Psychology - vocational development
Mr Rob Curnow
6 points * 2 x 1-hour lectures, 1 x 1-hour tutorial, 1 x 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
Cumulative, based on short tests, assignments, projects, essays and tutorial papers. An examination may be included.
Prescribed texts
Mitchell T R and others People in organisations: An introduction to organisational behaviour in Australia McGraw-Hill, 1988