Course: Applied Social Psychology

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Course title Applied Social Psychology
Course code UPV/SP9AP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Denglerová Denisa, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Sources of Social Psychology. - Social Psychology Course. - The process of socialization and control human behavior. - The dynamics of human social behavior. - Social Communication. - An individual and a group. - Affiliation and attractiveness, maintaining and developing relationships. - Psychology of power, violence and aggression. - Man in the world of work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Text analysis, Students working in pairs
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 25 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 23 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
knowledge of the concepts of institution and identity
knowledge of the concepts of institution and identity
knowledge of the Berger's text Invitation to Sociology: a Humanist Perspective
knowledge of the Berger's text Invitation to Sociology: a Humanist Perspective
knowledge of the different theoretical conceptions of identity
knowledge of the different theoretical conceptions of identity
knowledge the dual nature of identity
knowledge the dual nature of identity
knowledge of the the institution of employment as an important environment that influences a person's adult life
knowledge of the the institution of employment as an important environment that influences a person's adult life
knowledge of the impact of the virtual environment on the transformation of the institution of employment
knowledge of the impact of the virtual environment on the transformation of the institution of employment
knowledge of the the social and cooperative nature of the institution of employment
knowledge of the the social and cooperative nature of the institution of employment
Skills
analyse texts and audiovisual materials on the topic of applied social psychology
analyse texts and audiovisual materials on the topic of applied social psychology
orient themselves in the offer and possibilities of the Labour Office
orient themselves in the offer and possibilities of the Labour Office
to be sensitive to the identity of the person with whom he/she works as a helping professional
to be sensitive to the identity of the person with whom he/she works as a helping professional
explain the links between a person's social environment and their psychological characteristics
explain the links between a person's social environment and their psychological characteristics
work as a team to solve a common task
work as a team to solve a common task
teaching methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Text analysis
assessment methods
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Qualifying examination
Qualifying examination
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • Marie Jahoda, Paul Lazarsfeld, Hans Zeisel. Marienthal: sociografie komunity nezaměstnaných.
  • MYERS, D. Exploring Social Psychology. .
  • Peter L. Berger. Pozvání do sociologie: humanistická perspektiva.
  • Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann. Sociální konstrukce reality : pojednání o sociologii vědění.
  • Timothy Snyder. Nemocná Amerika.


Study plans that include the course
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