Course detail

Psychology of management

FAST-CZ56Acad. year: 2013/2014

Psychology, subject of psychology, the inposition in connection of organization and directing, work autput and man´s carrier, the tasks on a personality of directors, motivation and ranumerate of workers, manager´s communication abilities, nonverbal communication, prevention of the conflicts and their solution, adaptability technics pasive and active, assertivity, directing styles, public relations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Orientation in an interpersonal communication (especially considering managment position), abilities in aplication knowledge and soft-skills in private and in profession life. The ability to discern and be accustomed to the structure of jobs of a particular organization. The ability to effectively regulate emotions and internal processes for the good of the given company. The ability to recognize and effectively protect against risk factors connected with a management positions. The ability to understand the course of the conflict and to deal with it effectively.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge from psychology and sociology from secondary school (from subjects as Civics or Social science). Basic orientation in terminology as a general psychology, sociology, social groups, psychological methods, imagines about direction, manager´s functions.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The information will be passed on in the form of lectures, accompanied by rich photographic material. Lectures, basic information, and a lot of information beyond the recited topics are in LMS Moodle.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Every student should pass the written exam.

Course curriculum

1. Psyhology, its subject and tasks in organization. Managerś psychology and sociology.
2. Using of psychology in directing praxis and in the theory of directing.
3. The theory in structure and organization of a work group, firm and society.
4. Traditional and modern society. Aplication to questions in firm directing.
5. Acknowledgement and forming of a direct personality and a subsidient man and a colaborating worker. Personal structure, dynamic of a personality.
5. Stress and frustration. Psychological aspects of a work environment and directing.
7. Psychological analysis of a working results and man´s carrier.
8. Manager´s funcitons. Rating of workers.
9. Motivation, stumulation, renumeration. The hierarchy of demands. The role of a communication in directing.
11. Conflicts, their prevention and solution. Assertivity.
12. Directing styles. Directing behaviour. Manager´s image in directing.
13. The firm culture and public relations.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Orientation in an interpersonal communication (especially considering managment position), abilities in aplication knowledge and soft-skills in private and in profession life.

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BEDRNOVÁ, E., NOVÝ, I.: Psychologie a sociologie řízení. Praha, Management Press, 2002.
Kachaňáková,A. a kol.: Riadenie ludských zdrojov. Bratislava: STU, 1995.
KOHOUTEK, R. ŠTĚPANÍK´, J., KUNOVSKÝ, J.: Základy psychologie pro techniky. Brno, CERM, 1994.
Kohoutek,R.: Základy užité psychologie. Akademické nakladatelství CERM,Brno, 2002.
Kohoutek,R.-Štěpaník,J.: Psychologie práce a řízení. Akademické nakladatelství CERM,Brno, 2000.

Recommended reading

FIELDEN, J. S.: Principles of Business Communication. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990.
VEČEŘA, M., GREGOR, M.: Sociologie práce. Brno, VŠE, 1992.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch M , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Psyhology, its subject and tasks in organization. Managerś psychology and sociology.
2. Using of psychology in directing praxis and in the theory of directing.
3. The theory in structure and organization of a work group, firm and society.
4. Traditional and modern society. Aplication to questions in firm directing.
5. Acknowledgement and forming of a direct personality and a subsidient man and a colaborating worker. Personal structure, dynamic of a personality.
5. Stress and frustration. Psychological aspects of a work environment and directing.
7. Psychological analysis of a working results and man´s carrier.
8. Manager´s funcitons. Rating of workers.
9. Motivation, stumulation, renumeration. The hierarchy of demands. The role of a communication in directing.
11. Conflicts, their prevention and solution. Assertivity.
12. Directing styles. Directing behaviour. Manager´s image in directing.
13. The firm culture and public relations.