Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Fundamentals of Human Communication I
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Teaching staff
Introduction
The need to communicate, to reveal oneself and others, is based on the very nature of man. Our communication, in addition, to the extent that it is mediated by symbols and, very particularly, by conceptual language, constitutes a differential fact of the human. Man is an essentially communicative being, but his communicative capacity differs radically from any type of animal "language".
In this subject we propose to work mainly two things: how communication is rooted in the nature of man and, more specifically, in the most intimate and deep of the person, that is, in his "heart" and, in second place , what are the different forms and levels at which human communication can be carried out (friendly dialogue, empty talk, artistic communication, gestures, in organizations ...).
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 04 - The ability of self assessment and professional self management
- 06 - The ability to act autonomously and responsibly
- 11 - The ability to make judgments and well-argued critical assessments
- 19 - The ability to memorise
- 79 - The ability and capacity for independent practice of the profession
- 94 - The ability to act freely and responsibly
Syllabus
1. Introduction. On the usefulness of the useless. An apology for leisure.
2. Human and animal communication.
3. Word and lie.
3. Word and learning.
4. Word and friendship.
5. Advertising, mediocrity and levelling.
6. The heart, the word and the "zombies".
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Master class
Workshops
Coaching
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
FOR THE STUDENTS OF 1st AND 2nd CALL
Continuous evaluation
-First part: 30% of the grade
-Second part: 30% of the grade
-Practical exercises: 20% of the grade. A series of qualifying exercises will be proposed as continuous assessment (written exercises or oral presentations).
-Delivery of class notes, duly systematized and ordered: 20% of the grade
-It is also possible to raise the grade by preparing an optional philosophical paper. The submission of this paper is a prerequisite for those who aspire to be awarded an honorary degree.
Single evaluation
-Final examination (to be held on the same date as the second part): 60% of the mark.
-Practical exercises: 20% of the grade. A series of qualifying exercises will be proposed as continuous assessment (written exercises or oral presentations).
-Delivery of class notes, duly systematized and ordered: 20% of the grade
FOR THE STUDENTS OF 3rd CALL
For the students who attend 3rd call, the conditions are the same as for the 1st and 2nd.
In the case of overlapping classes (with other subjects), students can personally go to the two professors of the subject to solve their situation.
Bibliography and resources
Basic bibliography
Arregui, Vicente y Choza, Jacinto. Filosofía del hombre. Una antropología de la intimidad. Rialp, Madrid, 1993. (*)
Conesa, Francisco y Nubiola, Jaime. Filosofía del lenguaje. Herder, Barcelona, 1999.
Polo, Leonardo. Quién es el hombre. Un espíritu en el tiempo. Rialp, Madrid, 1991.
Bofill, Jaume, «El corazón, lo más íntimo de la persona», en: Cristiandad, nº 150, Barcelona, 1950, pp.286-287. (*)
Cassirer, Ernst, Antropología filosófica (Trad. Eugenio Ímaz), Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, 2000. (*)
Duch, Lluís; Chillón, Albert, Un ser de mediaciones. Antropología de la comunicación vol.1, Herder, Barcelona, 2012. (*)
Forment, Eudaldo, Fenomenología descriptiva del lenguaje, Promociones Publicaciones Universitarias, Barcelona, 1984. (*)
Torras i Bages, Josep, «El verb artístic», pp.111-64, en: Íd., Estètiques, Obres Completes, vol. 15, Balmes, Barcelona, 1936. (*)
Supporting bibliography
Beck, Ulrich. La sociedad del riesgo. Hacia una nueva modernidad, Paidós, Barcelona, 2006. (*)
Benjamin, Walter. La obra de arte en la época de su reproductibilidad técnica. Ítaca, México D.F., 2003. (*)
Habermas, Jürgen. Historia y crítica de la opinión pública. La transformación estructural de la vida pública. Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 1981. (*)
Ortega y Gasset, José. La rebelión de las masas. Espasa, Madrid, 1999. (*)
Ortega y Gasset, José. La deshumanización del arte. Espasa, Madrid, 1999.
Sartori, Giovanni. Homo videns. La sociedad teledirigida. Taurus, Barcelona, 2012. (*)
Sokolowski, Robert. Fenomenología de la persona humana, Sígueme, Salamanca, 2013.
(*) These books can be found in the UIC Library