Course: Media Psychology

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Course title Media Psychology
Course code KUMK/MP4PP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, Czech, Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šramová Blandína, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Psychology of audience: types, ways of media consumption, characteristics 2. Psychology of media perception 3. Understanding media content 4. Perception of media messages in relation to audience types 5. Media effects on the psyche of the recipient: characteristics of media effects, media effects and effectiveness, models of effects 6. Types of media effects: physiological, cognitive, communicative effects of media 7. Types of media effects: value effects of media (effects of media on attitudes), instrumental (organizational) effects of media-behavioral effects of media 8. Factors influencing media effects - time and frequency of contact with media, media product (content, form), situational factors, personality of the mediator of the media product, personality of the recipient and broadcaster 9. Framing used in the media field 10. Media education: characteristics, objectives, implementation 11. Social attitudes in media communication 12. Negative social attitudes in media communication: stereotype, prejudice, discrimination 13. Current topics

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Understanding psychological functions, basics of media psychology and media theory
Understanding psychological functions, basics of media psychology and media theory
To know the structure and characteristics of the audience Understand the effects and effectiveness of media To characterise the media literacy Define social attitudes and their components To characterise stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
To know the structure and characteristics of the audience Understand the effects and effectiveness of media To characterise the media literacy Define social attitudes and their components To characterise stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Skills
Critical thinking and the ability to compare, analyze and synthesize.
Critical thinking and the ability to compare, analyze and synthesize.
Creating media messages with regard to the type of audience Identify the types of impacts of media outputs Identify negative attitudes in media outputs
Creating media messages with regard to the type of audience Identify the types of impacts of media outputs Identify negative attitudes in media outputs
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Knowledge of the structure and characteristics of the audience
Knowledge of the structure and characteristics of the audience
Understanding the effects and effectiveness of media
Understanding the effects and effectiveness of media
Characterise the media literacy
Characterise the media literacy
Define social attitudes and their components
Define social attitudes and their components
Characterise stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Characterise stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Skills
Create media messages with regard to the type of audience
Create media messages with regard to the type of audience
Identify the types of impacts of media outputs
Identify the types of impacts of media outputs
Identify negative attitudes in media outputs
Identify negative attitudes in media outputs
teaching methods
Knowledge
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Demonstration
Demonstration
Skills
Text analysis
Text analysis
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Didactic test
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • Gilles, D. Psychologie médií. Grada, 2012. ISBN 9788024739212.
  • Hradiská, E., Brečka, S., Vybíral, Z. Psychológia médií. Bratislava: Bratislavská vysoká škola práva, 2009.
  • Jirák, J., Köpplová, B. Média a společnost. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-697-7.
  • McNair, B. Sociologie žurnalistiky. Praha : Portál, 2004.
  • McQUAIL, D. Úvod do teorie masové komunikace. Praha: Portál, 2009.
  • Pospíšil-Závodný, J., Závodná, L.S. Mediální výchova. Computer Media, 2020. ISBN 9788074024085.
  • Ramonet, I. Tyranie médií. Praha : Mladá Fronta, 2003. ISBN 80-204-1037-6.
  • Reifová, I. a kol. Slovník mediální komunikace. Praha: Portáli, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-926-7.
  • Rus-Mohl, Stephan. Žurnalistika: komplexní průvodce praktickou žurnalistikou. Praha : Grada, 2005. ISBN 80-247-0158-8.
  • Slaměník, I. Člověk a media: Psychologie masové komunikace. In: Výrost, J. a kol.: Aplikovaná sociální psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2000.


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