Course: Sociology and Psychology

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Course title Sociology and Psychology
Course code KRM/KSOPS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nichtburgerová Danuše, PhDr. Mgr.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Object, history, methods of psychology of work and organization 2. Conditions of work, work analysis, changes in work, psychological and sociological expertise of company 3. Qualification and work ability, work capacity, working load, make a compoud with work and organization 4. Motivation and attitudes towards work, job satisfaction 5. Working career, psychological and sociological participation in the professional training of managers 6. Staff with problems, corporate consulting, staff requiring special attention 7. Working group, working team, an industrial conflict 8. Corporate culture 9. Interaction and communication within the organization 10. Influence in the working process 11. Psychological aspects of a business meeting 12. Psychology of personal selling 13. Job loss

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Semestral paper - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 32 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes

Knowledge of basic psychological phenomenons, ways and approaches to understanding the human psyche, acquaintance of human, integration into the social relatios and social settlements, knowledge of social processes and social structure.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Test, Seminar work

Credit Requirements: Working out of an individual seminary work Test Examination Requirements: During the examination, students demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge of the course when solving specific practical problems. The total mark is determined on the basis of the results of the semester tests and examination.
Recommended literature
  • Bedrnová, E., & Nový, I. Psychologie a sociologie řízení, 3. vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2007.
  • Gillernová,I., Rymeš,M. a kol. Psychologické aspekty změn v české společnosti. Praha: Grada, 2011.
  • NICHTBURGEROVÁ,D.:. Studijní pomůcka k předmětu sociologie a psychologie..
  • Štikar, J. Psychologie ve světě práce. Praha: Karolinum, 2003.


Study plans that include the course
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