12914 - Communication Psychology (1)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course the student: learns the basic knowledges and rules concerning communicative competence both in verbal and nonverbal systems; knows social aspects of communication in the realms of clothing and fashion; acquires some communicative tools and skills concerning emotional regulation in clinical and art therapies settings; obtains the basic knowledge concerning how communication can be appropriate and efficient; understands how some psychological tecniques such as clinical and survey interview are taken into consideration in the scientific study of psychology of communication.

Course contents

The course will deal with two subject matters, i.e., theoretical aspects (e.g., non-verbal communication) and applied aspects (e.g., communication and health promotion) of psychology of communication.

Readings/Bibliography

Lotto L, Rumiati R. (a cura di) (2013). Introduzione alla psicologia della comunicazione. Seconda edizione. Bologna: il Mulino.

Teaching methods

Traditional lectures, PowerPoint presentations, and seminars by experts.

Assessment methods

- The learning will be assessed through an oral examination. Two questions will be asked, aimed to verify the learning outcomes.

- One question for each subject matter, as outlined within the section Course contents, will be asked.

- Each answer will receive a score ranging between 0 and 5, based on the following criteria:

• 0: answer not given or completely wrong.
• 1-2: answer characterized by the presence of both correct and wrong parts, poor completeness, explanatory clarity, ability of critical re-elaboration of learned material and ability to establish connections between the different course contents.
• 3-4: correct answer, characterized by sufficient/good completeness, explanatory clarity, ability of critical re-elaboration of learned material and ability to establish connections between the different course contents.
• 5: correct answer, characterized by excellent completeness, explanatory clarity, ability of critical re-elaboration of learned material and ability to establish connections between the different course contents.

- The final grade will be the result of the sum of the scores assigned to each answer, multiplied by 3. The minimum performance to overcome the oral examination is to get a final grade of at least 18/30. Honors will be awarded if a complete mastery of the subject matter will be shown with reference to each answer.

- During oral examination tools as calculators and dictionaries are not allowed.

- The registration to the oral examination should take place through the university application AlmaEsami, observing the expected deadlines.

Teaching tools

PC, projector.

Office hours

See the website of Lorenzo Tonetti