Communication Psychology and Pedagogics

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:6.00

Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:12

Study Course Information
Course Code:		KSK_247		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Communication Sciences; Psychology and Ethics of Communication		Target Audience:		Communication Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Ilva Skulte
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		8
Total Contact Hours								20
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basics of analysis of communication situations.
Objective:
To create an idea about regularities in human communication arising from their relations with other people, groups and society in general, as well as to familiarise with basic theoretical elements of communication, which affect human thinking, feelings, needs, values and behaviour.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introductory class. Process and conditions of mastering the study course. Concept, structure, types, functions of communication.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Intrapersonal communication. Individuality, socialisation, decision-making process, heuristics, internal conflicts.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Mechanisms of mutual perception of individuals. Formation of first impression. Barriers of mutual psychological perception. Roles and positions in communication. Interaction between individuals and transaction in communication.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Ability to provide information. Saboteurs of communication. Ability to listen. Ability to ask questions. Interpersonal conflicts.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Non-verbal communication sign systems. Functions of non-verbal means of expression in communication. Gestures. Postures. Facial expression. Paralinguistic symbols. Extralinguistic symbols. Communication distances. Arrangement in space.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
6	Groups and teams. Manager, leader and leadership. Dynamic processes in a group. Life cycle of a group. Conflicts in a group and among groups.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	Work motivation, satisfaction with work, loyalty. Stress at workplace. Mobbing, bossing, bullying. Organisation culture, its levels and dimensions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
8	Mass communication. Forms of collective behaviour. Individual’s actions in a crowd. Types of crowds. Leading of a crowd. Panic.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	Psychological aspects of use of ICT. Use of mobile phones and smartphones. Behaviour in social networks. Hate speech. False news. Media literacy. ICT and therapeutic processes.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students read texts and prepare for a discussion at seminars, prepare and present their work on non-verbal communication, create a social psychological analysis of a film, create and present the diploma work on psychological aspects of use of ICT. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
1. Attendance of lectures and seminars forms 10% of the final mark. 2. Social psychological analysis of the film “The Wave/Die Welle” – 25% of the final mark. 3. Prepared and presented work on psychological aspects of use of ICT – 25% of the final mark. 4.The percentage score obtained in the exam - 40% of the final grade.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		After mastering the course students understand in depth the way people establish relations with other people, groups and society in general in communication, know what affects human thinking, feelings, needs, values and behaviour.
Skills:		After mastering the course students are able to practically analyse different communication situations, understand their meaning and can explain different psychological manifestations and aspects.
Competencies:		After mastering the course students thoughtfully act in communication situations and can explain and analyse communication situations from the psychological point of view.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Hook, D., Franks, B., Bauer, M. (2011). The social psychology of communication. Palgrave, MacMillan
2	Dako, P. (1999) Psiholoģijas brīnumainās uzvaras. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.
3	Dubkēvičs, L. (2009) Organizācijas kultūra. Rīga: Jumava.
4	Fēlavs, E.G. (2003) Konflikti darbā. Atpazīt. Risināt. Novērst. Rīga: DeNovo
5	Le Bons, G. (1998) Pūļa psiholoģija.
6	Mārtinsone, K. et al. (2015) Psiholoģija 3. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.
7	Omārova, S. (2006) Cilvēks dzīvo grupā. Rīga, Kamene.
8	Pīzs, A., Pīza, B. (2014) Ķermeņa valoda. Rīga: Jumava.
9	Reņģe, V. (2002) Sociālā psiholoģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.
10	Reņģe, V. (2006) Organizāciju psiholoģija. Rīga: Kamene.
11	Reņģe, V. (2007) Mūsdienu organizāciju psiholoģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.
12	Reņģe, V. (2010) Psiholoģija. Savstarpējo attiecību psiholoģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.
13	Vorobjovs, A. (2002) Sociālā psiholoģija. Rīga: Izglītības soļi..
14	Рубинштеин, С.Л. (2005) Основы общей психологии. Москва: Питер.