Course detail

Psychology in Business

ÚSI-2FCPPAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course focuses on psychological aspects of the business. It introduces the basics and the use of psychology in working with people, their motivation and leadership. It deals with basic aspects of perception, communication, influences the work environment, motivation and all other factors positively and negatively affect job performance.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. PhDr. Hana Vykopalová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Forensic Engineering (ÚSI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

applicable knowledge of psychology in business

Prerequisites

No special requirements

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Seminar processing tasks, the final test

Course curriculum

1. Introduction. The importance of psychology in business. The emergence and development of psychology as a science. Science. Orientation in psychological disciplines.
2. Methods of detection of psychological knowledge and its application in business.
3. Personality and the importance of personality traits in business. SWOT analysis.
4. People in social space, social behavior, social interactions and their importance in a business environment.
5. Social groups and their dynamics. Working groups and teams.
6. Communication, communication within the organization. Basic communication strategies and their application in business practice.
7. Basic communication skills and their use: assertiveness, transactional analysis
8. Psychology of activities of human motivation chování.Efektivní cooperation with others.
9. People in the organization, organizational behavior.
10. Conflicts and their solutions.
11. Stress and motivating factors at work.
12. Personal career and personal potential.
13. Quality of life, entrepreneurial way of life from the perspective of the broader social context, workaholism.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Psychology and business factors affecting the positive and negative work performance

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bedrnová, E., Nový, I. a kol.: Psychologie a sociologie v řízení firmy. Praha, Prospektrum 1994¨
Bedrnová,E. a kol.: Duševní hygiena a sebeřízení. Praha, VŠE 1996
Bělohlávek, F.: Osobní kariéra. Praha, Grada 1994
Bělohlávek, F.: Organizační chování. Olomouc, Rubicon 1996
Vykopalová, H.: Sociální psychologie v kontextu komunikace. UP,Olomouc 2000
Hayesová, N.: Základy sociální psychologie. Praha, Portál 2000
Praško, J., Prašková, H.: Asertivně proti stresu. Praha, Grada 1996
Plamínek, J.: Řešení konfliktů s umění rozhodovat. Praha, Argo 1994
Čakrt, M.: Typologie osobnosti pro manažery. Praha, Management Press 1996
Khelerová, V.: Komunikační dovednosti manažera. Praha, Grada Publishing 1995

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MRzI Master's

    branch RFI , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. PhDr. Hana Vykopalová, CSc.