PSY2406 – Introduction to organizational psychology

Course content

This course is discontinued after autumn 2015. Examination is offered Autumn 2015 only for students who have passed the obligatory teaching from an earlier semester, or for students who already have a result in this course and wish to improve their grade.

The course provides an overview of the main fields of organizational and personnel psychology. It focuses on topics such as organisational justice, the use of power, personnel selection and the employment relationship, communication and cooperation, work-related attitudes (e.g. commitment, organisational citizenship behaviour), organisation and its culture, human resource development as well as careers and career management. The course treats these topics either from the perspective of the individual, from the perspective of the group or by looking at processes and systems in the organization such as culture and human resource management. The seminar serves for broadening the knowledge and for showing its application.

Learning outcome

Knowledge
?You should be able to:

  • Describe the main theories in the field of organisational and personnel psychology
  • Understand research results presented in a scientific context

?Skills?
You should be able to:

  • Analyse research results against a theoretical background
  • Analyse practical situations against a theoretical background
  • Apply theoretical knowledge for solving problems
  • Apply theoretical knowledge for making decisions

?General competence
?You should be able to:

  • Apply selected organisational and personnel psychology theories in the field
  • Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of their Application

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

If there are more applicants than available places, the students
that has this course as an obligatory course in their education plan will be preferred. Read more here (only in Norwegian)

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.

Teaching