Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Work and Organisational psychology | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jean-François Leroy, Anne-Sophie Nyssen | ||
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Substitute(s) :
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| Cédric Danse, Véronique Jans | ||
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Coordinator :
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| N... | ||
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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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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The courses consists in two parts: one part given by Prof. JF. Leroy and one part given by Prof. AS Nyssen
1. The concept of "organisation" and the field of organisational psychology. JF Leroy 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. 2. Framework for a Work Analysis in Ergonomics - Evolution of Work situation : from physical to cognitive and collective work Activity in Context : Ecological Approach - Internal determinants of Activity - External determinants of Activity model of regulation - From case studies to work analysis |
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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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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to face | ||
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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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