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| PSYC1018-1 | Organisational psychology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 3rd year |  | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Labour Sciences |  | 3 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 3rd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Information and Communication, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, General, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in History, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, Musicology, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 3rd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in philosophy, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 2nd year |  | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Psychology and Education, 3rd year |  | 2 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Education Sciences |  | 3 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Psychological Sciences |  | 2 |
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| Lecturer : | Jean-François Leroy |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| 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. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Reading folder. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Multiple choice, open-book examination. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Teacher: J.-F. LEROY - Social Psychology of Groups and Organizations, B63a - 04/366 20 40
Mail : Jean-Francois.Leroy@ulg.ac.be
Assistants :
Clélia KESTEMONT : clelia.kestemont@ulg.ac.be , tél. 04 366 51 36
Cédric DANSE : cedric.danse@ulg.ac.be(isabelle.gruslin@ulg.ac.be , tél. 04 366 95 02) |
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