115-0308/02 – Psychology and Sociology in Tourism (PSCR)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of ManagementCredits2
Subject guarantorPhDr. Ing. Aleš Mateiciuc, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorPhDr. Ing. Aleš Mateiciuc, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2010/2011Year of cancellation2010/2011
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
HRA0020 Kateřina Hráčková
KRA0085 Anonymizovaná Osoba
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

After this course, the graduate will be able: - To present basic psychological and sociological terms and theories. - To characterize chosen topics - focused on tourism - of individual psychology, psychology and sociology of work, social groups and market research. - To explain psychological patterns related to supply, demand, goods and consumer. - To apply gained findings to model situations in both, tutorials and practices. - To use gained findings in other subjects.

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Summary

The subject is designed to bring the student psychological and sociological findings which can help him or her to act efficiently in tourism, especially when dealing with clients, communicating with colleagues, managing human resources and operating on the market. Within the framework of individual psychology, attention is paid especially to questions of determination of the term “individuality”, its development and structure, focused on individual motivation. Further on, the student is made acquainted with chosen chapters of work psychology, for example with social groups questions, social relations, social climate, managing stress situations etc. The question of goods, its supply and demand; consumer behaviour and influence but also communication and market promotion are analysed from the psychological point of view. The student will also gain basic orientation in market research issues.

Compulsory literature:

SKINNER, Jonathan and Dimitrios THEODOSSOPOULOS. Great Expectations: Imagination and Anticipation in Tourism (New Directions in Anthropology). Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2011. ISBN 978-0857452771. WEARING, Stephen, Deborah STEVENSON and Tamara YOUNG. Tourist Cultures: Identity, Place and the Traveller. London: Sage Publications, 2010. ISBN 978-0761949985.

Recommended literature:

CARR, Neil. Children's and Families' Holiday Experience (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility). New York: Routledge, 2011. ISBN 978-0415545433.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

intermediate written test

E-learning

Other requirements

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction to Psychology 2. Psychology of personality with emphasis on customer 3. Psychology of work in the problem area (one - people) 4. Psychology of goods, supply and demand 5. Consumer behavior consumer 6. Communication and promotion of market 7. Psychology in tourism 8. The system guides the work 9. Sebeprosazovací and persuasive methods in practice 10. Methods of market research 11. Introduction to Sociology 12. Sociology lifestyle 13. Sociology of work in the company

Conditions for subject completion

Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study

Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2010/2011 (B6208) Economics and Management P Czech Uherské Hradiště 1 Compulsory study plan

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