Key words
communication, skills, groupwork, discussion
Objectives
groupwork
To get acquainted with communication as an instrument for working with a group To reflect on own approach of and acting in a group Learning groupdynamic factors and phenomena Experience practice of an activity prepared and executed by a small workgroup discussion skills
the students: define correctly the different steps of the communication process, frame correctly their own functioning in the communicationprocess, reflict with attention to theoretical framing on their own functioning in communicationprocesses, analyse by observation supported by steps within the communicationprocess their own communication, express their critical sense in their refliections in a working map and during the lessons about their own communicationprocess
Topics
Groupwork Group climate and activities as two components of groupwork Social skills as a working area for working with a group Coping with rules in connection with formulating goals Roles and destructive/constructive behaviour in a group Qualitiative communication, decisionmaking and evaluation in a group discussion skills Steps in the communicationprocess: attempt to defining concepts, acquaintance and exercising several concepts within the communicationprocess. Concretely: coding, decoding (e.g. active listening), asking questions, giving and receiving feedback, assertiveness, speaking for a group
Prerequisites
no specific preliminary knowledge required
Final Objectives
Materials used
syllabus
Study costs
approximately €3
Study guidance
Feedback during lessons and on severals reflection tasks made in a working guide
Teaching Methods
Groupwork:
Alternating instruction and practise. Individual and group exercises. Demonstrations, roleplay, practical exercises, workcollege discussion skills:
working in small groups for bigger interactivity. Students take responsibility for their learning process. Theory is exercised by roleplaying, group- and individual work, discussions, videofragments, questions and reflection work
Assessment
Examination: no Groupwork:
Being present is obligatory and is registered Exercises: each student writes an individual translation of the lectures in an own example of groupactivity and a reflectionreport. Criteria: attention to formulation of goals, balance of activity- and climate issues, reference to the given lectures (processing aspect).
discussion skills: based on reflection tasks, integration exercises, participation during the lessons
Lecturer(s)
Peer van der Kreeft
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