Identifying Data 2016/17
Subject (*) PSICOLOXÍA DA COMUNICACIÓN Code 652G04029
Study programme
Grao en Logopedia
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Graduate 2nd four-month period
Third Optativa 4.5
Language
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Psicoloxía
Coordinador
Romay Martínez, José
E-mail
jose.romay@udc.es
Lecturers
López-Cortón Facal, Ana María
Romay Martínez, José
E-mail
ana.lopez-corton@udc.es
jose.romay@udc.es
Web
General description El objetivo de la asignatura es que el/la alumno/a pueda aplicar a su trabajo los conocimientos adquiridos sobre como funciona el proceso de comunicación. Al mismo tiempo, se trata de proveer al /la logopeda/ de la herramientas necesarias para el manejo e identificación de la comunicación verbal y no verbal

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A2 Coñecer e integrar os fundamentos psicolóxicos da Logopedia: o desenvolvemento da linguaxe, o desenvolvemento psicolóxico, a Neuropsicoloxía da linguaxe, os procesos básicos e a Psicolingüística.
A8 Coñecer os fundamentos do proceso de avaliación e diagnóstico.
A11 Redactar un informe de avaliación logopédica.
A26 Adquirir un coñecemento práctico para a avaliación logopédica.
A30 Coñecer a actuación profesional e os contornos onde se desenvolve a práctica.
C6 Valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse.

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
- Adquiring abilities in understanding the psychology of non verbal communication, with special focus in the study of the role of the environment, the movement, the tactile behaviour, facial expression, visual and paralinguistic behaviour. A2
- Knowledge and understanding of psychosocial processes and effects involved into the communication. Emotions, social perception, attitudes, etc. Differences regarding the type of communication. A2
A30
- Knowledge of the interpersonal communication features, as well as the comunication an social relations theories, and the study of their components, properties, and effects of the interpersonal and intergroup relations. A2
C6
- Knowledge of the variables and dimensions allowing the understanding of social interaction, as well as the role that environment plays in the explanation of communicative behaviour. A2
C6
- Knowledge of conceptual and functional aspects of human communication. A2
- Analysis of the more relevant variables of persuasive communication, with special focus in the organizations and mass media. A8
A11
A26
A30

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Communication: an introduction

- Myths about human communication.
- Nature of communication process. Transactional, affective and personal nature.
- Instrumental and consummatory functions of communication.
- Definition of the communicationprocess. Features. Research strategies.
- Multifunctionaly of communication.
Argyle and Dean studies.
2. Interpersonal communication and social interaction
- Interpersonal communication.ç
- Social relations. Theories.
Components, properties, and effects of relations.
- Relation between groups.
3. Non verbal communication
- Non verbal communication. Theories.
- Environment, territoriality and personal space.
- Physical appearance, body movement, and body position.
- Tactile behaviour and face epressions.
- Visual behavior and paralinguistic behavior.
4. Persuasion and mass communication - Persuasion and communication.
- Variables in persuasive communication.
- Contexts of persuasion. Interpersonal persuasion.
- Persuasion in organizations.
- Persuasion in mass media.

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Document analysis A11 C6 3 15 18
Directed discussion A30 5 10 15
Workbook A30 1 5 6
Supervised projects A2 A26 2 12 14
Oral presentation A26 6 36 42
Guest lecture / keynote speech A8 A30 8 8 16
 
Personalized attention 1.5 0 1.5
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Document analysis ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENT SOURCES
- Analysis of documents as a basis for the production of the programme.
- Bibliography, films.
- Internet, films with practical cases, interviews, and lectures.
Directed discussion CHAIRED DISCUSSION
- Discussion in group of relevant aspects of the contents of the programme with regard to the four main sections.
- Work groups an discussion on partial aspects.
- Discussion in group.
- Conclusions.
- Analysis and discussion of results from relevant research.
Workbook READINGS
- Preparation of readings for developing and understanding the contents of the programme.
- Selection and preparation of readings for discusson and group work.
- Selection and preparation of readings for the final examination.
Supervised projects - Preparación de trabajo en grupo de la asignatura para la adqusición de herramientas de búsqueda activa de información
-Así como su presentación oral
Oral presentation - Se requerirá la presentación oral del trabajo tutelado
Guest lecture / keynote speech MASTER SESSION
- Master sessions with presentations of the contents of the programme will be carried out. They will allow to understand and to structure mentally the scheme of theoretical and practical development of the subject.
- Other master sessions will be carried out by invited outstanding lecturers.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Document analysis
Workbook
Supervised projects
Description
- With the aim of analyzing how the student is involved into the reading process, as well as how he/she processes the knowledges and methodology for making synthesis and discussion of relevant aspects, readings and synthesis will be discussed in individual tuthory sessions, with personalized attention.
- With the aim of verify the degree of understanding an the progrress of the students with the contents, personalized attention will be paid also to the readings used for producing commented work, abstracts or thematic/author reviews.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Oral presentation A26 Se requerirá la presentación oral del trabajo tutelado 30
Guest lecture / keynote speech A8 A30 MASTER SESSION.- Attendance and participation of students in the master sessions will be evaluated, as well as their participation in coloquiums and discussions with adequate questions within the subject of the session. 5
Document analysis A11 C6 - Análisis de la documentación que sirve de base para la elaboración del programa.
- Bibliografía, documentales.
- Internet, vídeos con casos prácticos, entrevistas, y conferencias
20
Directed discussion A30 - Discusión en grupo de aspectos relevantes de los contenidos del programa en relación con los cuatro bloques principales.
- Constitución de grupos de trabajo y de discusión dirigida sobre aspectos parciales.
- Puesta en común.
- Elaboración de conclusiones.
- Análisis y discusión de resultados de investigaciones relevante
10
Workbook A30 READINGS.- Comprehension and competence of the student in adquiring knowledge will be evaluated, as well as his/her ability to make synthesis and commented abstracts of the recommended readings.
5
Supervised projects A2 A26 - Los trabajos se realizarán sobre las temáticas propuestas en clase. Podrán ser individual o en grupo 30
 
Assessment comments

Sources of information
Basic McCroskey, J.C.; Larson, C.e. & Knapp, M.L. (1971). An introduction to interpersonal communication. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
Ekman, P. (2010). Cómo detectar mentiras. Paidós Ibérica
Burgoon, M. (1994). Human communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Hewstone, M. & Stroebe, W. (2001). Introduction to Social Psychology: An European Perspective. Oxford: Blackwell.
Davis, Flora (2011). La comunicación no verbal. Alianza editorial
Fernández Abasca, E., Chóliz, M. (2007). La expresión facial de las emociones. universidad Nacional de educación a Distancia
Knapp, M.L. (1972). Non verbal communication in human interaction. New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston
Watzlawick, P.; Bavelas, JB & Jackson, D. (1967). Pragmatic of Human Communication. A study of interactional patterns, pathologies and paradoxes.. New York: Norton.
Argyle, M. (1992). The social psychology of Everyday Life. London: Routledge
Littlejohn, S.W. & Foss, K.A. (2011). Theories of Human Communication.. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press Inc.

Complementary Hall, JA (1978). Gender effects in decoding non verbal cues. Psychological Bulletin 85: 845-857
Hartley, P. (1993). Interpersonal communication. London: Routledge
Knapp, ML & Daly, JA (2010). Interpersonal communication. 4 vols.. London: Sage
Hewes, DE (1985). The cognitive bases of interpersonal communication. Hillsdale, NJ: lawrence Erlbaum
Bull, P. & Roger, D. (1989). The social psychological approach to interpersonal communication. En: D. Roger y P. Bull (Eds.): Conversation: an interdisciplinary perspective.. Clevedon, UK. Multilingual Matters


Recommendations
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