Psychology of mass behavior

Course: Psychology

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Psychology of mass behavior
Code
ВБ.2.01
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
LO1. To search, process, and analyze professionally important knowledge from various sources using modern information and communication technologies. LO4. To make a psychological prognosis for the development of personality, groups, organizations. LO9. To solve ethical dilemmas based on rules of law, ethical principles, and common human values.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the basics of general and social psychology. 2. Be able to carry out psychological analysis of the inner world and behavior of the individual and external factors influencing groups. 3. Have the skills to search, process, and analyze information, use information and communication technologies in the learning process.
Course content
Discipline forms the ability to understand psychological patterns, analyze the content and course of mass communication and behavior in medium and large natural groups in a variety of contexts and social situations; use this knowledge to increase the effectiveness of their professional and non-professional communication; teaching others the best ways of behaving in conditions of spontaneous mass interaction to prevent the negative consequences of such interaction. The purpose - is to master the students of psychological patterns of functioning of mass consciousness and behavior, knowledge of the deep parameters and motives, factors and mechanisms of socio-economic activity of the masses and communities; understanding the psychological basis of interpersonal and intergroup social processes.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Vasyutinsky V. Psychological dimensions of the community. monograph / Vadim Vasyutinsky. K .: Golden Gate. 2010. 120 c. 2. Kornev M.N., Fomichova V.M. Psychology of mass behavior. K .: Institute of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv National University. Taras Shevchenko, 2000. 268 p. 3. Social psychology of large natural groups and mass phenomena: teaching method. way.- Ivano-Frankivsk, 2005. 104 p. 5. Rizun V.V. Theory of mass communication // Electronic Library of the Institute of Journalism. Mode of access to b-ki: http://www.journ.univ.kiev.ua/.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, discussions at seminars; individual and group projects, case studies, communicative exercises and elements of training exercises and role-playing games, individual work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The results of students' learning activities are evaluated on a 100-point scale. Oral answers at seminars, additions, participation in discussions, the performance of the creative individual and group tasks are evaluated at each lesson and independent work after classes. The final test is performed in the classroom at the end of the semester. The test is set by adding the number of points obtained for all types of work during the semester and the final test. Min. – 60 points Max.– 100 points Oral answer 6 х 3 = 18 10 х 3 = 30 Addition 4 х 1 = 4 5 х 2 = 10 Presentations, participation in discussions, work in microgroups 3 х 6 = 18 5 х 6 = 30 performing test exercises, 10х1 =10 10х1 =10 Control work 10 х 1 = 10 20 х 1 = 20
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Gennadii Anatoliiovych Stavytskyi
Department of Social Psychology
Faculty of Psychology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Social Psychology
Faculty of Psychology