course supossed minimally 80% sucess in final test and realisation three rhetoric acts - prologue, speech and presentation. Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every semester.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to Communication Studies 2. Types of Communication 3. Nonverbal Communication 4. Verbal Coomunication 5. Assertive Training 6. Emphatic Communication 7. Transaction Analysis of Communication 8. Rhetorics 9. Types of Rhetoricians 10. Preparing the presentation 11. Pedagogical principles of creating the text book 12. Ettiquette 13. Voice hygiene

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Completion of the course leads to a theoretical knowledge of the psychology of communication, rhetoric and etiquette. A substantial part of the course is a practical systematic training oratorical performances, coupled with the evaluation of partial aspects of rhetorical speech. Students will be able to list the basic types of communication, will be able to determine the difference between an effective form of rhetorical performance and inefficient form of speech. Enumerate personalities who formulated the fundamental rhetorical principles. Apply the rules of social protocol for routine practice situations. Apply theoretical principles of preparation and presentation speech when preparing their own presentations.

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

80% of presence in seminaries. The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Špačková, A.: Moderní rétorika. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2003. Vybíral, Z.: Psychologie lidské komunikace. Praha, Portál 2000. Lewis, D.: Tajná řeč těla. Praha, Victoria Publishing, 1993. Khelerová, V.: Komunikační dovednosti manažera. Praha, Grada, 1995. Smejkal, V., Bachrachová, H.: Lexikon společenského chování. Grada Publishing. Praha 1993, 2002. Pease, A.: Řeč těla. Portál, 2001.

Recommended reading

Wieke, T.: Rétorika v praxi. Praha, REBO Productions, 2005. Průcha, J.: Tvorba textů. Elektronický materiál Ústavu jazyků FEKT VUT v Brně, Brno, 2003. Hierhold, E.: Rétorika a prezentace. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2005. Kohout, J.: Rétorika - Umění mluvit a jednat s lidmi. Praha, Management Press, 1995. Dohalská, M., kol.: Mluvím, mluvíš, mluvíme - kapitoly z moderní rétoriky. Praha, Horizont, 1985. Cmíralová, J.: Učte se mluvit. Brno, naklaDATELství, 1992. Spillaneová, M.: Image muže. Praha, Ikar, 1995. Spillaneová, M.: Image ženy. Praha, Ikar, 1995. Sampsonová, E.: Jak si vytvořit působivý image. Managment Press, Praha, 1996. Machálek, J.: Společenské chování. Petrklíč, Praha, 2000. Guth-Jarkovský, J.: Společenský katechismus. Praha, Československý spisovatel, 1992. Praško, J., Prašková, H.: Asertivitou proti stresu. Praha, Grada Publishing, 1996. Novák, T., Capponi, V.: Asertivně do života. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2004. Morris, D.: Body Talk. Praha, Ivo Železný, 1999. http://www.feec.vutbr.cz/UJAZ/evyuka.php.cz

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Fundamentals seminar

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer