NU:BE_PH_PSY Psychology for Managers - Course Information

BE_PH_PSY Psychology for Managers

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Marian Jelínek, MBA, MSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Šmejkalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Romana Žihlavníková (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Šmejkalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Romana Žihlavníková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Eva Ambrozová, Ph.D., MBA
Centre for Applied Psychology – Academic Department – NEWTON University

Timetable

each even Monday 8:00–11:10 Zoom.Brno1, except Mon 12. 10. ; and Mon 12. 10. 8:00–9:30 Zoom.Brno1, 9:40–11:10 Zoom.Brno1

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

BE_PH_PSY/01: each even Wednesday 18:30–20:00 PH Učebna 05, R. Žihlavníková
BE_PH_PSY/02: each even Wednesday 8:00–9:30 PH Učebna 05, R. Žihlavníková
BE_PH_PSY/03: each even Wednesday 9:40–11:10 Zoom.Praha2, except Wed 30. 9., T. Šmejkalová

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The course focuses on the fundamental psychological principles underpinning managerial practice and the business environment. It explores selected psychological disciplines that form an essential foundation for the cultivation and development of competencies for both personal and professional practice. Students will be introduced to selected topics from cognitive psychology, personality psychology, and occupational and social psychology, all of which have potential applications in contemporary managerial and business practice.

Course objectives: to introduce students to the concepts of psychological thinking and the possibilities for applying contemporary psychological approaches and findings in managerial practice; to foster an interest in the personal development of their potential and personality resources; to acquire the competence to understand the psychological foundations of human behaviour and experience; and, based on their own reflective practice, to acquire basic psychological skills for communicating with and leading people and human systems.

Learning outcomes

• The student explains basic psychological concepts, processes, and principles relevant to management.
• The student understands the basic methods of psychological assessment and research.
• The student applies knowledge of motivation, learning, personality, emotions, and stress to situations in managerial practice.
• The student identifies selected psychological factors influencing human behaviour, experience, and work performance.
• The student uses basic principles of self-awareness and self-management to support personal and professional development.
• The student applies knowledge of social perception, communication, and interpersonal relationships in work and management contexts.
• The student reflects on their own behaviour, communication style, and development needs in relation to the managerial role.

Syllabus

1. Psychology in management (psychology, the subject of psychology, fundamental psychological disciplines, applied psychological disciplines, the aims of psychology, behaviour, experience).
2. The human psyche – a system of psychological phenomena (the human psyche, psychological phenomena, psychological processes, psychological states, psychological contents. Biological determinism. Sociocultural determinism).
3. Ways and methods of acquiring knowledge in psychology (qualitative research, quantitative research, research phases, research question, methods of observation, interviews, questionnaires, tests, analysis of creative output).
4. Motivation in the context of management (motivation, motive, initiative, needs, interests, ideals, theories of needs, models of motivation).
5. Cognition and cognitive processes (Perception, aperception, localisation, recognition, individual differences in perception. Laws of form. Illusions. Hallucinations. Left hemisphere. Right hemisphere. Attention).
6. Learning – the process of developing resources, abilities and competences (Learning, stages of learning, memory, reception, retention, reproduction, forgetting, mind maps, social learning).
7. Personality from a psychological perspective (Personality, personality structure, personality dynamics, personality development, temperament, character, socialisation).
8. Human emotions and emotionality (Emotions, feelings, affect, mood, passion, emotional attachment, frustration, emotional intelligence).
9. Stressful situations in management (stress, strain, crisis, general adaptation syndrome, psychological responses to stress, stressors, stress management strategies, defence mechanisms, frustration, burnout syndrome).
10. Self-management (self-awareness, self-concept and identity, self-development).
11. Social environment and management (Interpersonal contact, social perception, the halo effect and the recency effect, projection, categorisation, interpersonal relationships).
12. Communication and interpersonal relationships in managerial practice (Verbal communication; non-verbal communication; paraverbal communication; feedback; communication styles; conflict; mediation).

Teaching methods

• The seminars emphasize active and partner participation of students. 
• Practically oriented exercises, group discussions, team work, presentation of outputs and own opinions dominate. 
• The basic methods of work are reference, reflection and application.

The subject of the seminars will be the following topics: Introduction to the subject - psychology in managerial practice. Motivation in the context of management. Psychology of learning. Personality and psychosocial development. State of flow - psychological aspects. Manager's library - presentation of seminar assignments.

Assessment methods

• Credit (pres., dist.): Students prepare a credit work (in relation to the selected topic, with application to their own personal or professional practice), which they submit in electronic form to the teacher (submission and acceptance for evaluation is a condition for obtaining credit). 
• Exam (pres., dist.): The first part of the exam is the defense of the seminar work as part of a colloquium in front of the teacher, either by contact or using the means of remote electronic communication. The second part of the exam takes the form of a final written test (contact / distance form). In the make-up period, the exam as a whole has an oral form (contact / distance form).

Language of instruction

English

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