PSB_447 Engineering psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. David Michalík, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 9:10–10:45 C51
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course the student will be able to navigate in selected problem areas of applied psychological disciplines that relate to workload and stress, workplace and related conditions, open space, teleworking, negative effects in interpersonal relationships in the workplace, opportunities to promote safe behavior in the workplace , safety culture. Gets as well as basic skills in these areas for the position of occupational psychologist.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to engineering psychology, an overview of selected problem areas 2. Workload and Stress 3. Workplace and related conditions 4. Departments open space 5. Telework as a flexible and alternative forms of power work 6. Negative effects in interpersonal relationships in the workplace 7. Options to promote safe behavior in the workplace 8. Safety culture and its aspects 9. Presentation of tasks and related discussions I 10. Presentation of tasks and related discussions II 11. Presentation of tasks and related discussions III 12. Presentation of tasks and related discussions IV
Literature
    required literature
  • Michalík, D. (2012). Vybrané kapitoly z inženýrské psychologie (studijní e-text)
    recommended literature
  • Provazník, V. a kol. (2002). Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Michalík, D.; Skřehot, P. a kol. (2010). Kancelářská pracoviště s důrazem na typ open space. Praha : VÚBP, v.v.i.
  • Chundela, L. (2007). Ergonomie. Praha: ČVUT.
  • Rubínová, D. (2006). Ergonomie. Brno: CERM.
  • Štikar, J. a kol. (2005). Psychologie ve světě práce. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Stanton, N.A. ; Hedge, A.; Brookhuis, K.; Salas, E.; Hendrick, H.W. (Eds.) (2005). Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Michalík, D.; Paleček, M. (2010). Kultura a komunikace v~podnikovém prostředí. Praha: VÚBP, v.v.i.
  • GILBERTOVÁ, Sylva and Oldřich MATOUŠEK. Ergonomie : optimalizace lidské činnosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2002, 239 s. ISBN 8024702266. info
Teaching methods
Learning takes place once a week during the semester: lectures, discussions, presentations researches.
Assessment methods
The colloquium is an oral presentation in the form of their own in front of other students on selected topics according to points 2-8 syllabus and subsequent discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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