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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
PSYC1018-1  Organisational psychology
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 3rd yearFirst semester3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Management of Human ResourcesFirst semester3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Labour SciencesFirst semester3
Bachelor in Psychology and Education, 3rd yearFirst semester2
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Education SciencesFirst semester3
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Psychological SciencesFirst semester2
Holder(s) :  Jean‑François Leroy
Language :  French language
Course contents :  1. The concept of "organisation" and the field of organisational psychology.
2. Overview of the history of organisational theory.
3. Focus on the systemic approach to organisations.
4. Organisational structures and their impact on human behaviour.
5. Influence, power and leadership in organisations.
6. The phenomenon of conflict and organisations.
7. Groups and teams in organisations.
8. Managing knowledge and the "learning organisation".
9. Organisational culture.
10. The phenomenon of organisation strangleholds.
Course objective :  1. To understand the conceptual, epistemological and metaphorical frameworks underlying the psychology of organisations.
2. To acquire the theoretical foundations required for decoding the main psychological, individual and collective phenomena in an organisational context.
3. To personally experience the concepts of management, teamwork and leading change in an organisation, via an organisational simulation.
4. To raise students' awareness of current issues in organisations and the role that organisational psychology plays.
5. To put the professional opportunities posed by group dynamics into perspective.

6. To develop a critical approach to group dynamics, as well as its theories and practices.
Workshops :  
Written notes :  Reading folder.
Assessment :  Multiple choice, open-book examination.
Contacts :  Teacher: J.-F. LEROY - Social Psychology of Groups et des Organisations, B32 - 04/366 20 40 - Fax : 04/366 29 44 - E-Mail : Jean-Francois.Leroy@ulg.ac.be

Assistants :
- Tiber MANFREDINI : tiber.manfredini@ulg.ac.be
- Isabelle GRUSLIN : isabelle.gruslin@ulg.ac.be , tél. 043665135


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