Course detail

Company Practice Psychology

FAST-CZ056Acad. year: 2018/2019

The subject offer the basic orientation in practical soft skills used in companies, it raises the finding employment ability and graduate competitiveness. The subject continuously introduces to students the soft skills that lead the graduate effectively to carrier and personality growth.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Orientation in company practice interpersonal situations, ability to apply gained knowledge and skills in personal and professional life. To have ability to effectively control emotions and thoughts in focusing personality carrier raise and efficiency for company. Ability of insight on human relationships, group processes, own communication style and ability of active reformation for company needs.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge from psychology and sociology from secondary school (from subjects as Civics or Social sciences). Basic orientation in terminology from general psychology, sociology and social groups.

Co-requisites

Basic orientation in company everyday routine, in professional work position sorting in company human resource system.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The information will be passed on in the form of lectures, accompanied by rich photographic material. Lectures, basic information, continuous tests and a lot of information beyond the recited topics are in LMS Moodle.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students continuously show gained knowledge and skills in LMS Moodle tests (max. 40% points), at the end of semester they work out final credit examination (max. 60% points), considering need of reach at least 75% points from both in total evaluation.

Course curriculum

1. Soft – skills, definition, use in practice, importance for competitiveness
2. Assertiveness and attitude to others, assertiveness as relationships change possibility and cooperation with others, self – evaluation, respect to own personality, to others
3. Communication, empathy, nonverbal reading, communication faults
4. Dealing with problem communication partner types, its identification and its specific in communication.
5. Conflict and negotiation, dealing strategy considering the aim of dealing.
6. Own work results presentation to professional and general public. Work with public.
7. Social groups versus team, dynamics and team parts.
8. Working environment and related psychological aspects. Work environmental hygiene.
9. Problem dealing at work. Identification and solving for civil engineering environment.
10. Self – management as personality efficiency rising.
11. 4. and 5. generation time – management, efficiency a priority.
12. Stress, its physiology and relax techniques. Stress reduce.
13. Innovation and creativity, its support for own efficiency and creative activity increasing.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Orientation in an interpersonal communication (especially considering managment position), abilities in aplication knowledge and soft-skills in private and in profession life.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-K-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch S , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's

    branch R , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-K-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch R , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch R , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Soft – skills, definition, use in practice, importance for competitiveness
2. Assertiveness and attitude to others, assertiveness as relationships change possibility and cooperation with others, self – evaluation, respect to own personality, to others
3. Communication, empathy, nonverbal reading, communication faults
4. Dealing with problem communication partner types, its identification and its specific in communication.
5. Conflict and negotiation, dealing strategy considering the aim of dealing.
6. Own work results presentation to professional and general public. Work with public.
7. Social groups versus team, dynamics and team parts.
8. Working environment and related psychological aspects. Work environmental hygiene.
9. Problem dealing at work. Identification and solving for civil engineering environment.
10. Self – management as personality efficiency rising.
11. 4. and 5. generation time – management, efficiency a priority.
12. Stress, its physiology and relax techniques. Stress reduce.
13. Innovation and creativity, its support for own efficiency and creative activity increasing.