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Human Communication (D0131), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Human Communication Human Communication |
| Course Winha code: | D0131 |
| Kurre acronym: | HumCom |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Professional studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 3.year |
| Implementation: | Autumn semester, 1.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | English |
| Teacher: | Bauters |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
D0002 Project and Team Work
Course contents (core content level)
- Definitions of media and communication
- What presupposes communication
- A holistic human being
- Interpersonal communication
- Mass media communication (definition)
- Basic communication models
Course contents (additional)
- Mass media communication models
- Theories and methods to analyse communication processes (both Interpersonal and mass media)
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
The Student can explain freely the subjects of the core area of knowledge using appropriate terminology
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
The student can use in practise the knowledge base acquired from the core studies when facing real problems
Recommended reading
- J. Bignell, Media semiotics: an introduction, 1997 (s. 241)
- Brian Winston, Media Technology and Society, 1998
- K. Bruhn Jensen, The social semiotics of mass communication, 1995 (s. 228)
- M. Danesi, Understanding Media Semiotics, 2002 (s. 217)
- K. Bruhn Jensen. A Handbook of Media and Communication Research, Qualitative and quantitative methodologies. London: Routledge. 2002
Teaching and learning strategies
lectures h
calculation h
laboratory h
practice 30 h
projects h
exams 4 h
self study 46 h
TOTAL 80 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Assessment weighting and grading
Assessment of the compulsory homework assignments and essays. Final exam