Organisational Psychology


Neptun Code	SZIA0BB03
Organiser	Department of Management
Subject Type	Elective subject
Short summary	This course offers the opportunity to the students to obtain a vision of the science and empirical applications of how people and groups behave at work. The course develops its theoretical knowledge and research skills used in business and organizational psychology. Module 1 (Application of behavioural science at work: psychological assessment). Historical milestones of behavioural sciences at the workplace (1876 – today) Psychological approaches: behavioural and cognitive. Anthropological approaches: cultural and biological. Sociological approaches: symbolic interactionism and constructionism. Application of psychological theories to business scenarios (Marketing and Human Resources Management). Module 2. (Well-being at work, Organizational Change and Development). Importance of work in the life of individuals. The concept of ¨good work¨ Social interaction and cohesion. Climate and culture. Types of organizational change. Socialization and the concept of person-organization. Module 3. (Psychometrics, staff training, and international approaches). What is psychometrics. Types of tests in the organization. Test reliability and validity. Training assessment. International approaches of staffing and training (Latin American, North American and Anglo-Saxon, African, Middle Eastern, Asian). Module 4. (Leadership, Motivation, fairness and diversity, and teams in organizations). Leadership: Conceptual distinctions of authority. Leadership development. Concept of power within organizations. Destructive leadership Leadership in a diverse environment. Guidelines for effective leadership. Motivation: Traditional approaches (stimulus vs. perception). Attitudes, performance, personality, work-life. Interpersonal motivation vs. intrapersonal motivation Measuring motivation. Motivational interventions. Fairness and diversity: Approaches to organizational justice. Fairness and trust. Affirmative action. Meaning of diversity in the workplace. Dynamics of diversity.
Language	English
Days	24 hours / 4 days
Recognition / credits	3 credit
Students we recommend	Any undergraduate or graduate student at BUEB
Number of Students	20-40 persons
Assessment Methods	The course is closed with a term mark. Assessment is done by evaluating student’s workshop activity and completing a CooSpace test. Lectures and ludic activities to teach the modules of the course. 50% workshop (day before last). 50% final exam (last days).
Lecturer	Andrés Escobar Uribe kontakt: Dr. Réthi Gábor
Further information	-
Other	The course is held by lecturer from our partner university: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Medellin, Colombia).