Course: Cyberpsychology

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Course title Cyberpsychology
Course code PCH/KYBN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Šmahaj Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Zielina Martin, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Definition cyberpsychology, cyberculture and the information society - Virtual reality, the current approaches and theories in the shadow of Psychology - Positive aspects of on and off-line technology with an impact on the human psyche - Related fields using ICT, including psychological consequences (traffic psychology, psychology of advertising and propagation) - Transformation of human communication in virtual environments, social networking - On-line identity, cybersex, emotions and relationships in a virtual environment - The use of ICT in the process of information processing and learning - The use of virtual reality and the Internet in the process of psychotherapy, couseling and diagnostics - The importance and impact of the Internet for child development stages - Internet online gaming, Internet at work, Internet advertising and psychology, shopping habits - Negative impacts of virtual reality, the Internet, the human mind and body scheme - Virtual reality and neuropsychology, psychophysiology - Pathological behavior in virtual reality, addiction to virtual reality, crime in the virtual environment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 15 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 7 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main objective of the course Cyberpsychology is to introduce students to keep some of the young "approach" in psychology, which is due to the progressive development of Information and Communication Technologies, nowadays practically a necessity. Students have the opportunity to get the current knowledge about the interaction of human-cyberspace-society. The subject aims to highlight the positive, negative and scientific dimension to use cyberspace with practical implications for the field of psychology.
Students will understand the basics of the cyberpsychology. They will acquire basic terminology and theory to understand the possibilities of its application in psychological practice and research. Students will be able to understand the basic methods of cyberpsychology. They will be able to independently design a simple research design.
Prerequisites
Orientation in general psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, work psychology and personality psychology

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

During oral exam prove understanding of key terms and approaches cyberpsychology. Active involvement in the course. The credit seminar work (presentation of the chosen topic, professional translation prat of the book or scientific article/study) or the formation of a research project for practical use cyberpsychology in psychological practice.
Recommended literature
  • Barak, A.:. Psychological aspects of cyberspace: theory, research, applications. Cambridge, 2008..
  • Köpplová, B., Jirák J.:. Média a společnost. Portál, Praha, 2003..
  • Lévy, P.:. Kyberkultura. Karolinu, Praha, 2000..
  • Miller, F. P., Vandome, A. F., McBrewster, J.:. Cyberpsychology. AlphaScript Publishing, 2010..
  • Norman, K.: Cyberpsychology:. An Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction, Cambridge, 2008..
  • Riva, G., Galimbeti, C.:. Toward cyberpsychology: mind, cognition, and society in the Internet age, IOS Press, 2001..
  • Subrahmanyam, K., Šmahel, D. Digital youth: The roel of media in development. New Yourk: Springer, 2011..
  • Šmahel, D.:. Psychologie a internet. Triton, Praha, 2003..
  • Whitty, M.:. The Study of Individuals, Society and Digital Technologies. John Wiley and Sons, 2012..


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