Module Identifier

IL10210

Module Title

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Academic Year

2008/2009

Co-ordinator

Ms Pauline M Rafferty

Semester

Semester 2

Other Staff

Mr Michael M Mann

Course Delivery

Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Lecture	13 Hours.
Seminars / Tutorials	7 Hours.

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Continuous Assessment: Two other pieces of written work.	50%
Semester Assessment	Essay: Essay (2,000-2,500 words)	50%

Learning Outcomes

On compltion of this module, students should:

be able to understand and identify their own strengths and weaknessess in terms of communication skills;
be able to examine and develop a range of key skills that empower individuals and make them more effective communicators;
recognise that such skills include teamwork, presentations, problem solving, decision making, leadership and negotiation.

Brief description

An introduction to communication processes, studied from the linguistic and psychological perspectives. Topics
covered include: basic interpersonal communication, non-verbal communication, report writing, information
gathering and structuring, use of media and oral presentation.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4