PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION
cod. 03099

Academic year 2008/09
4° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Sociologia dei processi culturali e comunicativi (SPS/08)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

<p>The course is designed to provide students with the theoretical concepts and practical skills necessary for an understanding of the principal methods of communication, and their meaning.</p>

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<p>o Psychology: definition and historical outline <br />
o The principal cognitive functions <br />
o Communications within a group <br />
o Communications, linguistic and social skills <br />
o Verbal communication and metacommunication <br />
o Styles of communication and assertivity <br />
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Full programme

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Bibliography

<p>Recommended bibliography: <br />
Saginario M.G., Elementi di Psicologia della Comunicazione, Santa Croce, Parma, 2008, <br />
Di Giovanni Parisio, Psicologia della Comunicazione, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2007 <br />
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Teaching methods

<p>Frontal lessons, with lecture-hall discussions and exercises amongst the students. Includes the use of audiovisual material.</p>

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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