Course Details

Sociology

Academic Year 2025/26

BZB008 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-GK Winter Semester 3rd year

Course Guarantor

RNDr. Ing. Jaroslav Lindr, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Social Sciences

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/289979

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Subject matter and importance of sociology, position of sociology in scientific field. Social structure of society.
  • 2. History of sociology. Overview of the most important sociological theories, courses and paradigms. Importance for nowadays.
  • 3. Macrosociology, social development. Social psychology. Society, groups and teams. Microsociology. The structures of organisations, office and firm. Management and checking.
  • 4. Sociological theories and paradigms. The theory of conflict and the theory of consensus in society and organisation.
  • 5. Sociological methods, research techniques and their statistical processing. Observation, questionnaire, research, survey, testing methods. Socio-psychological methods of describing the individual.
  • 6. Attitudes and relationships in groups and their recognition. Structure of organisations. Direction styles. Planning and organizing.
  • 7. Social perception. Active and passive adaptation techniques. Professiogram. Analysis of work performance. Motivation in work and direction. The hierarchy of needs. Motivation factors.
  • 8. Verbal and nonverbal communication. Communication skills. Presentation. Brainstorming. Directed meeting. Discussion.
  • 9. Principles of sociological world view and the role of the individual in it. Relationship between the individual and society. Social structures, social statics and dynamics.
  • 10. Rituals in sociology and in everyday behaviour. The role theory. Characteristics of work placement. Factors of work environment.
  • 11. Social groups and their classification. Firm culture, identity and ethics. Social deviation.
  • 12. Motivation and stimulation of workers. Usage of sociology in personal management. Sociology of work, marketing and direction. Career.
  • 13. Solution of conflicting and stressful situations. Sociology of leisure time. Sociology of youngsters and school.