| Semester 1, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: PSY1010
Overview
Organisations are an integral part of life. Understanding the behaviour of people, individually and collectively in organisations, is essential for the development and effective management of the human resources of industry. The primary aim is for the students to gain this understanding through the knowledge and methodology of the scientific study of behaviour.
This course concentrates on how psychological knowledge and methods can be applied in industrial and organisational settings. Particular topics concern such matters as job analysis and performance evaluation, assessment and selection, group behaviour, leadership, training and development, organisational change and development.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students will be able to:
- explain the competencies required to be an organisational psychologist;
- identify the issues involved in a job analysis and assessment;
- describe how to effectively appraise employee performance;
- identify tests that are both reliable and valid predictors of performance;
- explain the scientific approach to validating selection procedures;
- understand training and development;
- understand the principles behind motivation and job satisfaction;
- identify the issues involved in occupational stress;
- explain the range of leadership styles and how they differ across cultures and other contexts;
- explain strategies that improve team-work in the workplace and job redesign;
- explain the concept of organisational change and development.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
The Scientific Basis of Industrial & Organisational Psychology a. the scientist-practitioner model b. competencies for organisational psychologists c. professional societies and resources d. research methods and ethical issues |
9.10 |
| 2. |
Analysing Work a. issues relating to job analysis b. current developments in job analysis c. changes that impact on how work is performed |
9.10 |
| 3. |
Assessing Person-job Fit a. personnel selection and placement b. selection in settings with small numbers c. factors that influence selection d. key issues relating to selection in the 21st century |
9.10 |
| 4. |
Human Attributes and Assessing Individuals a. various human attributes b. assessment competencies, content and process c. sources of information concerning tests d. socio-cultural issues relating to assessment |
9.10 |
| 5. |
Appraising Worker Performance a. performance appraisal methods b. rater training c. performance appraisal interviews and feedback d. socio-cultural issues relating to performance appraisal |
9.10 |
| 6. |
Training and Developing Employees a. analysing training needs b. designing training programs c. training for transferable skills d. evaluation of training effectiveness |
9.10 |
| 7. |
Motivation and Job Satisfaction a. models of motivation in work setting b. modern approaches to work motivation c. job satisfaction and its measurements d. commitment |
9.10 |
| 8. |
Stress and Wellbeing a. work stress issues and theories b. management of work stress c. work violence |
9.10 |
| 9. |
Leadership a. the concept of leadership b. types of leadership theories c. cross cultural issues and leadership in the 21st century |
9.10 |
| 10. |
Team and Job Design a. types of teams b. Input-process-output model c. Issues relating to teams d. job characteristics approach to job design |
9.10 |
| 11. |
Organisation and Change a. climate and culture b. organisation, person and job c. change and development |
9.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 |