Course detail

Managerial Psychology

FP-mpPAcad. year: 2020/2021

The course focuses on relevant psychological knowledge necessary for efficient corporate management and increasing the efficiency of the company. Mastering and development of social and managerial as well as entrepreneurial skills are emphasized. Also dealt with is the practical application of acquired knowledge to management of individuals, teams and other organizational units.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will acquire relevant psychological knowledge and skills as required for a manager and entrepreneur from the following fields regarding ability to work and competences:
- health ability and competences
- professional ability and competences
- methodical ability and competences
- social ability and competences

Prerequisites

Knowledge of theory published in book: PAUKNEROVÁ, D. a kol. Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery. Druhé, přepracované a aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada 2006. ISBN 80-247-1706-9.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course contains lectures that explain basic principles, problems and methodology of the discipline, and exercises that promote the practical knowledge of the subject presented in the lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Completion of the course - in the case of full-time contact teaching, participation in seminars is mandatory (max. 2 unexcused absences). Participation in seminars means active involvement of the student in solved real cases from practice, both as an individual and as a member of the student team. The condition for successful completion of the course is the completion of the final written test at the end of the semester with a success rate of at least 60%. All materials to prepare for the test will be delivered to students in electronic form.


Completion of the course for students with an individual study plan: The student will prepare a seminar paper according to the assignment of the teacher on a selected topic and successfully complete the final test.


Completion of the course in distance form (applies only when objective external circumstances do not allow the implementation of the study program in accordance with the granted accreditation): Participation in virtual exercises is not mandatory. To successfully complete the course, completion of the final electronic test at the end of the semester with a success rate of at least 60%.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to the course. Conception of the course.
2. The enterprise as a social system. Categorizations of efficiency influencing factors. Formal and informal authority of a manager and entrepreneur. Substance and acquirement of power and influence.
3. Ability to work and competences of a manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
4. Health ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
5. Professional ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
6. Methodical ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
7. Social ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.

The contents of the exercises is to practice recited around themes and processing the specified task.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide students with psychological knowledge and skills practically applicable in the economic activities of managers and entrepreneurs. The course enables students to acquire and develop specific managerial and entrepreneurial skills especially in the field of: social communication, recognition and influencing of people, self-cognition and own personal development.

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

Attendance at lectures and lessons is necessitated and controlled.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FRANKOVÁ, E.: Manažerská psychologie I. Studijní text pro kombinovanou formu studia. Brno: CERM 2005. 53 s. ISBN 80/214/3065/6. (CS)
FRANKOVÁ, E. Manažerská psychologie. Brno: VUT,1996. ISBN 80-214-0752-2. (CS)
BEDRNOVÁ, E., NOVÝ, I. & kol. Psychologie a sociologie řízení. Praha: Management Press, 2002. 2. rozšířené vydání. ISBN 80-7261-064-3. (CS)
LUKÁŠOVÁ, R., NOVÝ, I. a kol. Organizační kultura. Od sdílených hodnot a cílů k vyšší výkonnosti podniku. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0648-2. (CS)

Recommended reading

BEDRNOVÁ, E. a kol. Duševní hygiena a sebeřízení pro vysokoškoláky a mladé manažery. Praha: Fortuna, 1999. ISBN 80-7168-681-6. (CS)
NAKONEČNÝ, M. Motivace pracovního jednání a její řízení. Praha: Management Press, 1992. (CS)
NAKONEČNÝ, M. Sociální psychologie.Praha: Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0690-7. (CS)
PETERS, TJ., WATERMAN, R.H. Hledání dokonalosti. Praha: Svoboda-Libertas, 1993. ISBN 80-205-0313-7. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR Master's

    branch MGR-ŘEP , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme MGR-SRP Master's, 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the course. Conception of the course.
2. The enterprise as a social system. Categorizations of efficiency influencing factors. Formal and informal authority of a manager and entrepreneur. Substance and acquirement of power and influence.
3. Ability to work and competences of a manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
4. Health ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
5. Professional ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
6. Methodical ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.
7. Social ability and competences of manager and entrepreneur, their importance, connections and consequences. Methods of its recognition, preservation and development.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

The seminars are focused on practising the lectured topics.