Personal Communication SkillsLaajuus (3 cr)

Learning objectives

After successful completion of this course:
Students will gain the confidence to handle a variety of communication situations in a typical working environment.
Students will become familiar with the Haaga-Helia reporting guidelines
Students will understand the importance of structure, style and content skills for professional and academic writing.

Contents

The course addresses the following topics:
Barriers to personal communication
Personal writing style
Common writing problems/issues
Writing style, structure and content
Essay writing outline format
Haaga-Helia reporting guidelines
Presentation skills

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Lectures, practical exercises, group work, video recording in Pasila campus studio

The number of learning hours is divided as follows:

40-hours of contact teaching and directed learning
84-hours of self-directed learning
The own learning assessment 1-hours

Transfer of credit is possible when the student has completed studies generating similar competencies at some other institute of higher education. In other cases, students must otherwise demonstrate the acquired competencies. A student can participate in a demonstration exam for the module once and this demonstration is graded using the same criteria as for the module (on the scale 1 - 5, or fail). The student is expected to demonstrate that s/he has a command of the competencies described in the module handbook. If a student is successful in the demonstration, the grade received for the demonstration is recorded in Winha.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

Homework and final papers completed and uploaded to Moodle.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

Assigned homework papers written in logical ,understandable form and submitted on time. Active class participation in group and pair discussions. Final paper includes use of 1 reference. Attends 1 on 1 session.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

Assigned papers written with clear, simple and short sentences with equally spaced paragraphs. Final papers includes 1 or more references, with corresponding citations in texts, all formatted according to H-H reporting guidelines. Eager and consistent participation in class discussion and activities. Non use of mobile devices, except for instructed projects. Homework exercises done on time and done according to written instructions. Attend 1 on 1 session with outline or more of paper.

Learning materials

Selected articles and other material provided by the lecturer on Moodle
Haaga-Helia reporting guidelines (revised August 2018)