PSYn5470 Lecturer skills for psychologists

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Václav Wortner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Václav Wortner, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 24. 3. 10:00–15:40 P21b, Fri 14. 4. 10:00–15:40 U34, Fri 19. 5. 10:00–15:40 P24b
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 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/12, only registered: 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course PSYn5370 is a development of lecturer skills, of the ability to facilitate a group and prepare a workshop on psychological topics, especially in a corporate and business environment.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course, the students will:
i. know, how their body and mind react in the role of a lecturer and how to relax in this role
ii. understand the main principles of experiential learning
iii. know activities from which they can create an educational program
iv. know how to facilitate the group of participants
v. know how to react in difficult situations and work with difficult types of participants
vi. know the roles and tasks of a lecturer and the needs of a group according to its phase of development
vii. be able to prepare and realize a workshop on psychological topic from the field of "soft" skills
Syllabus
  • I. The body and mind of the lecturer
  • psychosomatic aspects, self-confidence, ability to relax, relationship with oneself, relationship towards one´s own mistakes
  • II. How (not) to give a presentation
  • designing interactive education, principles of experiential learning
  • III. How to facilitate the group of pacticipants
  • undestanding the group dynamics, difficult participants and situations and how to work with them, tasks of the lecturer in different phases of the group development
Teaching methods
The work in the course is comprised of experiential exercises, its reflection, and application of the developed skills into practice by realizing a "mini-workshop".
Assessment methods
The non-graded credit is awarded based on:
I. Participation in all the sessions (max. 3 hours of absence is tolerated for health reasons documented by doctor´s letter of excuse registered in the IS)
II. Realization of a "Mini-workshop":
Team task for pairs of students. The aim is to prepare and realize a 30 minute workshop on psychological topic, such as: effective communication, feedback, conflict resolution, team roles, prejudice and stereotypes, stress management, work-life balance, time management.
After the realization, students will get a feedback on:
i. their presentation skills in the role of a lecturer
ii. interactivity of the program, suitability of chosen methods, engagement of participants
iii. grounding in psychology, using resarch results and theories
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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