PSYn5250 Psychology of Leadership

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 21. 2. 8:00–11:40 U23, Fri 6. 3. 8:00–11:40 U23, Fri 3. 4. 8:00–11:40 U23, Fri 17. 4. 8:00–11:40 U23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PSY525 Psychology of Leadership
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 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces the most important psychological theories related to leadership and their application to practice. The course emphasizes the use of the theories in I/O psychological counseling. The course provides students with the basic knowledge that is necessary for the assessment, support and development of the leadership in teams and organizations.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- describe and explain the factors of leadership effectivity;
- make a reasoned decision about an appropriateness of leadership approach in different situations;
- plan the development of leaders.
Syllabus
  • - Leadership in psychology;
  • - Good and toxic leader;
  • - Leadership roles;
  • - Leadership in teams;
  • - Contingent and situational leadership;
  • - Social identity theory in leadership;
  • - Transformational and transactional leadership;
  • - Leadership tools;
  • - Shared leadership;
  • - Assessment of leadership;
  • - Leadership training;
  • - Leadership research;
  • - New trends in leadership theories;
  • - Critique of traditional leadership theories.
Literature
    required literature
  • PROCHÁZKA, Jakub, Martin VACULÍK and Petr SMUTNÝ. Psychologie efektivního leadershipu (The Psychology of Effective Leadership). Praha: Grada, 2013, 152 pp. Psyché. ISBN 978-80-247-4646-3. URL info
  • WOODS, Stephen A. and Michael A. WEST. The psychology of work and organizations. Andover: South-Western/Cengage Learning, 2010, xviii, 598. ISBN 9781408018866. info
    recommended literature
  • BASS, B. M., B. J. AVOLIO, D. I. JUNG and Y. BERSON. Predicting unit performance by assessing transformational and transactional leadership. Journal of Applied Psychology. 2003, vol. 88, No 2, p. 207-218. info
  • LUKAS, Josef and Josef SMOLÍK. Psychologie vůdcovství (Psychology of leadership). 1st ed. Brno: Computer Press, 2008, 208 pp. KPS003. ISBN 978-80-251-2139-9. URL info
  • PROCHÁZKA, Jakub, Martin VACULÍK, Marie SOUČKOVÁ and Marcela LEUGNEROVÁ. Encyklopedie psychologie práce (Encyclopedia of Work Psychology). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 156 pp. n/a. ISBN 978-80-210-7744-7. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.2641.4884. URL info
  • 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
Teaching methods
Model situation; Role playing; Group presentation; Class discussion
Assessment methods
Students acquire 70% of the points during the semester for individual and group tasks, for participating in seminars and activities at seminars and 30% points from the final test. Students need to obtain at least 30% points for each task and at least 60% points from the maximum of 100 points to pass the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Povinný předmět profilace Psychologie práce.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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