PSYn4150 Internship (work psychology)

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 4 credit(s). 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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PSY415 Internship (work psychology) && ( PSY409 Organisational psychology || PSYn4090 Organisational psychology ) && ( PSY534 Ethics in the psychology work || PSYn5340 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 are to offer 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 counseling;
d. Employee training and education;
e. Diagnostics of the organization, analysis of certain aspects in inner matters of the company (analysis of condition in the company, culture in the organization, 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 counseling;
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 the practice 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 in Study materials
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 the final discussion with the 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.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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