EVSBPPSO Personality Psychology

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ivona Buryová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivona Buryová, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Timetable
Tue 13:05–13:50 A206
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
EVSBPPSO/01: Tue 11:25–13:00 A206, I. Buryová
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(1952) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && ROCNIK(3)
There are no prerequisites required to complete the course and the course can be enrolled independently of other courses.
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 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 24/32, only registered: 16/32
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Making the students familiar with chosen issues the psychology of the personality. Teach them to apply informations and skills in to practical activities of management staff. Subject is recommended also for futures social workers and human sources managers. A range of the particular parts of subject is flexible. Intensity and accents depends on students ability and preparations during introductions subjects like general psychology and sociology.
Learning outcomes
The student will explain the main historical assumptions of the emergence of personality psychology. He/She will characterize and compare different personality types in the context of personality development and formation. He/She will explain factors influencing the psychological characteristics of the personality, the relationship to the environment, to work and to oneself. He/She will characterize the specifics of the psychological development of the personality from a biological, psychological and moral perspective. He/She will analyze factors influencing the system of values ​​and norms in the process of individual socialization. He/She will explain the essence of the formation of attitudes and the value scale. He/She will analyze human character traits, abilities, skills and the ability of social learning in connection with the environment and personality development. He/She will characterize the sources of motivation and motivational behavior within the framework of personality typology. He/She will characterize the structure of the MBTI typology and apply it in practice. He/She will characterize specific personality disorders and explain the influence of genetic and social factors.
Syllabus
1. An introduction to psychology of personality
2. Integrity of personality
3. MBTI typology
4. Characteristics of personality
5. Stability of personality
6. Dispositions and abilities
7. Creative potential
8. Dynamic of personality
9. Individual types of clients and employees
10. Selfmanagement
Literature
    required literature
  • NAKONEČNÝ, M. Základy psychologie osobnosti. Praha: Management Press, 1993. ISBN 80-85603-34-9. info
  • BURYOVÁ, I. Psychologie. Karviná: SU OPF, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7510-012-2. info
  • HALL, C. S. and G. LINDZEY. Introduction to Theories of Personality. John Wiley& Sons, 1985. ISBN 0-41-08906-0. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, M. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0525-0. info
    recommended literature
  • CIMICKÝ, J. Sám sobě psychiatrem. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-86155-82- X. info
  • ČAKRT, J. Kdo jsem já, kdo jste Vy? Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-85943-12-3. info
  • DAVIDSON, J. Jak hospodařit se svým časem. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-7205-. info
  • HARRIS, T. A. Já jsem OK, ty jsi OK. Praha, 1997. ISBN 80-7205-508-9. info
  • KOMÁRKOVÁ, R., SLAMĚNÍK, I., VÝROST, J. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III sociálně psychologický výcvik. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0180-4. info
  • MIKŠÍK, O. Psychologická charakteristika osobnosti. Praha: Karolinum, 2003. ISBN 978-80-246-1304-8. info
  • SMÉKAL, V. Pozvání do Psychologie osobnosti,člověk v zrcadle vědomí a jednání. Brno, 2004. ISBN 80-86598-65-9. info
  • ŠTĚPANÍK, J. Umění jednat s lidmi - cesta k úspěchu. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0530-3. info
  • ZDRAŽILOVÁ, D., KHELEROVÁ, V. Management obchodní firmy. Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85623-72-2. info
  • ZUCHA, O. R. Praktická příručka manažera. Praha, 1993. ISBN 80-85603-32-2. info
  • LANDZ, F. J. and D. A. TRUMBO. Psychology of Work Behavior. Homewood, The Dorsey Press, 1977. ISBN 0-256-01807-3. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Presentation of a seminar project on a selected topic. Combined exam (written in the form of a test or oral at the student's request and for students with specific educational needs). The overall grade for the course is the average of the grades from the seminar project and the exam result.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
https://is.slu.cz/auth/el/opf/zima2026/EVSBPPSO/
The prerequisite for admission to the exam is at least 70% participation in seminars, preparation and defense of a seminar paper. The exam is in written or oral form.
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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