Psychology of counseling in the political sphere

Course: Political Psychology

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Psychology of counseling in the political sphere
Code
ОК. 15
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
LO2. Organize and conduct psychological research using valid and reliable methods. LO4. Make a psychological prognosis for the development of individuals, groups, organizations.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know: theoretical foundations, methodology and basic methods of consulting work in the political sphere through successful mastering of the disciplines of Social Psychology, Political Psychology, Psychology of Image Making, Psychology of Advertising, Psychology of PR; 2. To be able to: plan, organize and conduct consulting work. 3. To have: skills in developing and conducting consultations with clients, basic methods of planning and developing consulting activities necessary in the activities of a practical psychologist.
Course content
The aim of the discipline is to acquaint students with the methodology of political consulting, the peculiarities of building and organizing consulting activities in the political sphere, approaches and methods that form the basis of modern psychological technologies of political consulting, the possibilities of their application in the practical activities of a psychologist. The discipline provides: 1) students acquire the necessary knowledge about the system of psychological support in the political sphere; 2) acquaintance with psychological technologies of political consulting; 3) mastering the methods of political consulting; 4) development of skills and abilities to use modern psychological technologies in the political sphere; 5) formation of professional thinking, ability to analyze complex psychological phenomena and processes in the political sphere.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Baronin A. S. Analiz i prohnoz u polityci ta biznesi : kurs lekcij. K. : Vyd. PALYVODA A. V., 2005. 128 s. Frolov P. D. Texnolohiyi pobudovy cil"ovoho imidzhu polityka. Suchasna ukrayins"ka polityka. Polityky i politolohy pro neyi. Specvypusk: Politychnyj menedzhment. Ukrayins"kyj centr politychnoho menedzhmentu. Kyyiv, 2008, S.234 – 243. Shveda Yu. Vybory vid A do Ya : nast. knyha menedzhera vyborchoyi kampaniyi. L"viv : Astrolyabiya, 2015. 383 s. Feltus W. J. (2017). Inside Campaigns : Elections through the Eyes of Political Professionals. Thousand Oaks, CA : CQ Press. Johnson, D. (2010). Routledge Handbook of Political Management. Routledge.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, seminar, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral responses (presentation at the seminar, participation in discussions and debates): 28/17 points Analytical report: 28/17 points Creative individual work: 24/14 points Final control work: 20/12 points The final assessment is conducted in the form of an exam. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by a student is 40 points on a 100-point scale. The form of the examination is written. Types of tasks - open questions, creative tasks; the answer to open question 1 - 25%; the answer to open question 2 - 25%, creative task - 35% of the total grade. The minimum threshold level of the exam score, at which the exam is considered passed, cannot be less than 24 points. Conditions for admission to the exam. A student is not allowed to take the exam if he or she scored less than 36 points during the semester. Excellent 90-100 Good 75-89 Satisfactory 60-74 Fail 0-59
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oleh Petrovych Sosniuk
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