Psychology - vocational development
Rob Curnow
8 points * Two 1-hour lectures, one 1-hour tutorial, one 2-hour workshop per week * Second semester * Caulfield/Peninsula * Prerequisites: APY2020
Central theme: applied psychology. The person and the organisation. Theories of organisation; group behaviour and communication; job satisfaction and morale; status and authority in organisations; styles of leadership; motivation; organisational culture; conflict in organisations. Vocational development: theories of vocational development; personal growth; the value of psychological tests in vocational guidance. Personnel psychology: performance evaluation; the management of personnel; the contribution of personnel management to productivity; organisation development and action research; problems confronting the change agent.
Assessment
Tutorial presentation: 15% * Two tests: 45% * Organisational report or essay: 40%
Prescribed texts
Mitchell T R and others People in organisations: An introduction to organisational behaviour in Australia McGraw-Hill, 1988