MALK4000-402 Relational Skills Course description

Coursework requirements from MALK 4000-401 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALK 4000-402.

On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

•  can identify the difference between behavior and intention

• can describe and discuss the relational perspective on behavior, and how one can train to observe the consequences of one's own behavior, rather than one's own intentions

• can describe and discuss the concept of control attribution

• can describe various psychological constructs, and discuss them in terms of observational basis, research methods and theoretical interpretations

Skills

The student

• can analyze important variables that influence individual behavior, including self- instructions and self-rules

Competence

The student

• can observe and adapt to the effects of their own behavior on the behavior of others

Control attribution; rule governance and contingency shaping of behavior

The course will include lectures, discussions, individual reports and seminars.

Students submit 4 written assignments, each with maximum 3 pages including references, according to the deadlines in the course schedule.

Individual written examination with invigilation, 4 hours.

Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. 

None

A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade

One internal and one external examiner