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HL50120: Communication

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • FH50120A - Assignment (CW 100% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
This aim of this Unit is to explore theories and practice of communication and their relevance and application to communication within health and social care organisations.

Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding
After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Distinguish between the main theories of communication and their relevance to communication with patients and colleagues in the healthcare environment.
* Critically evaluate communication theories and techniques in the context of communication interactions within health and social care systems
* Critically evaluate the appropriateness of uses of technology for communication in a healthcare environment.
These learning outcomes will be taught and assessed.

Skills:
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
* Apply communication theories in "real world" contexts.
* Use theoretical communication knowledge to inform day to day practice
* Plan and manage their learning through reflecting on and analysing their own learning needs.
* Integrate and critically evaluate information gathered from a wide range of resources including the unit resources, text books, journal articles, web pages and other online resources. An appreciation for a hierarchy of evidence should be displayed.
* Communicate effectively with colleagues and tutors including through asynchronous online discussions.
These learning outcomes will be facilitated and some may be assessed.

Content:
Communication underpins healthcare and is integral to healthcare delivery. It occurs in a number of different ways ranging from the human professional - patient interaction to the technology mediated exchange of information and data between computers. Specifically this will include:
* Theories of Human Communication Theories of Human Communication
* Communication Theory & Scholarship
* The Idea of Theory
* Traditions of Communication Theory
* The Communicator
* The Message
* The Conversation
* The Relationship
* The Group
* The Organisation
* The Media
* Culture and Society.
Programme availability:

HL50120 is a Stage Required Unit on the following programmes:

Department for Health

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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