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SYLLABUS
The Professional Encounter and Professional Talk in Human Service Practices, basic course , 15 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY   Communication - KME
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   738G08
AIM OF THE COURSE
On completion of the course, the student should:
- understand and be able to describe the professional conversation, based on a research-oriented and theoretical framework concerning conversations between a professional and a patient/client, and conversations between professionals,
- understand and be able to describe the conditions for the meeting with patients/clients and equivalent,
- orally and in writing, be able to discuss professional conversations, based on aspects such as, for example, identity, power, influence and stories,
- understand and be able to account for conversations between professionals as knowledge generating and socializing activities.
CONTENTS
The course introduces theories of the professional conversation's social and cultural conditions and framework, based on the social role, structure and features of the conversation. The conditions, implementation and possibilities of the professional conversation are discussed on the basis of current empirical research. Aspects such as identity, power, influence and stories are highlighted as particularly important.
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. Language of instruction: Swedish.
EXAMINATION
The course is examined through active participation in seminars, and through written and oral 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.
 
The Professional Encounter and Professional Talk in Human Service Practices, basic course
Det professionella samtalet, i vård, omsorg och socialt arbete, grundkurs
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IHS - Department of Health and Society
           
Registrar No: 328/06-41   Course Code: 738G08      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area : Communication - KME          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level     KME   HU  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Faculty of Arts and Science 2006-12-18