115-0398/01 – Managerial Psychology and Sociology (MPS)
Gurantor department | Department of Management | Credits | 4 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Terezie Krestová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. PhDr. Iva Kirovová, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2015/2016 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. Understand the scope and complexity of managerial psychology and sociology
2. Understand personality approaches with methodological frameworks and importance
3. Understand opportunities for influencing employee behavior (motivation, performance, job satisfaction, and so forth)
4. Understand work and organizational stress, consequences and prevention
5. Understand the importance of organizational culture
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Summary
The aim of the course is a presentation of selected psychological and sociological knowledge and methods important for work and organizational context application. Selected topics will be discussed. Theoretical concepts are interconnected with cases. In this way is facilitated enhancement of students understanding of theoretical concepts and their applications.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Written test. Written exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Basic knowledge of social sciences and their application.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1.Managerial psychology and sociology (interconnections with I/O psychology), topics, course structure, system approach (contextual factors influence)
2.Social science research, methodology, research methods and techniques
3.Individual (personality) in work and organizational context (person characteristics: abilities-intelligence, traits)
4.Attitudes, emotions, values, job satisfaction and consequences
5.Learning, application of learning theories in employee development
6.Motivation at work, application of motivation theories
7.Communication in working and organizational environment
8.Workplace and organizational stress
9.Work groups, groups dynamics, teamwork
10.Organizations and organizational culture
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction