Week - 1 |
Meeting and providing information regarding course content, teaching strategies and evaluation. |
Week - 2 |
An Overview of Interpersonal Communication Skills: Definition, Being Respectful, Empathic Understanding, Active Listening, Being Concrete, Appropriate Self-disclosure, Using I-messages. |
Week - 3 |
Beginning & Development of Interpersonal Relations: Interpersonal communication, Role of Physical Environment, Interpersonal Relations, Types of Interpersonal Relations, Theoretical Approaches & Models. |
Week - 4 |
Listening in Interpersonal Relations & Communication: Listening Skills, Nonverbal Listenning Skills, Effective Listening, Passive Listening & Active Listening, Types of Noneffective Listening. |
Week - 5 |
Interpersonal Relations & Empathy: Empathy Related Concepts, Development of Empathy, Empathic Listening. |
Week - 6 |
Self-disclosure in Interpersonal Relations: Definition of Self-disclosure, Types of Self-disclosure, Risks of Self-disclosure, Self-disclosure in Counseling, Theoretical Explanations, Functions of Self-disclosure. |
Week - 7 |
Nonverbal Communication in Interpersonal Relations: Importance & Distinctions of Nonverbal Communication, Culture & Body Language, Components of Nonverbal Communication, Communication Environment and Distance. |
Week - 8 |
Interpersonal Relations & Assertiveness: Foundations & Definition of Assertiveness, Assertive Behavior, Classification of Assertiveness, Barriers to Being Assertive, Assertiveness Training. |
Week - 9 |
Conflict in Interpersonal Relations & Communication: Definition of Conflict, Strategies of Conflict Management, Types of Conflict, Transactional Analysis & Conflict Mediation. |
Week - 10 |
Conflict in Interpersonal Relations & Communication: Transactional Analysis & Conflict Mediation. |
Week - 11 |
Interpersonal Relations & EQ: Emotion, Functions of Emotions, Classification of Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Models of EQ, Critics of EQ. |
Week - 12 |
Family Relations & Communication: Definition of Family, Functions of Family, Types of Family, Parent & Child Relations, Parental Attitudes. |
Week - 13 |
Interpersonal Relations, Communication & Thinking Processes: ABC Model, Cognitive Errors, Interpersonal Beliefs. |
Week - 14 |
Summary & Evaluation. |