VV028 Psychology in Informatics

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Václav Přenosil, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Josef Prokeš, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:50 C416
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! V028 Psychology in Informatics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The subject provides some basic knowledge concerning the psychological aspects of the impact of new information technology on the individual's personality. It targets the psychology of electronic communication, psychological aspects of computer games, personality of professionals in communication technology and impact of computers on education at the new information era.
Syllabus
  • Transactional Analysis. Stress and dealing with it. Psychopathology and methods of therapy. Mental health care. Social beliefs and attitudes, interpersonal attraction. Social interaction and influence - the presence of the others, its effect, group decisions. Relations between people and machines. Social relations and team-work, communicativness. Verbal and nonverbal communications at work. Assertiveness. Solving a conflict and problem situations. The strategy of conducting competitions for leading posts.
Literature
  • PROKEŠ, Josef. Člověk a počítač aneb svítání digitální kultury (Human and Computer (Dawn of Digital Culture)). Brno: Sursum, 2000, 88 pp. ISBN 80-85799-82-0. URL info
  • Šmahel, David. Psychologie a internet. Triton, Praha 2003, 158 s.
  • Suler, J.: The Psychology of Cyberspace. http://www.reider.edu/Suler/psycyber/psycyber.html
  • ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Závěrečný test znalostí, v případě neúspěchu ústní přezkoušení.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/prokes
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2006, recent)
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