2024-2025 / PSYC1044-1

Group dynamics: Theories and practices

Duration

20h Th, 25h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in education, professional focus in adult training6 crédits 
 Master in psychology, professional focus in social, occupational and organizational psychology6 crédits 

Lecturer

Audrey Babic, Tiber Manfredini

Coordinator

Audrey Babic

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

1. The concepts of the "group" and "group dynamics". 2. The historical origins and theories of group dynamics. 3. Research methods and ways of acting in groups. 4. Group links and group cohesion. 5. Communication within groups. 6. Roles within groups. 7. Influence and leadership in groups. 8. Emotional and imaginary phenomena in groups. 9. Groups in the workplace. 10. Group practices and the demands of professionalism.

1. The concepts of the "group" and "group dynamics".
2. The historical origins and theories of group dynamics.
3. Research methods and ways of acting in groups.
4. Group links and group cohesion.
5. Communication within groups.
6. Roles within groups.
7. Influence and leadership in groups.
8. Emotional and imaginary phenomena in groups.
9. Groups in the workplace.
10. Group practices and the demands of professionalism.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

1. To understand the basic conceptual and epistemological frameworks of group dynamics. 2. To acquire the theoretical foundations required for decoding the main group phenomena. 3. The raise students' awareness of the main methodological aspects of leading a work group. 4. To acquire personal experience of joining a small group in a "training laboratory" situation. 5. To put the professional opportunities posed by group dynamics into perspective. 6. To develop a critical approach to group dynamics, its theories and practices.

1. To understand the basic conceptual and epistemological frameworks of group dynamics.
2. To acquire the theoretical foundations required for decoding the main group phenomena.
3. The raise students' awareness of the main methodological aspects of leading a work group.
4. To acquire personal experience of joining a small group in a "training laboratory" situation.
5. To put the professional opportunities posed by group dynamics into perspective.
6. To develop a critical approach to group dynamics, its theories and practices.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

theory + exercises (two and a half days)

theory + exercises (two and a half days)

Recommended or required readings

Selected readings

selected readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam AND written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Oral examination

Oral examination.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Tiber MANFREDINI : tiber.manfredini@uliege.be

Tiber MANFREDINI : tiber.manfredini@ulg.ac.be

Association of one or more MOOCs