Building a personal brand WF-PS-BPB-ER

Students should demonstrate a good level of knowledge of branding issues and be interested in this topic. It will also be important to be able to debate with the teacher about the theoretical foundations and practical applications of issues related to the role of creating image in profesional life. It will also be necessary to prepare competent Power Point presentations covering various aspects of personal and profesional brand in work situation.
Knowledge - the student lists and describes the main currents and research paradigms occurring in branding psychology; identifies the most important issues related to brand functioning in various work environments, correctly indicates the results of research justifying individual theoretical positions; knows and understands what is the analysis and interpretation of brand functioning in the context of committed errors, violations and crises, knows and understands the contemporary importance of the functioning of brand in conteporary world.
Skills - is able to interpret the texts of scientific empirical articles; knows how to search and select sources that will be used to enrich his knowledge and skills, the student is able to choose the appropriate techniques for creating the efective image in various internet modes.
Competences - strives for scientific and compliant methodology for collecting empirical data, maintains criticism of existing interpretations of phenomena that are not justified by empirical research, as well as is aware of the research restrictions existing in brand psychology, related to the complexity of human functioning in various environments.
credits:
participation in the lecture: 60
collecting data and preparing a comparative analysis of various theoretical trends in brand psychology: 60
preparation for the exam (together with compulsory reading): 60
Total hours:
120 [180: 30 = 4] NUMBER OF ECTS: 6

Criteria: Knowledge (PS_W02, PS_W04):
- for grade 2 (ndst.): the student does not know and does not understand what is the difference in interpretation of the brand creation in various difficult and complicated situations, does not distinguish between various types of errors and violations committed by brand owner and coworkers. Cannot combine a specific research approach with its theoretical foundations or identify the strengths and weaknesses of various theoretical approaches and research techniques in relation to brand issues.
- for grade 3 (dst.):
student knows and understands what is the difference in interpreting the behaviour of the brand in various difficult and complicated situations, correctly distinguishes different types of errors and violations committed by brand owner. It can quite correctly combine a specific research approach with its theoretical foundations and indicate the strengths and weaknesses of various theoretical approaches and research techniques in relation to brand issues.
- for grade 4 (db), the student knows and understands well what is the difference in interpreting the behaviour of the brand in various difficult and complicated situations, correctly distinguishes different types of errors and violations committed by brand owner. He can properly combine a specific research approach with his theoretical foundations and indicate the strengths and weaknesses of various theoretical approaches and research techniques in relation to to brand issues.
- for grade 5 (very good):) the student knows and understands very well what is the difference in interpreting the behaviour of the leader behaviour in various difficult and complicated situations, correctly distinguishes different types of errors and violations committed by both the leader and workers. He very well can combine a specific research approach with his theoretical foundations and indicate the strengths and weaknesses of various theoretical approaches and research techniques. in relation to to brand issues.
credits:
participation in the lecture: 60
collecting data and preparing a comparative analysis of the functioning of transport psychology in selected countries: 60
preparation for the exam (together with compulsory reading): 60
Total hours: 180 [180: 30 = 6] NUMBER OF ECTS: 6

The final grade consists of:
1. Assessment of the semester exam
2. Assessment of activity during classes
Two absences per semester are allowed. Excessive absences must be made up in the form agreed with the teacher before the scheduled date of the semester exam. If you do not work out, you will not be allowed to take the exam. The semester test has a written form and contains open-ended questions that require solutions to problems. The condition of passing the exam is to obtain a minimum of 60% of points. The final grade is the grade from the semester exam, which can be increased by 0.5 or 1 grade if the student receives the appropriate number of points for activity during the classes.

without apprenticeships

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