Oral Communication and Literature (2 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

* You understand the importance of communication skills at your studies and in the working life.* You are able to take the demands of recipient, situation and the sector into consideration, communicate structured, responsably and efficiently in different situations of communication at your studies and at work.* You are able to communicate with clients of different ages and with their relatives professionally in situations of health care.* You are able to listen, notify and interprete messages.* you are able to implement a structured oral presentation aabout a topic connected to your sector.* You are able to analyse literature from the point of view of health care/public health care.* You are able to analyse and evaluate your communicationskills and develop them. You are able to give and take feedback in communicative situations at your studies and at work.* You improve your oral expressional skills* You learn to perform and to act in different roles in different communicative situations.* After having finished the course you have the basic skills on analyzing literature from the point of view of health care/public health care.

Content

* Communication skills in health care: professional and nursing interaction, dialogue* Discussion and listening skills* Oral communication* Oral presentation and exercises* Preparing of a literature presentation* Analysis of your own communication skills and feedback