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SYLLABUS
Face-to-Face Interaction, basic course , 15 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Communication X KME
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   738G04
AIM OF THE COURSE
On completion of the course, the student should, at a basic level:
- understand and be able to describe communication between people, based on a scholarly and theoretical frame of so called face-to-face interaction.
- understand and be able to account for an interactional perspective on communication and be able to discuss differences between this point of view and a view on communication as transfer.
- be able to describe and apply a number of socio-psychological concepts for interaction between people
- understand and be able to account for the importance of language, gestures and context for people's verbal and non-verbal interplay.
CONTENTS
The course deals with theories of communication and research about face-to-face interaction, as well as a number of socio-psychological concepts related to communication between people. Different aspects of communication are highlighted with emphasis on both verbal and non-verbal communication, and the importance, joint construction, reciprocity, negotiation and problematic communication of language and gestures. Based on empirical research, interaction in different communicative contexts is discussed.
TEACHING
The course consists of lectures and seminars. The students prepare individually for lectures through literature studies, as well as individually and in groups for seminars, through literature studies, group discussions and work with specific seminar assignments.
EXAMINATION
The course is examined through active participation in compulsory seminars and through written, individual assignments.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.

Students who have passed an examination may not retake it in order to improve their grades.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GRADING
A grade of Pass with Credit, Pass or Fail is given for the course
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Face-to-Face Interaction, basic course
Kommunikation mellan människor, grundkurs
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IMH - Department of Medical and Health Sciences
           
Registrar No: 127/07-41   Course Code: 738G04      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Communication X KME          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level       SA  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2007-05-07