SO103 Basics of Psychology and Sociology I.

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Bielik, DiS., B.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Kolaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is intended to provide students with an orientation in basic psychological and sociological concepts, theories and important thinkers. 1. Introduction to psychology and sociology: scientific and folk disciplines, the relationship with other disciplines, epistemology 2. Cognitive psychology: dual process theory, representational heuristics, accessibility, anchoring, noise in human reasoning. Stereotypes, languages and power, prejudice 3. Moral psychology: Piaget, Kohlberg, Gilligan, social domain theory, moral foundations theory, social-intuitionist model 4. Intelligence: history of measurement, nature and nurture, Flynn effect, theory of successful intelligence
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: orient in basic theoretical concepts understand basic psychological and sociological concepts use psychological terminology correctly
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic psychological and sociological terminology 2. Structural inequalities in education 3. Development of disciplines and scientific research in the field 4. Globalisation and individualisation
Literature
    required literature
  • DURKHEIM, Émile. Sociologie a filosofie : sociologie a sociální vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998, 175 s. ISBN 8085850575. info
    recommended literature
  • SEKOT, Aleš. Základy sociologie (Introduction to sociology). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 112 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6960-2. URL info
  • DANICS, Štefan. Základy sociologie a politologie. 2. upr. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2014, 366 s. ISBN 9788073804862. info
  • DANIELOVÁ, Lenka and Jana ZOUHAROVÁ. Základy sociologie a psychologie. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Mendelova univerzita, 2011, 103 s. ISBN 9788073754747. info
  • Psychologie. Edited by Rita L. Atkinsonová. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2003, xxiii, 751. ISBN 80-7178-640-3. info
  • ONDREJKOVIČ, Peter. Úvod do sociológie výchovy : základy sociológie výchovy a mládeže. 2., rozš. a preprac. vyd. Bratislava: Veda, 1998, 386 s. ISBN 8022405795. info
  • Základy sociologie. Edited by Ivo Možný - Miloslav Petrusek - Jan Keller. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1996. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminar meetings, discussions, professional readings
Assessment methods
active participation in seminars, reading, continuous assignments, written test, presentation on selected topic, 70% success rate required
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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