RLZ_PSP Psychology of work and psychology of management

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Jan Urban, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Iva Klementová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. et doc. PaedDr. Mgr. Zdeněk Caha, Ph.D., MBA, MSc. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Jan Urban, CSc.
Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RLZ_PSP/Z1: Sat 20. 3. 9:40–11:10 B1, 11:25–12:55 B1, Sat 10. 4. 9:40–11:10 B1, 11:25–12:55 B1, Sun 9. 5. 9:40–11:10 B1, 11:25–12:55 B1, I. Klementová, J. Urban
RLZ_PSP/P01: Fri 11:25–12:55 B1, I. Klementová, J. Urban
RLZ_PSP/S10: each odd Thursday 11:25–12:55 N010, I. Klementová
RLZ_PSP/S12: each odd Friday 9:40–11:10 D516, I. Klementová
RLZ_PSP/S13: each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:30 B3, I. Klementová
Prerequisites
Nejsou požadovány.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the main concepts and principles of work psychology, including work assumptions on the part of employees and the influence of working conditions on its outcome and quality. The main topics of the course include individual performance assumptions of employees, their differences and uses, typology of employees and their assumptions, typology of managerial management styles and their impact on work results, principles of situational management, motivational behavior of leaders, principles of leadership and coaching, the most common psychological barriers to performance. on the part of employees and the organization and prevention of personnel psychological risks in the workplace.
Learning outcomes
The graduate: understands the main types of performance assumptions of employees, their importance, opportunities for development and practical use, understands the personality traits and attitudes of employees and their relationship to performance,
understands the individual motivation of employees and its types and understands the motivational tools of the manager, understands the importance of emotional intelligence and its use in work and management,
understands the differences and importance of management styles and situation management, understands the principles of leadership, knows the principles and tools of coaching,
can resolve conflicts in the workplace, identify problematic tendencies of employees and managers,
manages the prevention and solution of undesirable actions of employees, manages the prevention of personnel risks of the organization.
Syllabus
  • Lectures
  • 1. Performance assumptions of employees, their types, differences and uses.
  • 2. Abilities and personal effectiveness of employees.
  • 3. Personality traits and attitudes of employees and their relationship to performance.
  • 4. Work motivation and its types, typology of individual motivation of employees.
  • 5. Creativity, its meaning and development.
  • 6. Emotional intelligence and its use in work and management.
  • 7. Psychology of management and leadership of employees.
  • 8. Management styles and their effectiveness.
  • 9. Motivational tools of the leader.
  • 10. Personal problems of employees and their solutions.
  • 11. Conflicts in the workplace, their causes and solutions, stress in the workplace and its prevention.
  • 12. Prevention and solution of undesirable behavior of employees, mobbing and bullying in the workplace.
  • 13. Problem inclinations of managers, Prevention of personnel risks of the organization.
  • Seminars
  • 1. Performance assumptions of employees, their types, differences and uses - guided discussion of a practical example.
  • 2. Abilities and personal effectiveness of employees - analysis of personal effectiveness.
  • 3. Personality traits and attitudes of employees and their relationship to performance - analysis of practical examples.
  • 4. Management and leadership of employees, its goals and tools - analysis of a practical example.
  • 5. Motivational tools of the leader - analysis of a practical example.
  • 6. Management styles and their effectiveness - analysis of a practical example.
  • 7. Conflicts in the workplace, their causes and solutions - analysis of practical examples, problematic tendencies of leaders - analysis of practical examples.
Literature
    required literature
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Psychologie řízení a vedení. Praha: Ústav práva a právní vědy a European Business School. ISBN 978-80-87974-15-5.
  • URBAN, Jan. Motivace a odměňování pracovníků (Motivation and remuneration of employees). První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2017, 157 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-0227-3. info
    recommended literature
  • BĚLOHLÁVEK, F., 2016. 25 typů lidí - Jak s nimi jednat, jak je vést a motivovat. 3. rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-5872-5.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Questionnaire survey914
Partial tasks22
Preparation of essay22
Preparation for Lectures20 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1541
Preparation for the Final Test1632
Final test11
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion1312
Total:104104
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Essay 5 %
Partial tasks 10 %
Questionnaire survey 15 %
Final test through ROPOT 70 %
Exam conditions
Mid-term grading:

essay – 5 points (5 %)

partial tasks – 10 points (10 %)

questionnaire survey – 15 points (15 %)

Final grading:

final test – 70 points (70 %)

Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points under following conditions: Mid-term grading: maximum 30% (0-30 points). Final grading: maximum 70% (0-70 points). Classification: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 – 0.

The students of the full-time form of study are obliged to fulfill the 70% attendance at the seminars. If the attendance is not met, the students will be automatically classified "F".

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Lectures will take place in the form of pre-recorded videos stored in the IS in the folder "Work with study materials" available at any time during the semester, where they will also be available to students of the combined form of study. The seminars will take place through MS Teams in real time according to a set timetable. Attendance at seminars will be monitored.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2022, SUMMER 2023, summer 2024.
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