Course: Psychology for Management Profession

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Course title Psychology for Management Profession
Course code UMJL/A4PSY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction 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)
  • Hlušička Petr, Mgr.
  • Hajžman Marek, Mgr.
Course content
- Basic psychological concepts. History of psychology. - Ontogenesis of the human psyche. - Basic psychological processes and functions - cognition, attention, perception, memory, learning, thinking, volition, personality, temperament, character, motivation, emotion, intelligence and creativity. - Self-knowledge. - Selected concepts of social psychology. Social behaviour: attitudes and social cognition, social interaction and influence. - Communication and listening. - Man in the work environment and work process. - Assertiveness. - Mental hygiene. - Market psychology and psychology of advertising.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests), Demonstration, Training in motion and work skills, Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Practice exercises, Experience (self-experience)
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 40 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student has knowledge about major concepts and trends of contemporary psychology, knows how to use psychological terminology correctly, is able to put the knowledge gained from basic psychological disciplines (from personality psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, etc.) into practice.
The student has knowledge about major concepts and trends of contemporary psychology, knows how to use psychological terminology correctly, is able to put the knowledge gained from basic psychological disciplines (from personality psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, etc.) into practice.
teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Experience (self-experience)
Experience (self-experience)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Demonstration
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Training in motion and work skills
Training in motion and work skills
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Demonstration
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Psychologie. 2., aktualiz. vyd., V Portálu 1. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-640-3.
  • Čakrt, M. Konflikty v řízení a řízení konfliktů, Praha, Management Press 2000, 180 stran.
  • DRÁPELA, V. Přehled teorií osobnosti . Praha: Portál, 2008.
  • HARGIE, O.D.W. (eds.). The Handbook of Communication Skills. New York: Routledge , 2006.
  • KERN, H. et al. Přehled psychologie. Praha : Portál, 1999.
  • KLARER, M. Působivá prezentace a přednáška v angličtině. Praha: Grada, 2007.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Jak si navzájem lépe porozumíme. Praha : Svoboda, 1998.
  • Křivohlavý, J. Jak zvládat stres. Praha: Grada, 1994.
  • Křivohlavý, J. Povídej - poslouchám. Praha: Návrat, 1993. ISBN 80-85495-18-X.
  • McKENNA C. Powerful communication skills. USA: Barnes a Noble Books, 2004.
  • Mikuláštík Milan. Manažerská psychologie. 2002.
  • PAUKNEROVÁ, D.a kol. Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery. Praha: Grada, 2006.
  • Praško, J., & Prašková, H. Asertivitou proti stresu. 1996.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2005.
  • Sternberg, Robert J. Úspěšná inteligence : jak rozvíjet praktickou a tvůrčí inteligenci. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2001. ISBN 8024701200.
  • Vybíral, Zbyněk. Psychologie komunikace. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7178-998-4.
  • VYMĚTAL, J. Průvodce úspěšnou komunikací. Praha: Grada, 2008.
  • VÝROST, J., SLAMĚNÍK, I. Sociální psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
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