I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON COACHING AND COACHING PSYCHOLOGY
ID (subject code)
BMEGT52S222
Type of subject
Contact lessons
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
15
Practice
5
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
mid-term grade
Number of credits
5
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Székely Vince
Position
lecturer
Contact details
szekely.vince@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Department of Ergonomics and Psychology
Subject website
Language of the subject
magyar - HU
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: Organizational and business coaching psychologist postgraduate specialization programme

Subject Role: Compulsory

Recommended semester: 4

Direct prerequisites
Strong
Coaching pszichológia
Weak
Szervezeti coaching módszertana
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 5881478/13/2024 registration number. Valid from: 11.12.2024.

Objectives

As a result of the course, students will be able to critically analyze coaching methods based on psychological trends. They will also be able to interpret the role and activities of coaches and coaching psychologists critically, taking cultural, social, philosophical and ethical aspects into account, in addition to professional aspects in the narrower sense. They develop critical thinking skills.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. Know and understand the phenomena of critical thinking.
  2. Familiar with the dominant discourses of coaching and coaching psychology.
  3. Know and understand the relationship between critical thinking and self-reflection.
  4. Familiar with the issues raised in today's critical discourses about coaching.
Skills
  1. Able to interpret the role and activities of the coach and coaching psychologist critically, taking into account cultural, social and philosophical and ethical aspects.
  2. Abel to think critically and perform critical literature analysis during the preparation of your thesis.
  3. Able to effectively handle situations that can be interpreted in multiple ways.
  4. Able to critically evaluate his own professional coaching practice.
  5. Capable of self-reflection.
Attitude
  1. Approach their professional discourses with a pluralistic view.
  2. Aware of the social role of their professional activity.
  3. Recognize the impact of the cultural embeddedness of their way of thinking and are open to reducing potential biases.
  4. They are also open to continuous self-improvement and self-reflection.
Independence and responsibility
  1. Expects and applies new knowledge.
  2. Takes an active part in the process of acquiring knowledge.
  3. Solve individual and group tasks responsibly and independently.
  4. Collaborates with fellow students in group work.
  5. Use a systemic approach in their thinking.

Teaching methodology

ectures, referrals, group discussion and group coaching.

Materials supporting learning

  • Kötelező irodalom: Órai kiadott anyagok. Briner, R. (2012). Does coaching work and does anyone really care? OP Matters. 16. Van Zyl, L. E., Stander, M. W., & Odendaal, A. (Eds.). (2016). Coaching Psychology: Meta-theoretical perspectives and applications in multicultural contexts. Springer. Western, S. (2012). Coaching and mentoring: A critical text. Sage. Ajánlott irodalom: Armstrong, H. (2012). Coaching as dialogue: Creating spaces for (mis) understandings. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 10(1), 33-47. Cushion, C., & Partington, M. (2014). A critical analysis of the conceptualisation of “coaching philoso-phy.” Sport, Education and Society, 21(6), 851–867. Bright, T. (2017). Coaching for high integrity organisational politics and networking. Jackson, P., & Cox, E. (2009). The philosophical influences that have shaped coaching. International Jour-nal of Coaching in Organizations, 7(1), 81-103. Kahneman, D. (2013). Gyors és lassú gondolkodás, HVG Kiadó Zrt., Budapest. Levy, D. A. (2009). Tools of critical thinking: Metathoughts for psychology. Waveland Press. Peterson, D. (2011). Executive coaching: A critical review and recommendations for advancing the prac-tice. Shoukry, H., & Cox, E. (2018). Coaching as a social process. Management Learning. Spinelli, E., & Horner, C. (2014). An existential approach to coaching psychology. In Handbook of Coach-ing Psychology (pp. 138-152). Routledge. Szummer, C., & Szántó, A. (2013). Az ellenkultúra és a humanisztikus pszichológia. Psychologia Hun-garica Caroliensis, 1(2), 7-37. Welman, P., & Bachkirova, T. (2010). The issue of power in the coaching relationship. In The coaching re-lationship (pp. 157-176). Routledge. Wang, Q., Lai, Y. L., Xu, X., & McDowall, A. (2021). The effectiveness of WPC: a meta-analysis of con-temporary psychologically informed coaching approaches. Journal of Work-Applied Management.

General Rules

A 2.2. pontban megfogalmazott tanulási eredmények értékelése beadandó referátum elemzése formájában történik.

Performance assessment methods

Referátum készítés egy választott témában. A referátum prezentálása és írásos formában történő beadása.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • Referátum elkészítése (tartalmi elemzés): 80
  • Referátum prezentálása (formai elemzés): 20

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100
Very good 85–95%
Good 75–84%
Satisfactory 65–74%
Pass 50–64%
Fail 50%

Retake and late completion

1. A referátum a leadási határidő után az előre megadott pótlási határidőkig díjmentesen pótolható.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
Részvétel a kontakt tanórákon 20
Önálló egyéni feladat: referátum elkészítése 70
Moodle-re feltöltött szakirodalom feldolgozása 60
összesen 150

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 04.11.2024.

Topics covered during the term

A 2.2. pontban megfogalmazott tanulási eredmények eléréséhez a tantárgy a következő tematikai blokkokból áll. Az egyes félévekben meghirdetett kurzusok sillabuszaiban e témaelemeket ütemezzük a naptári és egyéb adottságok szerint.

Lecture topics
1. The role of critical thinking and thinking in coaching and coaching psychology.
2. Critical thinking during the preparation of the thesis. Critical selection, processing and analysis of literature.
3. Development of critical thinking skills.
4. Defining discourses in coaching and coaching psychology. Managerialism, psychologism, network and spiritual leadership discourse. Influence of the Human Potential Movement.
5. The philosophical roots of coaching and coaching psychology from Socrates to Dewey. Modern, postmodern and pragmatic coaching approaches.
6. Coaching as a social process. Recognizing and managing organizational power.
7. Intersectionality, support for socially and economically disadvantaged clients.
8. Intercultural coaching, recognizing and managing cultural influences in coaching.

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details

Approval and validity of subject requirements