Course detail

Psychology in Business

ÚSI-REPSYAcad. year: 2025/2026

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

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Marek Lauermann, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Forensic Engineering (ÚSI)

Entry knowledge

No special requirements

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Completion of tasks during seminars; final test
Not applicable.

Aims

Psychology and business; factors positively and negatively affecting workplace performance.
After completing the course, students will have gained knowledge of aspects of applied psychology and sociology that are usable in business and marketing.
The course primarily focuses on:
personnel management
soft skills and the understanding of the role of personality in business and marketing, and the evaluation and management of enterprises
social groups, social dynamics, group leadership, sociogram analysis
corporate economic efficiency, and its social determination
gender issues, issues with the employment of seniors, and how to solve them
social communication in the organisation, its effectiveness, misunderstandings and personnel-related problems
problems arising from high workload, workplace efficiency, stress and its elimination

Study aids

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.: Organizační chování. Olomouc, Rubicon 1996
Bělohlávek, F.: Osobní kariéra. Praha, Grada 1994
Čakrt, M.: Typologie osobnosti pro manažery. Praha, Management Press 1996
Hayesová, N.: Základy sociální psychologie. Praha, Portál 2000
Khelerová, V.: Komunikační dovednosti manažera. Praha, Grada Publishing 1995
Plamínek, J.: Řešení konfliktů s umění rozhodovat. Praha, Argo 1994
Praško, J., Prašková, H.: Asertivně proti stresu. Praha, Grada 1996
SCHMEIDLER, Karel. Sociologie v architektonické a urbanistické tvorbě. Vyd. 2. Brno: Zdeněk Novotný, 2001, 292 s. : il., plány. ISBN 80-238-6582-X. (CS)
Vykopalová, H.: Sociální psychologie v kontextu komunikace. UP,Olomouc 2000

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme RRTES_P Master's

    specialization RRES , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Marek Lauermann, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. General Introduction. The importance of psychology and sociology in business and marketing. The emergence and development of psychology as a science. Scientific methods used in sociology. General overview of psychological disciplines.
2. Methods of seeking useful psychological and sociological knowledge, and its application in business and marketing.
3. Personality, and the importance of personality traits in business. SWOT analysis.
4. People in social space, social behaviour, social interactions and their importance in a business environment.
5. Social groups and their dynamics. Working groups and teams.
6. Communication, communication within an organization. Basic communication strategies and their application in business practice.
7. Basic communication skills and their usage: assertiveness, transactional analysis.
8. Psychology of activities, the motivations of human behaviour. Effective cooperation with others.
9. People in an organization, organizational behaviour.
10. Conflicts and their solutions.
11. Stress and demotivating factors at work.
12. Personal career and personal potential.
13. Quality of life, the entrepreneurial way of life from the perspective of the broader social context, workaholism.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Marek Lauermann, Ph.D.

E-learning texts

Podklady pro výuku
3. Osobnost cloveka a vyznam osobnostnich vlastnosti v podnikani.pptx 0.86 MB
4. Socialni chovani.pptx 0.33 MB
5. Socialni skupiny a jejich dynamika.pptx 0.79 MB
Prezentace k předmětu
7. Zakladni komunikacni dovednosti.pptx 0.78 MB
8. Motivace lidského chování a efektivní spolupráce s druhými lidmi.pptx 0.83 MB
10. Konflikty a jejich reseni.pptx 0.71 MB
9. Osobnost cloveka a organizacni chovani_2022.pptx 0.79 MB