Short Title:Organisational Psychology
Full Title:Organisational Psychology
Module Code:PSYC H3002
 
NFQ Level:7
 
ECTS Credits:5
Reviewed By:DAVID IRWIN
Description:• To Introduce students to the applications of psychology in business and industry • To survey the research that supports these applications
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to
  1. Outline the bases of industrial psychology.
  2. Identify the basic principles of organisational psychology.
  3. Describe the effect of workplace conditions and consumer psychology.
  4. Formulate problem solving skills by utilising psychological principles to analyse situations.
 

Module Content & Assessment

Content
  • Training and Development
    Issues of Training Staff, Issues of Retention
  • Leadership
    Exploring Effective Leadership, What Leadership is not, The Qualities of a Leader, Leadership Styles.
  • Motivation, Job satisfaction and Job Involvement
    Exploring Motivation, Understanding Motivation, Monitoring Motivation, Assessing Motivation.
  • Organisation of the Organisation
    Organisational Dynamics, A ‘Good Enough’ Organisation
  • Conflict Resolution
    Understanding Conflict, How conflict occurs, Managing Conflict, Debriefing.
  • Stress
    Understanding Stress, Coping with Stress, Burnout, Destressing Individuals.
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work50%
End of Semester Formal Examination50%
 Outcome addressed% of totalAssessment Date
Formal End-of-Semester ExaminationNone50%Semester End
Coursework Breakdown
TypeDescriptionOutcome addressed% of totalAssessment Date
Continuous Assessmentn/a50n/a

IT Tallaght reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload & Resources

This course has no full time workload.
Resources
Required Book Resources
  • Mudinsky, P 1997, Psychology Applied to Work, 5th Edition Ed., Pacific Press California
Recommended Book Resources
  • Bass, B.M. 1990, Bass & Stogdill's Handbook of Leadership: Theory, Research, & Managerial Applications, 3rd ed Ed., Free Press New York
  • Clark, C.E. & Clark, M.B. (eds) 1990, Measures of Leadership, Leadership Library of America West Orange, NJ
  • Clark, C.E. & Clark, M.B. 1994, Choosing to Lead, Leadership Press Ltd. Charlotte, NC
  • Dunnette, M.D., & Hough, L. (Eds.) 1990, Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, vol 1, 2nd ed Ed., Consulting Psychologists Press Palo Alto, CA
  • Furnham, A. 1990, The Protestant Work Ethic: The Psychology of Work Related Beliefs and Behaviours, Routledge New York