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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
PSYC1079-2  Psychosocial change in the organisations

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Education Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st yearFirst semester3
Master in Education, Professional Focus in teaching, 1st yearFirst semester3
Master in Psychology, professional focus in social, work and organizations psychology, 1st yearFirst semester3
Master in Education, Professional Focus in Adult Education, 1st yearFirst semester3
Lecturer :  Jean‑François Leroy
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
1. The concept of "change" within the organisational context.
2. Consultancy and intervention processes.
3. Quality control methods.
4. Training methods.
5. Group or team support methods.
6. Individual support methods.
7. Project management methods.
8. Organisational development methods.
9. Consultancy and the demands of professionalism.
10. Ethical problems posed by consultancy.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
1. To understand the conceptual and epistemological framework relating to change and its goals.
2. To acquire the theoretical foundations which enable students to decode the main processes of consultancy.
3. To acquire the methodological and technical foundations which enable students to carry out the main consultancy processes.
4. To raise students' awareness of contemporary issues in organisations and the role that consultancy plays in organisational psychology.
5. To put the professional opportunities of organisational psychology consultancy into perspective.
6. To develop a critical approach to consultancy and organisational psychology, as well as the theories and practices connected with it.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Organisational psychology (PSYC1018-1).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Optional. See Practical Questions of Psychosocial Change in Organisations (Code: PSYC0065-1)
Recommended or required readings :  
Reading folder.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
A real, but "anonymised" case study will be given to students several weeks before the exam. In groups, students will analyse the problems presented by the case study, then will elaborate and document a proposal for intervention. The examination will consist in presenting and defending this proposal.
Contacts :  
Teacher: J.-F. LEROY - Social Psychology of Groups et des Organisations, B32 - 04/366 20 81 - E-Mail : Jean-Francois.Leroy@ulg.ac.be
Assistants :
- Tiber MANFREDINI : tiber.manfredini@ulg.ac.be
- Isabelle GRUSLIN : isabelle.gruslin@ulg.ac.be , tél. 04/366 51 35


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