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Psychology in IT sphere

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Short Description

This course covers the following concepts: The structure of Psyche; The psychic mental processes: cognitive, emotional, volitional; Emotional intelligence; Personality and personality traits; Spiral Dynamics.

Course Topics

Course Sections and Topics

Section	Topics within the section
Introduction: psychology as a science, its branches and methodology	- The history of psychology - The notion and structure of psyche - The branches of psychology - The methods of psychology
Mental Cognitive processes:	- Sensation - Perception - Attention - Memory - Thinking - Imagination.
Mental Volitional processes	- What is willpower and how it works - Body reserve of Willpower - Tricks of our mind, connected with willpower and how to overcome them
Mental Emotional processes	- The notion and functions of emotions - Biological emotions - Social emotions - Emotion and stress management
Personality traits	- The notion of personality - Personality theories - Personality traits: abilities, temperament, character, orientation.
Communication psychology	- The instrument of communication - Communication barriers - The main conditions of real/successful communication - Tips of successful communication - Networking
System development psychology	- Spiral dynamics as a systems evolution theory - The meaning of 9 levels of spiral dynamics - Crises of the levels - The usage of Spiral dynamics theory in personal life and business

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

What is the main purpose of this course?

This is an introductory course in general psychology. During the course, students will learn the fundamental terms, conceptual apparatus and principles of psychological science, its different directions, branches and also the history of its development.

ILOs defined at three levels

Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...

• • key psychological terms and concepts
• • psychological science stage of development and its perspectives
• • the structure of the psyche and the principles of its functioning
• • important techniques and best practices for self-regulation of emotional and mental state
• • the spiral dynamics conception and its stages
• • the main principles of communication

Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...

• • How to observe the functioning of their mental cognitive processes
• • How to define their emotions, emotional conditions and the reasons of them
• • How they can use such mental process as willpower for achieving their goals
• • What personality traits they and their environment have got.
• • The level of any community system development
• • How and in which situations they can use the main principles of communication

Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...

• • Use technics for managing and improving their cognitive processes
• • Use technics for managing and improving their willpower
• • Use the technics of emotional and stress management
• • Consider their and their environment personal traits in making decisions.
• • Plan their actions with the systems concerning its level of development.
• • Use corresponding principles of communication in different interactions

Grading

Course grading range

Grade	Range	Description of performance
A. Excellent	90-100	-
B. Good	75-89	-
C. Satisfactory	60-74	-
D. Poor	0-59	-

Course activities and grading breakdown

Activity Type	Percentage of the overall course grade
Attendance	80
Essay	10
Exam	10

Resources, literature and reference materials

Open access resources

• Jo Godefroid “Les Chemins de la psychologie”, 1988 Paris
• Edited by L.M. Popov and S.V. Petrushin “Methods and techniques of practical psychology”, 2007 St. Petersburg
• R.S. Nemov “General psychology” in 3 volumes, 2011 Moscow
• Kelly McGonigal “The Willpower Instinct”, 2011 The USA

Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities

Activities and Teaching Methods

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Formative Assessment and Course Activities

Final assessment

Section 1

1. What is psychology studying?
2. What are the methods of psychology?
3. Describe the structure of Psyche.

Section 2

1. 1. Give the definition to every mental cognitive process and its properties.
2. 2. How do you use the knowledge of every mental cognitive process and practices connected with them in your personal life and communication?

Section 3

1. 1. Tell about the part of our brain answers for Willpower?
2. 2. What should we do with our body in order to improve our Willpower?
3. 3. What are our mind tricks, connected with willpower and how to overcome them?
4. 4. Describe the possible algorithm of coping with self-blaming.

Section 4

1. 1. How do you understand emotional intelligence?
2. 2. Describe the base emotions and tell how we can manage them.
3. 3. Describe the social emotions and tell how we can work with them.

Section 5

1. 1. Describe the Freud Conception of the Human Psyche and Personality.
2. 2. Give the definition of Personality and its traits
3. 3. Describe how our personality and its traits form and develop.

Section 6

1. 1. Tell about the main instrument and conditions of communication.
2. 2. What rules should we follow for successful communication?
3. 3. What is the definition and main principles of networking?

Section 7

1. 1. What does the Spiral dynamics theory describe?
2. 2. Describe all the levels with crises of Spiral dynamics theory.

The retake exam

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7