COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE – PROGRAMME SUBJECT IN PROGRAMMES FOR SPECIALIZATION IN GENERAL STUDIES (KKM1-01)

Basic skills are integrated into the competence aims for this course in areas where they contribute to the development of and are part of the subject competence. In the Communication and culture programme subject, basic skills are understood as follows:

Being able to express oneself orally and in writing in Communication and culture involves the presentation of independent projects to a public and the adaptation of one’s choice of linguistic and non-linguistic forms of expression to the target group and the situation at hand.

Being able to read in Communication and culture involves mastering composite texts. Reading composite texts involves understanding composition and structure in different types of audio and visual impressions, as well as the interaction between these forms of expression.

Numeracy in Communication and culture involves identifying geometrical forms and mathematical symbols in texts.

Being able to use digital tools in Communication and culture involves utilizing a variety of electronic media for gathering information, as well as the presentation of one’s own work. It also involves source criticism and the assessment of ethical questions related to personal security and copyright when working with one’s own texts.