Organizational Psychology

Course Description

Individual characteristics of workers. Leadership, planning and organizing. Motivation and motivators. Typical problems in work organizations, strategies of problem solving. Group processes, communication, team work.Negotiating, conflict solving. Decision making strategies. Organizational changes, cross-cultural differences, organizational climate.

General Competencies

Basic knowledge in the field of organizational psychology. Introduction to basics of team work, leadership and motivation.

Learning Outcomes

recoginizes the role of organizational psychology in work organization
distinguish individual characteristics crucial for proffesion and work place
demonstrate the skill of management and team leadership
apply methods of decision making in work settings
give example of professional trainig
describe cross-cultural differences in work organiztions

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

students will be informed about knowledge regarding organizational psychology and the ways of implementing it to their work lives

Exams

mid-term exam, final exam, seminars, homeworks

Consultations

on request

Other

role play questionnaires and tests application

Seminars

WP in my future profession

Other

tests and questionnaires

Grading Method

	Continuous Assessment		Exam
Type	Threshold	Percent of Grade	Threshold	Percent of Grade
Homeworks	0 %	15 %	0 %	15 %
Class participation	0 %	10 %	0 %	10 %
Attendance	0 %	5 %	0 %	5 %
Mid Term Exam: Written	0 %	30 %	0 %
Final Exam: Written	0 %	40 %
Exam: Written			0 %	70 %

Week by Week Schedule

definition of organizational psychology (OP) and practice
employing - procedure of personnel recruitment, human resource management
personality traits and temperament in context of work organization (WO)
Attitudes and values of the individual and politics of WO
Process of learning and professional training in WO
Emotions and emotion management in WO
Perception and decision making in WO
Mid-term exam
Leadership and management
Work values and motivation
job satisfaction
Group performance
Organizational changes, cross-cultural differences
Organizational climate
final exam