PRK 3515 Applied Rhetoric
PRK 3515 Applied Rhetoric
Every organisation depends on having an awareness of what and how they communicate, in order to influence the way they are received. This course will teach students about rhetoric, so that they can apply relevant methods and principles to any communication situation. Content of the course will include research in rhetoric, theory as well as criticism. Students will be introduced to basic principles of the field, enabling them to analyse and design texts and messages for different contexts and specific situations.
Students who complete the course will have a thorough understanding of rhetorical analysis, and learn to adapt communicative actions for specific tasks. They should understand typical situations and strategies, and be able to critically analyse and evaluate, using their conclusions to propose measures and help their organisations or clients to use a clear, appropriate and effective language.
After completing the course students will be able to:
- Identify a rhetorical situation and map possible options
- Utilize rhetorical thinking in the analysis of internal and external materials, as well as applying the knowledge in their own copy writing
- Understand and see the nuances between internal and external public role
- Adapt communication to relevant channels and genres
- Deal with context on both macro and micro levels
- Describe the relationship between form and content
- Explain the interaction between organizational rhetoric and everyday public discourse
- Display self adaptation or development of new approaches in communication challenges
- Students who complete this course will develop an understanding of a rhetorical mindset, including ethics and action as important perspectives in all communicative activity.
- Organizations and rhetoric in contemporary culture
- Identification of strategies in organizational rhetoric
- Rhetorical situations in organizations
- Critical approaches to organizational rhetoric
- Evaluating and critiquing organizational rhetoric
- Identity creation and maintenance rhetoric
- Rhetoric and issues
- Rhetoric and organizational risk
- Crisis rhetoric
- Organizational rhetoric for internal audiences
The teaching is based on the curriculum literature for the course, but also based on contemporary and local examples. This topic requires active participation.
This is a course with continuous assessment (several exam components) and one final exam code. Each exam component is graded by using points on a scale from 0-100. The components will be weighted together according to the information in the course description in order to calculate the final letter grade for the examination code (course). Students who fail to participate in one/some/all exam elements will get a lower grade or may fail the course. You will find detailed information about the point system and the cut off points with reference to the letter grades when the course start.
At re-sit all exam components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification.
No particular prerequisites are required.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Activity Form of assessment: Presentation Weight: 10 Grouping: Group (2 - 2) Duration: 30 Minute(s) Comment: In groups of two the students will conduct an oral presentation in the class. The presentation must be based on one example of subject-related material. Questions form the lecturer and fellow students will follow. However, it's the group's own responsibility to initiate such dialogue with the class after the presentation. Both team members must be present during the presentation. Exam code: PRK35151 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 60 Grouping: Group (3 - 4) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: Project paper Exam code: PRK35151 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 30 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 3 Hour(s) Exam code: PRK35151 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 36 Hour(s) | |
Other in classroom | 6 Hour(s) | Group work (with supervision) |
Prepare for teaching | 28 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 70 Hour(s) | Included exam preparation and exam. |
Submission(s) | 60 Hour(s) | Project paper |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.