ZP_OPS General Psychology

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD.
Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Study Department – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites (in Czech)
OBOR(CAP)
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 provide students with the basic knowledge from the branch of General Psychology and the psychology of personality, to present an overview of patterns and trends in the areas of psychology and to draw attention to current developments in the field. Equally important aim is to point out the relation of psychology and education
After the passing of the course:
student has an overview of the psychological disciplines and related terminology
the student's awareness in a variety of determinants of the human psyche and can express the relation between the human body and the effects
the student knows the mental processes, is aware of their interdependence and complexity
the student is able to define the notion of personality, knows its structure and dynamic elements and controls the basic theory of personality psychology
the student understands the continuity of General Psychology and orientated in the applications-oriented teaching and other educational activities
Syllabus
  • General introduction to the subject of psychology, an overview of the psychological disciplines-Basic, special and applied; psychological methodology and basic methods of psychological research
  • Biological and social conditionality of the human psyche, inheritance, biological needs, physical conditions, the development of the psyche of man
  • Interpersonal relationships as a social determinant of psyche, the relationships within the Group and between groups, social norms and culture
  • Experience – consciousness, unconsciousness and will, the concept of conscious and unconscious processes
  • Mental processes — emotion, temperament, motivation, cognitive processes, memory and learning, imagination and thinking
  • Skills-grade, species and the possibility of exploring the capabilities of
  • Intelligence – definition, measurement of intelligence, intelligence, components, models and types of intelligence
  • Language, thought and speech from the perspective of General Psychology
  • The personality as subject knowledge in psychology, structure and dynamics of personality, theories and approaches to personality psychology
  • The self-historical and contemporary perspectives on the self, cognitive, emotional, and konativní aspects of the self
  • Personality in the ordinary and normal conditions and situations
  • Options for exploring the personalities, methods of examination
  • Application of psychology in education, the context of educational theories and objectives
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BALCAR, K. Úvod do studia psychologie osobnosti. Praha : SPN, 1983. BLATNÝ, M., Psychologie osobnosti: hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2010, 301 s., ISBN 978-80-247-3434-7
  • DRAPELA,V. J. Přehled teorií osobnosti. Praha : Portál, 1997. ISBN 80-7178-251-3
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie: příručka pro studenty. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 286 s. ISBN 80-7178-923-2
  • MIKŠÍK, O. Psychologická charakteristika osobnosti. Praha : Karolinum, 2001. ISBN 80-246-0240-7
  • LUND, Nick, Nigel HOLT a Rob LEWIS. Inteligence a učení: z pohledu psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2012, 146 s. ISBN 978-80-247-3922-9
  • CAKIRPALOGLU, P. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247- 4033-1
  • SMÉKAL, Vladimír. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti: člověk v zrcadlení [i.e. zrcadle] vědomí a jednání. 3., opr. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2009, 523 s. ISBN 978-80-87029-62-6
  • ATKINSON, Rita L. Psychologie. 2., aktualiz. vyd., v Portálu 1. Praha: Portál, 2003, xxiii, 751 s. ISBN 80-7178-640-3
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Obecná psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1992, 174 s. ISBN 80-7066-524-6
  • PLHÁKOVÁ, A., Učebnice obecné psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha. Academia. 472 s. ISBN 978-80-200-1499-3
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie: přehled základních oborů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2011, 863 s. ISBN 978-80-7387-443-8
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Teaching Methods
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial 30
Preparation for the Final Test 15
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion 10
Total:055
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – oral
Test – final
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on course enrolment limitations: obor (CAP)
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2013, summer 2014, winter 2014, summer 2015, Summer 2016, winter 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2015, recent)
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