UVSRPCK017 Social Psychology

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
6/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Hozová, MBA, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Bohumil Koukola, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Krčmaříková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
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 instruction of the course involves the interpretation of the contemporary social psychology, presents its purpose, concept and basic socio-psychological topics, ideas, approaches, theories, methods, and knowledge with an emphasis on the applicability of socio-psychological thinking in particular in the area of public administration and public life of the society and the implementation of national and regional policies. Study Outcomes: Professional Knowledge: Students can adequately define the purpose, structure the subject matter and define the basic concepts, categories and constructions of social psychology. They understand the basic context and the conditionality of socio-psychological phenomena. Professional Skills: Students can navigate in the current socio-psychological phenomena, issues and situations. They can think about them in an informed manner, penetrate into their causal connections and relations. They also can assign relevant socio-psychological explanation and interpretation to the practical problems and situations identified in everyday social and organizational practice. General Qualification: Students are capable of utilizing the presented findings of social psychology both for the solution of various tasks of study within the study of their field, and while fulfilling common tasks and solving practical problems and situations of everyday social and administrative practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Subject and history social psychology
    2. Individual and company
    3. Social perception and communication
    4. Social interaction
    5. Man and social group
    6. Properties groups, leadership groups
    7. Social role, position and status
    8. Challenging, load and conflict social situation
    9. Social attitudes
    10. Practical application social psychology
Literature
    required literature
  • URBANOVSKÁ, E., ŠKOBRTAL, P. Sociální a pedagogická psychologie pro speciální pedagogy. Olomouc: UP, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3065-2. info
  • KOUKOLA, B. Sociální psychologie. Studijní opora. 1. vyd. [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2011. info
  • HEWSTONE, M., STROEBE, W. Sociální psychologie. Praha, 2006. info
  • ČÍŽKOVÁ, J. Přehled sociální psychologie. Dotisk 1. vyd. z roku 2000. Olomouc: VUP, 2001. ISBN 80-244-0150-9. info
  • ŘEZÁČ, J. Sociální psychologie. Brno: Paido, 1998. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
    recommended literature
  • QUISOVÁ, S. Sociální psychologie - semináře a cvičení. Studijní opora 1: vydání (online). Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2011. info
  • URBANOVSKÁ, E. Sociální a pedagogická psychologie, Učební texty k distančnímu vzdělánání. Olomouc: VUP, 2006. ISBN 80-244-1410-4. info
  • KOMÁRKOVÁ, R., SLAMĚNÍK, I, VÝROST, J. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III: sociálněpsychologický výcvik. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-24701180-4. info
  • HELUS, S. Úvod do sociální psychologie. Praha: PF UK, 2001. ISBN 80-7290-054-4. info
  • DEVITO, J. A. Základy mezilidské komunikace. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-7169-988-8. info
  • VYKOPALOVÁ, H. Vybrané kapitoly ze sociální psychologie. Olomouc: VUP, 2000. ISBN 80-244-0084-7. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, M. Sociální psychologie. Praha: Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0609-7. info
  • HAYESOVÁ, N. Základy sociální psychologie. Praha: Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-763-9. info
  • VÝROST, J., SLAMĚNÍK,I. Sociální psychologie/Sociálna psychológie 1. vyd. Praha: ISV, 1997. ISBN 80-5688-20-x. info
  • NERUDOVÁ, L. Vybrané problémy sociální psychologie. Skripta. Brno: FF MU, 1989. ISBN 20-210-0155-0. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Internship
Brainstorming
Assessment methods
Grade
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Student will be according to instructions teaching serve from study support and registered literature. Student would be able continuously consult individually studied themes subject through e-mail, individual or group consultation.
Final - test. Student must meet the demands so, so him may be assigned points (% correct answer in test) and of them consequent classification according to undermentioned keys.
Points (%) Exam /credit
(alphabet scale) (numeric scale)
100 - 95 A 1,0 inclusion
94 - 90 B 1,5 inclusion
89 - 85 C 2,0 inclusion
84 - 80 D 2,5 inclusion
79 - 75 E 3,0 inclusion
74 and less F 4,0 plug and play
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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