PV206 Communication and Soft Skills

Course Summary
PV206 is an SSME-mandatory course focused on communication. It is based on Person Centered Approach by Carl Rogers, originally facilitated (you will be happy when you discover the difference between facilitation and teaching) by Renate Motschnig, a professor from Wien and her colleagues from FI MU. The course is student centered, which means we mutually decided what the course will be like, worked on what we were interested in, got deeper into the communication domain and made new friends. This course is excellent on so many levels. For full experience, try to get into a group lead by Renate (most experienced), but others are great as well. The course is based on active participation, from 2/3 directly influenced by you.    Course organization Key knowledge Active listening  A-C-E: Rogers' variables of Person Centered Approach      (add more on ACE, active listening, links to materials)       Projects     2.5 to 5-hour moderation unit on a topic related to communication. The number of students in a team, topic and length of the unit is decided by the group. Do not underestimate the time needed to go through the sources for your topic, it is often a book or two to flip through, a lot of research, so start rather early.    Exams  No exams. Grade is decided by: peer evaluation, participation, team work on your topic and most importantly by self- and tutor-evaluation. <div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); text-align: left">  <div style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);  text-align: left"> Related Courses   <span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);  font-size: small;  line-height: 28px;  text-align: left">PV 209 - Person Centered Communication
 * mandatory lectures - 3 blocks of 2 days (Thursday, Friday)
 * mandatory team project - moderation unit on selected topic
 * posting feedback after each block
 * writing self-evaluation after the last block
 * Czech/English - if a group shall be taught in english, the language depends on presence of foreign students or decision of the group
 * active participation in dialogues and sharing makes the group more dynamic and progressive - everyone benefits
 * more details on the wiener web of the course