Undergraduate Course: Working and Relating: Developing Your People Skills (SCWR08007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Social Work |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course emphasises the importance of developing positive and respectful working relationships. This course will be an introduction to the skills and principles involved when working with people, in a voluntary or paid capacity. It is a requirement that students have work experience to draw upon. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
1 lecture and 2 tutorials per week for 10 weeks |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. On successful completion of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate their own interpersonal skills. They will be able to recognise when certain types of communication are necessary and how different types of communication can inform decision making and achieve certain outcomes.
2. Articulate key values underpinning contact and work with individuals.
Understand and demonstrate the basic tenets of effective communication and dialogue.
3. Demonstrate familiarity with underpinning theory.
Know how to read, interpret, and analyse different types of communication.
4. Demonstrate familiarity with regards to the importance of body language.
Recognise the special circumstances of working with children and older people.
5. Recognise the special circumstances of working with people with disabilities and sign language.
Have awareness of the importance of responding to challenging behaviour and communication.
Understand the cross-cultural elements of communication.
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Assessment Information
| Presentation within the tutorial (10%); Essay (80%); Tutorial Participation (10%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
The bulk of teaching and learning will take place in tutorials. The focus will be on the practical experiences that the students bring and the discussion about what went well, and what did not in those experiences. During the tutorials students will be encouraged to engage in reflection upon their own and others¿ experience. Skill development will take place through participation in group learning based around presentations and discussion. Course reading and a weekly lecture will provide the theoretical underpinning to learning. |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography:
Berne, E. (1998) Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations
Goffman, E. (1959) The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Honey, P. (2001) Improve Your People Skills
Thompson, N. (2009) People Skills
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Ruth Forbes
Tel: (0131 6)51 1485
Email: ruth.forbes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Claire Moggie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
Email: Claire.Moggie@ed.ac.uk |
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