BE_PH_PSY Psychology for Managers

NEWTON University
winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Romana Žihlavníková (lecturer)
Mgr. Romana Žihlavníková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Romana Žihlavníková (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Eva Ambrozová, Ph.D., MBA
Centre for International Programmes – NEWTON University
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course aims to introduce the issues psychology deals with and understand its meaning and possibilities in organizations and managerial work. It includes the development of students' personal and managerial potential, competencies, and self-knowledge. The course methodology is based on the theory of experiential learning. The course emphasizes the students' active participation through practical exercises and demonstrations, group discussions, teamwork, students´ presentations, and others.
Syllabus
  • Course main topics:
  • Psychology in management
  • Ways and methods of acquiring knowledge in psychology
  • Human psyche - a system of psychological phenomena
  • Motivation in the context of management
  • Cognition processes
  • Learning - developing resources process, skills, and competencies.
  • Personality from the perspective of psychology.
  • Stressful situations in management
  • Social environment and management
  • Communication and interpersonal relationships in managerial practice.
Assessment methods
Ungraded credit: (on campus) minimum attendance at seminars 70%, obtaining a specified minimum number of points for activity at seminars and for the preparation of continuous assignments; continuous control test; (online) submission of a credit seminar paper meeting the specified requirements Examination: (on campus) written final test; (online) defence of the seminar paper, written final test; oral examination in remedial periods 
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2020, summer 2023, winter 2023, summer 2024, winter 2024.
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