| Course title | Assessment Centre in Practice |
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| Course code | KSA/ACP |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Preface Introduction, learning goals. 2. What is AC Assessment Centres are diagnosing and training programmes for human assortment or development. 3. Organizing AC (8 - 10 participants, 6 observers, 2 moderators, 3 big enough rooms) 4. AC Principles Independent observers, permanent rotation of the participants, observation separated from evaluation, Criteria watched in various practise, situation simulation. 5. AC Practice 1 Self-presentation, personality tests, group discussion, 6. AC Practice 2 Small groups work, specific cases analysis, interview, evaluating interview. 7. Request Profile Internal movements/motivation, business dispositions, cognitive dispositions, social competencies. 8. How to Make an Interview 1 Open questions form - they support broad narration and give a great open space for an answer to the interview partner. 9. How to Make an Interview 2 Close questions form - they limit the interview partner and should be used only when specific data is needed. 10. Tendencies to Make Observation Mistakes Every observer has his/her own ideas about behaviour connected to a situation and the situation is often (may be unconsciously) assessed according the individuality and not according what is objectively observed. 11. Feed-back Important part of AC that brings great emotional pressure. It is important for the one who realizes it to know its principles. 12. Conclusion Summary, revision, common discussion.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Assessment centers are diagnostic -training program. The goal is for a theoretical explanation of the principles on specific AC exercises to practice observation probands and the method of evaluation of group exercises.
- student knows the definition of AC - student knows basic principles of AC - student knows the organization of AC - student is able to fulfil the observer´s role in AC independently - student is able to hold an interview according to the needs and goals of AC - student is able to give and ask for a feed-back - student can assess the performance of a candidate in AC - student can indicate the usage of AC potential for appropriate candidates - student uses effectively the AC potential |
| Prerequisites |
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No prior requirements.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam
This subject is closed by colloquium which is provided through a group discussion in groups of 5-7 students. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
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