Diplomatic Protocol

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2C
  • Semester: winter
  • Year: 1
  • Faculty of Economic Informatics

Teachers

Included in study programs

Accounting

Teaching results

The aim of the course Diplomatic Protocol is to provide students with systematic knowledge in the field of diplomatic protocol and social behavior. Students will gain basic information about the history of diplomacy, foreign diplomatic offices, the consular agenda and their importance, the importance of protocol principles, diplomatic and social correspondence, the use of state symbols in practice, dress code, social events, the use of business cards and basic attributes of intercultural communication.
The protocol of social behavior addresses the basic attributes of interpersonal relationships and communication in accordance with the requirements of the socio-economic situation. It points out the basic criteria of social conventions in verbal and nonverbal communication. Simulation of model situations will also be a part of the teaching.

Indicative content

1. Terminology - theoretical background
2. Introduction to diplomatic protocol
3. Internal and foreign state bodies for diplomatic relations
4. Diplomatic privileges and immunities
5. Priority in diplomatic and social practice
6. Protocol principles and rules applied in the Slovak Republic
7. State symbols and their use in practice
8. Diplomatic and social correspondence in practice
9. Verbal and nonverbal communication.
10. Types of social events and their importance in practice
11. Selected problems of diplomatic and social practice
12. Selected examples of intercultural communication
13. Final seminar

Support literature

KOVÁČ, M. - MATTOŠ, B.: Etiketa a spoločenské správanie. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM 2016.
MATTOŠ, B.: Diplomatický protokol Slovenskej republiky. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM 2010.
TÓTH, Ľ.: Diplomatický protokol. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM 2004.

Requirements to complete the course

The condition for passing the course is successful completion of a ongoing test and final test. Weight of the ongoing / final evaluation: 30/70
Total study load (in hours):
Student workload for individual educational activities: participation in seminars 26 hours, preparation for seminars 26 hours, preparation for a ongoing test 8 hours, preparation for an exam 16 hours (70% of the evaluation from the final evaluation).

Student workload

76 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 10.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 15.12.2021