Бакалавриат 2023/2024

Психология коммуникации

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Статус: Курс по выбору (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)

Направление: 41.03.06. Публичная политика и социальные науки

Кто читает: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 3-й курс, 1 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline "Psychology of Communication" is devoted to the study of human communication, ways of transmitting information, problems encountered in the process of communication and ways to resolve them. The discipline contains material that allows students to learn about interpersonal, group and mass communication, methods of persuasive communication, gain the knowledge necessary to understand and overcome the barriers and difficulties that arise in the communication process, as well as general psychological and socio-psychological knowledge necessary for understanding and analysis the reasons for their occurrence.

Learning Objectives

• to introduce main social psychological concepts, theories, and communication research
• to enable students to describe, analyze and evaluate communication situations across different contexts
• to develop basic communication skills and provide the understanding of their appropriate application in a variety of contexts

Expected Learning Outcomes

• student is capable to identify and explain social psychological concepts, mechanisms and patterns of human communication
• student is capable to identify common barriers and biases which hinders communication on interpersonal and group levels
• student is capable to analyze communication situations using social psychological theories
• student is capable to explain how specific personal, social and cultural factors affect communication in social contexts
• student is capable to apply social psychological concepts in persuasive communication
• student is capable to analyze mass communication using social psychological theories
• student is capable to apply social psychological concepts in mass communication
• student is capable to apply basic techniques to improve interpersonal and group communication

Course Contents

• Introduction: communication, theory and research
• Persuasive communication
• Mass communication
• Communication in organizations
• Intercultural communication
• Conflicts and conflict resolution
• Theory guided communication

Assessment Elements

• Mini project
  Students work in small groups of 3-4 p. on the offered topic and prepare an oral presentation. Presentation is evaluated due to preestablished criteria. In case student cannot attend seminar and take part in group work and mini projects due to reasonable circumstances, s/he can individually present the task on the same topic during the last seminar class.
• Debates
  Students create small teams of 4-5 people and prepare their speeches for the debates. Each team’s participation is evaluated due to preestablished criteria. In case student cannot attend seminar and take part in group work due to reasonable circumstances, s/he can individually present the task on the same topic during the last seminar class.
• Role-play
  Students take part in an interactive role play “Cross-cultural investigation”, developed in CSCR HSE. Each student activity during the game is peer evaluated due to pre-established criteria.
• Final exam
  Final examination is in a form of oral exam, including theoretical questions and case analysis.

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 1st module
  0.15 * Debates + 0.3 * Final exam + 0.45 * Mini project + 0.1 * Role-play

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Berry, J. W. (2011). Cross-Cultural Psychology : Research and Applications (Vol. 3rd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=347856
• Drenth, P. J. D., Thierry, H., & Wolff, C. J. de. (2017). A Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology : Volume 1: Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology (Vol. Second edition). Abingdon, Oxon: Psychology Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1920019
• Handbook of theories of social psychology. (2012). Sage Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446249215
• Hannawa, A. F., & Spitzberg, B. H. (2015). Communication Competence. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1076677
• Normore, A. H., Javidi, M., & Long, L. W. (2019). Handbook of Research on Strategic Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Management in Modern Organizations. Business Science Reference.
• Sanborn, F. W., & Harris, R. J. (2019). A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication (Vol. Seventh edition). New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1984545

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Brian H. Spitzberg. (2013). (Re)Introducing communication competence to the health professions. Journal of Public Health Research, 2(3), e23. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2013.e23
• Chen, G.-M., & Dai, X. (2014). Intercultural Communication Competence : Conceptualization and Its Development in Cultural Contexts and Interactions. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=772084
• Cialdini, R. B. (2009). Influence : The Psychology of Persuasion. New York: HarperCollins. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=279852
• Cross-Cultural Business Behavior : A Guide for Global Management Richard R. Gesteland Samfundslitteratur 2007
• Haslam, S. A. (2004). Psychology in Organizations (Vol. 2nd ed). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=251439
• John Fiske. (2011). Introduction to Communication Studies: Vol. 3rd ed. Routledge.
• Lane, S. D. (2016). Interpersonal Communication : Competence and Contexts (Vol. Second edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1259028
• Oxford handbook of internet psychology. (2007). Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.pure.rug.nl.publications.b6e1a6a4.0402.43a5.b0e8.75aff9f2eb28
• Peter A. Andersen, & Laura K. Guerrero. (1998). Handbook of Communication and Emotion : Research, Theory, Applications, and Contexts. Academic Press.
• Sana, M. (2015). Critical Analysis of Mass Communication Theories. Scholedge International Journal of Multidisciplinary & Allied Studies, 2(4), 19–24. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=asn&AN=102670511
• The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory, edited by Robert S. Fortner, and P. Mark Fackler, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1650862.
• Ting-Toomey, S., & Dorjee, T. (2017). 7. Multifaceted identity approaches and cross-cultural communication styles: Selective overview and future directions. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501500060-007