Course: Design and Management PP - Practice 1A

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Course title Design and Management PP - Practice 1A
Course code KKV/PPXS1
Organizational form of instruction Practice + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Slatinská Bianka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The continuous two-week practice will be divided into three parts. The first part of the practice (usually three days) will be listening. Students get to know the facility, staff and clients. After agreement with the head of practice, they will choose a group or individual with whom they will meet regularly. During these hearings, students gain a basic understanding of the habits of a group or individual and the way of pedagogical work. The second part of the internship (usually two days) will be an assistantship. During this part of the practice, students will be involved in the activities of the facility. In the third part of the internship (usually five days), students design and implement a project (5 micro-exits). The student proposes the goal of the project in relation to the needs or expectations of the given clients, prepares the necessary tools. The practice will be implemented in low-threshold facilities, civic associations engaged in counseling activities, clubs at elementary and secondary schools, facilities for substitute family care, non-profit organizations providing leisure activities and various social services, etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The practice is individual and is focused on the application of knowledge gained in individual subjects when working with different groups of clients. At the same time, this course will provide a greater overview of the provision of services in facilities in which the social pedagogue is applied.
1) The student will deepen his / her knowledge of methods of social pedagogy and their application in working with various groups of clients in the given facility, 2) the student learns to create, plan and organize activities suitable for clients in the selected facility, 3) the student will learn to develop values and generally ethical principles through social-educational action. Competences acquired after graduation: - competencies in creating, planning and organizing activities and projects suitable for different target groups of social pedagogy - competence to use knowledge and skills from vocational subjects - knowledge of the system of provided services, legislative anchoring of facilities and skills for using methods and forms in various types of facilities in which a social educator applies - competence of self-reflection in relation to the target group - student's personal development
Prerequisites
First of all the students are due to pass a range of pedagogical subjects and in all cases they must be legally capable to work with children and the youth (i.e. it is not probihited for them to work with children and the youth), and adults.

Assessment methods and criteria
Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio, Seminar Work

Student is due to register for the practice. The registration conditions are given on the website ipraxe.upol.cz. Student is due to be present at the working place the given numer of hours, which is at least 6 hours a day (i.e. a 100% attendace is reguired ). The student is expected to fullfil the tasks given by the department as well as he/she should participace actively in the activities required by his/her mentor. The student is obliged to submit the first version of the final thesis and internship diary (according to the methodological form) within two weeks from the date of completion of the internship, the recognition of which is a condition for granting credit. The student must be present at the introductory and final seminars for internships. Students with individual study plan (after agreement with the internship mentor) complete the internship in the same way as distance study program students, according to the applicable methodology.
Recommended literature
  • BLAHUTKOVÁ, M., KLENKOVÁ, J., ZICHOVÁ, D. Psychomotorické hry pro děti s poruchami pozornosti a pro hyperaktivní děti..
  • Dvořáková, H., Volfová, M., & Volfová, H. (2012). Hravé cvičení: [náměty na pohybové aktivity pro děti předškolního věku. Praha: Raabe.
  • Petty, G., & Foltýn, J. (2013). Moderní vyučování. Praha: Portál.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - Designing and Management (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - Designing and Management (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Pedagogy - Designing and Management (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter