Communication, Stress & Work Life Quality

This course will review fundamental practical components of work which affect the quality of social relations, stress management, and well-being in the workplace. We will revise different models of social relations at work and discuss how they incorporate everyday communication. We will discuss how stress is generated and managed, as well as strategies to prevent stress inflation and burnout. We will revise models of well-being in the workplace and reflect on how well-being can be built, maintained, and improved by changing patterns of communication, social relations, and work organization.

The course is structured into three 3-hour sessions. All sessions will alternate theoretical discussion with a guided practical reflection about aspects of participants’ workplaces. The professor will propose observation/reflection activities which the students will bring to the third session as homework. The course is assessed with a short analysis paper based on these reflections and focused on the participants’ workplaces.

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