Undergraduate - UnitPSY2112 - Organisational psychology

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	School of Psychology and Psychiatry
Offered	Sunway Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Tam Cai Lianand Mr Mzamo Ntantiso (South Africa)

Synopsis

The central theme of this unit is applied psychology focused at the individual, group and organisational levels. At the individual level the use of vocational assessment inventories to determine career choice and selection will be examined. Theories of leadership, power, motivation, job satisfaction, morale and the processes involved in training personnel will be examined at the group level. At the organisational level topics include systems theory, organisational culture, conflict and change. Compulsory attendance at weekend schools is required for all off-campus students.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

understand the key concepts and terms adopted and investigated by organisational psychologists; and

appreciate the practical application of organisation psychology principles in the workplace.

Assessment

Class participation assignments (10%)
Administration and interpretation of a vocational assessment inventory (VPI) (20%)
'Key OB Concepts' PowerPoint report (20%)
Exam (2 hours) (50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Tam Cai Lian

Contact hours

One 1-hour lecture per week, plus seven 2-hour workshops in the semester.

Prerequisites

Completion of 48 points of any degree

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/course/ugrad/major-minor.html