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Psychology Course for Managers. ESF project No. CZ.04.1.03/3.3.07.2/0018. Project. Aims of the project: Development of a new course of further professional education of technical workers.
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Psychology Course for Managers ESF project No. CZ.04.1.03/3.3.07.2/0018.
Project Aims of the project: • Development of a new course of further professional education of technical workers. • Preparation of e-learning study material freely available via network of the Centre of Education of the Liberec Region. • Development of cooperation of the Centre of Continuing Education at the TUL, Centre of Education of the Liberec Region and enterprises in the Liberec Region.
Project Specific outputs: • Development of electronic study materials for 5 modules, which are a part of the course • Opening and realizationof a pilot course • Making available study text through network of the Centre of Education of the Liberec Region
Elementary course information • The course is intended for graduates in technical or scientific specializations, who work as managers in small and medium enterprises. • The objective of the course is to inform students about: • elementary issues of psychological and social disciplines • main techniques of communication and work with people
Elementary course information Characteristics of the course: • The course has been divided in five modules in the extent of 8 to 32 hours of in-class learning. • Each module represents at least 10 hours of work with the electronic study environment and 40 hours of independent studies.
Elementary course information • The course has two semesters, with in-class learning ensured at weekends, 6 weekend days per each semester • Examinations (e) are organized in form of a test or a semester thesis and an oral examination • Credits (c) in form of a test or a semester thesis or active participation in practical training
Electronic study material • The elementary study support is electronic study material developed in the study environment Moodle. • The aim of the study support is making available • elementary study text, • information on studies • And enabling mainly the following activities: • discussion among participants • consulting with the tutor • preparation and submitting of semestral theses • feedback activities
Information on the pilot course • The pilot course was launched on 3 November , therefore we can only focus on results of input questionnaires • 23 students entered the course, 20 of them submitted the entrance questionnaire • They study mainly due to professional reasons • They have learned about the course mainly from websites • They evaluate their input knowledge of psychology by average mark 3 (1 – 5, 1 the best)
Information on the pilot course • Average age of students is 33 years; average length of their practice in branch is 10 years • 14 students graduated in higher education institutions, others in secondary schools