Objectives and competences
The student will:
- Know the characteristics of stress at personal and group levels.
- Understand methods of stress management.
- The student will be aware of uncertainty as a stressor.
- Know the impact of education as a way to prevent and manage stress.
Content (Syllabus outline)
The paradigm of stress
• Sources of stress
• Types of stress
• Phases of stress
Stress on workplaces/ professional stress
• Stress factors (psychological, environmental, social)Stress and uncertainty / psychological, physiological and behavioural consequences of stress
• Burn-out on workplace
• Costs as a consequence of stress
• Models of occupational stress management
• Education and training for prevention and Management of occupational stress (on the level of an individual)
• The role of the organization
• Intervision as a technique for stress prevention
• Aversive effects of occupational stress
Stress management on group level
• Supervision as a technique for stress prevention
• Social support as a form of stress treatment
• Stress in a digital environment
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures
Case studies
Project work on cases
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Describe the basic concepts related to stress in organisations.
- Differentiate between the presence of stress and its agents at personal and organisational levels.
- Apply appropriate methods to reduce and manage stress.
Readings
1. Megla, M. (2019). Stres, kuga sodobnega časa (2. natis, str. 337). Reset. Restart.
2. Ovsenik, M., & Ambrož, M. (2010). Celovitost in neznatnost organizacije (str. 202). Institut za management.
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3. Peters, A., McEwen, B. S., & Friston, K. (2017). Uncertainty and stress: Why it causes diseases and how it is mastered by the brain [Journal Article]. Progress in Neurobiology, 156, 164–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2017.05.004
4. Podbregar, I., & Šprajc, P. (2022). Teoretične osnove kriz = Theoretical foundations of crisis. V Management v krizah: izbrana poglavja (str. 89–111). Univerza v Mariboru, Univerzitetna založba. doi:10.18690/um.fov.1.2022.4
Prerequisits
*Submitting and presenting a seminar paper is a prerequisite for the exam.
Additional information on implementation and assessment - Oral exam (70%)
- seminar paper * (30%)
