Course: Psychology of Work

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Course title Psychology of Work
Course code KPS/W3PSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kvintová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Pugnerová Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students get acquainted with the problems of vocational choice (career consultancy) and selected chapters from the field of occupational psychology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
After passing this subject, students should be able to define issues in the psychology of work and have a good understanding of current socio-pathological phenomena at work. Topics : - Professional inclinations (in the sense of an initial selection at the end of primary school as well as a lifelong process of selections) - Developmental-psychological aspects in the process of selecting an occupation - Opportunities for help available to primary school pupils, when choosing their occupations - The subject of the psychology of work (the history of the psychology of work and the status of its current development) - The psychology of working environments (social, physical, organizational conditions in working environments) - Motivation at work (the theory of work motivation, contentment at work) - The burnout syndrome (definition and symptoms, professions with the most frequent occurrence, working conditions and the burnout syndrome, prevention and possibilities for help) - Addiction to work (workoholism) (typology, the workaholic in the role of a subordinate and a superior, the course of developing an addiction to work, bases for its occurrence and prevention) - Unemployment (psychological consequences, health aspects, the impact of layoffs on those who remain) - Employees with issues (employees requiring care, alcohol and drugs at work)
Students will be eligible explanations of terms and definitions from the field of psychology.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of psychology

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Literature study, active participation in seminars, working up tasks according to teacher's requirements.
Recommended literature
  • VENDEL, Š. (2008). Kariérní poradenství. Praha : Grada.


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