Selected Topics Social skills and Presentation

Introduction

A generally valid description of the acquired competences for the semester abroad cannot and should not be defined due to the large number of partner universities and the choices they offer, in order to guarantee freedom for students. The learning outcomes are based on the fundamentals and in-depth knowledge of the individual disciplines in the area of social skills. The national credits are converted individually into ECTS points corresponding to performance where appropriate.

As an example, the students have acquired the following competences:

The students are able to:
• Present basic concepts of communicative processes and consciously use content and relationship aspects of human communication.
• Understand motivation and assessment of people in a professional context
• Reflect a meaningful design of work and leisure time (work-life balance)
• Facilitate communicative processes within the team and identify and analyze problems in team communication and develop solution strategies.
• Prepare and conduct presentations and use the techniques and media required for them in a targeted manner
• Create simple 3D visualizations
• Create short videos to visualize ideas and concepts with simple tools

basic knowledge of the use of presentation software

A generally valid description of the course content for the semester abroad cannot and should not be defined due to the large number of partner universities and the choices they offer, in order to guarantee freedom for students. The learning contents are based on the fundamentals and in-depth knowledge of the individual disciplines in the area of social skills.

As an example, this module has the following course contents:

• Basic components of communicative processes, message and meaning as well as content and relationship aspects of human communication
• Language, gestures, facial expressions, posture
• Possibilities of communication for assessment and motivation
• Communication in a team
• Communication problems and conflict solutions
• Goals and target group as well as structure, content and form of a presentation
• Selection and application of different presentation techniques and media
• Challenges of dislocated presentations
• Goals and target group as well as content and form of 3D visualizations
• Selection and application of tools for the creation of 3D visualizations
• Objectives and target group as well as structure, content and form of short videos
• Selection and application of simple techniques and tools for video creation

A generally valid description of the course content for the semester abroad cannot and should not be defined due to the large number of partner universities and the choices they offer, in order to guarantee freedom for students. Depending on the course content of the semester abroad at the partner universities, correspondingly adapted specialist literature is required.

As an example, this module is based on the following specialist literature:

• Rosenberg, M., 2012. Gewaltfreie Kommunikation. Paderborn: Junfermann
• Becker, H. und A. Hugo-Becker, 1992. Psychologisches Konfliktmanagement. München: Beck.
• Oboth, M., 2008. Mediation in Teams und Gruppen. Paderborn: Junfermann

Students are subject to the respective examination modalities of the partner university.

German

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The respective partner university determines the teaching methods.

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Asc. Prof. (FH) Dipl.-Ing. Christian Huber

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integrated lecture

Compulsory

none