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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The course focuses on the spheres below: - Balance, harmonization, integration, meaning, freedom, harmony? in personal and professional life. A new quality in new era? An overestimated skill? Care of the soul and body. - Particularities of various types of work and their influence on our lives at various life stages (e.g. being an employee; employer; self-employed; fixed working hours; flexi-time; work during parent?s leave; sandwich generation) - What job is suitable for us? Is there only one option/career? What are we good at and how to find out? Specialization and ?jack-of-all-trades?? Independence or/and money? - Job security and insecurity. - Efficiency in personal and professional life. The course has been prepared within the Project CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0138 ?Education modularization in management and psychology at the University of Palacky in Olomouc via innovation and interconnection of economic and psychological study programmes?.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
- Homework for Teaching
- 31 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Balancing work and personal life to satisfy all parties involved is a never-ending process ? what suits one person need not be convenient for the couple or a family with small children; what may be applied in a small company may be difficult in a corporation; what works with certain people need not work with others. The aim of the course is to point at possibilities how to harmonize personal and professional life through social changes (e.g. changes in legislation, changes in stereotypes), company changes (e.g. introduction of flexi-time) or personal changes (e.g. higher effectiveness at shorter time at work, mental hygiene). Research shows that the balance is beneficial both for the workers as well as for his family/friends, and it often manifests also economically in the form of higher efficiency and profit.
- Students understand how to harmonize personal and professional life through changes at the personal level as well as system changes. - Making use of their knowledge, they can deal with dilemma and ethical issues in this field in an independent and creative manner. - They can suggest system changes leading to improved company staff?s quality of life.
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Prerequisites
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None. Work experience is an advantage.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Dialog
Attendance (max. 2 x 1,5 hour absence) Preparation for lessons (e.g. reading) Writing up a case report or alternative work according to the requirements of the lecturer.
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Recommended literature
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Arden, P. (2006). WhateverYouThink, ThinktheOpposite. PenguinPutnam.
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Assländer, F., &Grün, A. (2010). Time management jako duchovní úkol. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství..
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Babauta, L. (2010). Zen a hotovo. Brno: Jan Melvil..
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Dyer, W. (2004). ThePowerofIntention. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House..
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Erikson, E. H. (2002). Dětství a společnost. Praha: Argo..
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Ferris, T. (2010). Čtyřhodinový pracovní týden. Brno: Jan Melvil..
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Hodgkinson, T. (2011). Jak být volný. Brno: Jota..
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Junová, B. (2012). Čas pro změnu..k rovnováze práce a soukromí. E-book stažený z: http://www.pracenadalku.cz/portals/0/ebook/cas-pro-zmenu-pdf.pdf.
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Rydvalová, R., & Junová, B. (2011). Jak sladit práci a rodinu .. a nezapomenout na sebe. Praha: Grada..
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