FSS:PSY711 Personnel Psychology - Course Information
PSY711 Personnel Psychology
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Součková (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Hašková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marcela Leugnerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Maruniaková (seminar tutor) - 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
- Sat 28. 2. 15:40–16:55 U23, Fri 20. 3. 12:00–13:15 exP24, Sat 18. 4. 12:00–13:15 U23
- 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
- there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students will be able to:
define work psychology, describe core values of work psychology;
conduct literature search and understand the merits and weaknesses of evidence sources;
apply work psychology theory and knowledge;
understand how to critically evaluate theory and research in work psychology;
recognise good practice in personnel selection, assessing performance and learning and development;
describe and apply criteria used for personnel selection;
outline and apply the personnel selection design and validation process;
describe and use different job analysis techniques;
list personnel selection methods and specify their advantages and disadvantages;
specify which selection methods tends to be a) most valid, b) most acceptable for applicants;
compare different methods of assessing work performance and name their advantages and disadvantages;
describe main approaches to motivation and explain how they could affect productivity at work;
evaluate different motivation systems;
explain how learning theories can be used to inform the training design;
identify potential barriers to the successful transfer of learning to the workplace and how these might be addressed;
evaluate different models of training evaluation;
explain factors that influence team performance;
explain the stages of team development; - Syllabus
- 1. Work psychology: an initial orientation 2. The foundation of personnel selection: Analysing job, competencies and selection effectiveness 3. Personnel selection and assessment methods 4. Assessing performance at work 5. Approaches to work motivation 6. Training and development 7. Teams and teamwork
- Literature
- required 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: psychologie ve výběru a rozvoji lidí (Assessment center method: psychology of selection and personal development). Brno: NC Publishing, a.s., 2010, 202 pp. Gaia. ISBN 978-80-903858-8-7. info
- recommended literature
- WOODS, Stephen A. and Michael A. WEST. The psychology of work and organizations. Andover: South-Western/Cengage Learning, 2010, xviii, 598. ISBN 9781408018866. info
- Teaching methods
- Education methods: lectures, seminars, position papers, class discussion, team projects, reading
- Assessment methods
- Requierements for passing:5 position papers, 2 group assignments, written examination
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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