Universität Wien

200077 SE Advanced Seminar: Development and Education (2022S)

Positive Psychology, Positive Emotions and Education

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Vertiefungsseminare können nur für das Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung für das Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

All lectures will take place online.

  • Tuesday 08.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 15.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 22.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 29.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 05.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 26.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 03.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 10.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 17.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 24.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 31.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 14.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 21.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 28.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course we will review the fundamentals of positive psychology and differentiate empirical, reproducible positive psychology from ‘pop’ psychology. We will investigate the main theories of positive psychology and examine the criticisms against the movement. We will examine specific positive emotions and positive characteristics more closely, defining each emotions and examining the impact of each emotion in different educational contexts.

The course has the following objectives:
• Understand the aims of positive psychology and differentiate it from 'pop' psychology.
• Understand the emerging position of positive psychology within the rest of psychology.
• Identify and understand various approaches to positive psychology.
• Identify and understand various positive emotions and positive characteristics.
• Understand and apply practical positive psychology exercises.
• Apply research findings regarding positive psychology, positive emotions, and positive characteristics to specific learning contexts.

**Please note: This course will take place in English**

Assessment and permitted materials

Video Presentation: For the first assignment of this course, you need to make a 10 minute video presentation on a specific positive emotion or positive characteristic. The video has to be pre-recorded. You may work either alone or in a team of two to create your video. Each video will have a unique topic. Lastly, please note that your videos will be played to the class during the course.

Essay: Each student needs to submit a 2000-2500 word review of the literature on a specific positive emotion/characteristic in a specific learning environment. Each student will have a unique topic for their essay.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grade Composition
• Video Presentation – 50%
• Essay – 50%

Late submissions will be handled on a case-by-case basis, but please note you may be penalized.

Please note, class attendance is compulsory.

Examination topics

The positive emotions and characteristics examined in this course will include: Optimism, hope, creativity, self-esteem, happiness, joy, pride, grit, resilience, curiosity, self-efficacy, courage, empathy, self-determination, humility, gratitude, compassion, altruism, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness.

Reading list

Text Book: There is no prescribed text book for this course. The course will be predominantly based on the Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology (2nd Edition), by S. J. Lopez and C. R. Snyder (Eds.). However, you do not need to purchase this book as we will be using powerpoint slides and journal articles in the course.

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Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27