Applied Positive Psychology (PP) in Business - An Introduction into the main facets of PP and its use in business

Applied Positive Psychology (PP) in Business - An Introduction into the main facets of PP and its use in business

82-021-AP12-H-0507

Bachelor (UNI)

Modul

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Ringlstetter, Max Josef

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Students of the module learn a critical and proper handling with the fundamental approaches and benefits of Positive Psychology.
They gain the ability to use this scholarship in day-to-day business.
After attending the course students will have gained a comprehensive overview of the general ideas of the positive psychology approach as well as how and to which extend positive leadership can be applied in a corporate environment.

- The class will be introduced to the main facets of PP, a recent field of research, which was created in 2000.
The innovative approaches of PP, especially regarding the field of Human Resource Management will be elucidated and trained in diverse exercises.
Subject areas: Strength-based HRM, Flow-experiences, Employee engagement, Positive emotions, Positive Organizational Behavior, Positive Organizational Scholarship.

Module „Organisation und Personal“

Based on the exemplification of theoretical principles, the own application plays a crucial role. As for the subsequent execution of the concepts, the following methods are applied:
Self-study exercises
Teamwork exercises
Lecture

The students create a portfolio exercise, which consists of the following, consecutive exercises:
- Concept paper for the panel discussion & holding the panel discussion
- Reflection of results with external consultants / coaches
- Portfolio documentation, from which the learning progress is recognisable and reflected using theoretical basic literature.

42 h = Time of attendance seminar
58 h = Preparation and postprocessing seminar
50 h = Portfolio documentation
150 h = Total workload

Portfolio 100 %

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