Psychology of high school

Course: Economics and Economic Policy

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
Psychology of high school
Code
ОК 1.15
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 5. Adhere to the principles of academic integrity. PLO 6. Evaluate the results of one's own work, demonstrate leadership skills and the ability to manage personnel and work in a team. PLO 12. Substantiate management decisions on the effective development of business entities, taking into account objectives, resources, constraints and risks. PLO 19. Integrate new scientific findings into course content in a timely manner and in appropriate scope and formats. PLO 20. Teach using modern and effective methods and technologies that ensure the achievement of the course's learning outcomes. PLO 21. Assess learning outcomes using methods and technologies best suited to the objectives, content and nature of the course. PLO 22. Monitor students' compliance with academic integrity requirements and rules when assessing their learning outcomes.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the methodological foundations and main theoretical principles of higher education psychology; psychological characteristics of student age; patterns of formation and development of student groups; psychological characteristics of university teachers and teaching activities. 2. Be able to describe relevant psychological theories; analyse psychological phenomena in higher education; creatively apply knowledge of learning, education and pedagogical interaction; recognise, prevent and constructively resolve conflicts; understand group development and overcome communication barriers. 3. Possess the skills to apply appropriate theoretical approaches to different groups of participants in education to enhance their interaction.
Course content
The course “Psychology and Pedagogy of Higher Education” is compulsory and provides general theoretical preparation in higher education psychology as a basis for future teaching. It addresses theoretical issues related to the development, learning, and upbringing of students; the personality and academic and teaching activities of higher education teachers; and provides for the practical acquisition by master's students of the skills and competencies required for teaching and educational activities in higher education institutions. Particular attention is paid to fostering professional self-determination and the development of students' professional and pedagogical identity.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Vlasova O. I. Pedahohichna psykholohiia: navch. posibnyk. K.: Lybid, 2005. 400 s. 2. Kaidalova L. H. ta iy. Pedahohika ta psykholohiia vyshchoi shkoly: navch. posibnyk / L. H. Kaidalova. I. S. Sabatovska-Frolkina, N. V. Alokhina, N. V. Shvarp. X.: IIFaU, 2019. 248 s. 3. Podoliak L. H., Yurchenko, V. I. Psykholohiia vyshchoi shkoly: navch. posibnyk dlia mahistrantiv i aspirantiv. 3-ye vyd., vypr. i dop. K.: Karavela, 2011. 360 s. 4. Riabchych Ya .. Nevidoma Ya. Psykholohiia vyshchoi shkoly: Metodolohichni rekomendatsii do vyvchennia navchalnoi dystsypliny: navch.-metod, rozrobka. Kyiv: TsP «KOMPRYNT», 2020. 35 s. 5. Strazhnikova I. Pedahohika vyshchoi shkoly: navch.-metod. posibnyk. Ivano-Frankivsk: NAIR, 2018. 120 s. 6. Traverse T. M. Psykholohiia vykladatskoi roboty: pidruchnyk. K.: Nauk, svit, 2009. 269 s. 7. Trofimov A., Bondar I., Trofimova D., Miliutina K., Riabchych I. Organizational commitment factors: Role of employee work engagement. Espacios, 2017. 38(24),18.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Oral responses, analytical reports, creative independent work and a final written test.
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral responses (seminar presentations, discussions and contributions): LO 1.1–1.4, 2.1–2.3, 3.1, 3.2 - max. 24 / min. 14 points. 2. Analytical report: LO 1.1–1.4, 2.1–2.3, 3.1, 4.1 - max. 24 / min. 14 points. 3. Creative independent assignment: LO 1.1–1.4, 2.1–2.3, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 - max. 32 / min. 20 points. 4. Final written test: LO 1.1–1.4, 2.1–2.3, 3.2, 4.2 - max. 20 / min. 12 points. Final assessment is a pass/fail credit based on the student's work throughout the semester (up to 100 points), with no additional assessment for students who pass. Students scoring 40–59 points during the semester take an oral credit assessment worth 40 points. Those scoring below 40 are not admitted. The recommended minimum admission threshold is 40 points. Assessment organisation: all types of work are assessed throughout the semester. The maximum semester score is 100 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olga Diachok
Department of Developmental Psychology
Faculty of Psychology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Developmental Psychology
Faculty of Psychology