Information Systems and Communication Skills (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student knows how to
- interact appropriately and skillfully in various working life situations orally and in writing
- take the recipient, the situation and the requirements of the field into consideration when communicating with others and when using information systems, and communicate in a well-structured, understandable and convincing way
- acquire and apply the available information of his/her field in a critical way
- produce language that is good and appropriate to the context
- create formal applications and written reports
- use virtual communication in a formal way
- and wants to develop his/her communication skills as a part of his/her professional skills.

Content (course unit)

Instructions for report writing at TAMK
Working life documents, report writing, sources and references
Document standards and templates
Writing formal text
Grammatical correctness of the language
A person’s own impression about himself/herself in communication situations
Information systems in health care
Privacy protection, confidentiality
Team communication skills
Virtual communication

Assessment scale

0-5

Further information

The course includes training in the different learning environments at the University of Applied Sciences