PSY415 Internship (work psychology)

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. (from 2 credits increase by 2). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marcela Leugnerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 20. 9. 17:00–18:30 U23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSY409 Organisational psychology && ( PSY527 Internships in Psychology and their ethical challenges || PSY534 Ethics in the psychology work )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objectives of the course is to offer basic orientation in the field of work psychology practice for students and to give them basic practical experience in this area.
This basic experience should be gained in these professional activities:
a. Personnel selection, Assessment of Professional Competence;
b. Psychological assessment in Personnel selection and Development;
c. Personal counselling;
d. Employee training and education;
e. Diagnostics of the organisation, analysis of certain aspects in inner matters of the company (analysis of condition in the company, culture in the organisation etc.);
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will:
a. have experience from some of the areas: personnel selection, employee training and education, psychological assessment, personnel counselling;
b. be able to apply knowledge from several psychological courses (e. g. social psychology, psychological assessment, organizational psychology) to the practice;
c. have an idea of ​​what is the job of a psychologist working in different organizations (e. g. police, internal human resources department of organizations, consulting organizations).
Syllabus
  • The course has got its own special form, it runs in several parts at the practice provider`s workplace.
Literature
  • ARNOLD, John and Ray RANDALL. Work psychology : understanding human behaviour in the workplace. 5th ed. New York: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2010, xxix, 814. ISBN 9780273711216. info
  • VACULÍK, Martin. Assessment centrum (Assessment center). In Psychologická encyklopedie: Aplikovaná psychologie B. Baštecká (Ed.). Praha: Portál, s. r. o., 2009, p. 45-49. Psychologie. ISBN 978-80-7367-470-0. info
Teaching methods
Student passes a practices in selected working compartments.
Assessment methods
The course is compulsory for students of psychology master program at FSS MU. One credit in the course corresponds to 20 working hours (i. e. 2,5 working days). For passing the course it is necessary for students to:
1. Settle the practice at the provider`s workplace – see the contacts
2. Sign the Code of Ethics
3. To provide filled in form „Confirmation of passing the practice", as well as the form „Timesheet“, including both provider's and student's signatures.
4. To complete final discussion with course supervisor.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: 2 od im. ročníku 2015/16, starší im. ročníky zapisují 4.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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