Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC1079-2  
Psychosocial change in the organisations
Duration :
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Jean-François Leroy
Substitute(s) :
Anne Gregov, Christophe Schiffers
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Organisational psychology (PSYC1018-1).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Optional. See Practical Questions of Psychosocial Change in Organisations (Code: PSYC0065-1)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
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)