Universität Wien

200110 SE Advanced Seminar: Work, Economy, and Society (2023W)

Motivation and Self-Regulation on the (Personal) Road to Excellence

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Dieses Vertiefungsseminar kann für alle Schwerpunkte absolviert werden!
Vertiefungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.

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: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 09.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 16.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 23.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 30.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 06.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 13.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 20.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 27.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 04.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 11.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 08.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 15.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 22.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Monday 29.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims:
- knowledge and application of psychological theories and concepts on motivation and self-regulation, with a particular focus on expert performance
- understanding of possibilities to research these topics and apply psychological interventions – through case studies, personal experience, and active participation in group exercises and discussions
- strengthening of one's own self-regulation and self-reflection competencies through autonomous theory-practice transfer
- refinement of oral and written techniques to present relevant literature and one’s own self-regulation process during the semester

Content:
Excellent performance, personal accomplishment, and successfully learning new skills in different areas require a particular quality of motivation and specific self-regulation strategies. How can one regulate and structure the road to (personal) excellence? How can one set goals effectively and create a stimulating environment? Which role does flow play? What happens if one is not only motivated, but also feels pressured to perform well? Within the framework of self-regulated learning and using classic and current research literature, psychological theories and interventions that are relevant to (aspiring) experts will be discussed. In class, we will work with case studies as well as the practical application to a mastery experience of the students’ choice. The students will choose a specific task that is relevant to them personally (learning/improving a skill, e.g., in sports or music, giving a talk in a foreign language) and will learn how to plan, execute/train and self-evaluate it. They will also learn methods for successful performance under pressure and can apply these in a final performance (live or video) and presentation.

Methods:
Group work and discussions, case studies, documentation and presentation of a self-selected performance task (mastery experience), seminar thesis

Assessment and permitted materials

active participation, presentation, seminar thesis

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimal requirement for a positive evaluation is to hand in a seminar thesis according to the lecturer’s guidelines, to present one’s own mastery experience in class, and to reach a minimum of 51 points (out of 100 points). Attendance in person is required.

Evaluation:
A maximum of 100 points can be reached.
Presentation: 40 points
Seminar thesis: 40 points
Active participation in discussions and group exercises: 20 points

Grade 1: 100 – 89 points
Grade 2: 88 – 77
Grade 3: 76 – 65
Grade 4: 64 – 51
Grade 5: 50 and fewer points

Examination topics

Reading list

Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The" what" and" why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), 227–268.
Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P. (2002). Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. American Psychologist, 57(9), 705–717.
Ericsson, K. A., Krampe, R. T., & Tesch-Römer, C. (1993). The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance. Psychological Review, 100(3), 363–406.
Zimmerman, B. J. (2000). Attaining self-regulation: A social cognitive perspective. In Handbook of self-regulation (pp. 13-39). Academic Press.

More literature will be announced in class.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 09.10.2023 18:07