COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 4146 WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BARIŞ SEÇER

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop an understanding of psychological challenges and opportunities in work settings while providing the fit between the individual and work.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the perception of work life.
2   Comment on the historical change in the meaning of work .
3   Internalize the conditions of satisfying and efficient working environment.
4   Identify the psychological and social problems of individuals at work.
5   Interpret the individual's attitudes towards work, human relations and work place.
6   Learn about selection techniques.
7   Find out the techniques of employee performance measurement.
8   Realize effective training methods used in organizations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Work and Its Meaning for the Individual
2 Scope and History of Work Psychology
3 Individual Behaviour at Work Life
4 Job Analysis and Evaluation
5 Employee Selection: Recruitment, Interviewing, Reference Testing
6 Motivation at Work
7 Motivating Employee Performance Through Work
8 Motivating Employee Performance Through Rewards
9 Employee Satisfaction and Commitment
10 Managing Stress and the Work-Life Balance
11 Performance Appraisal
12 Designing and Evaluating Training Systems

Recomended or Required Reading

Griffin, R. W. & Moorhead, G. (2014). Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations (11th edition). South-Western, Cengage Learning.
Aamodt, M. G. (2010). Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach. (6th Edition). Wadsworth: Cengage Learning.
Muchinsky, P. M. (2006). Psychology Applied to Work. (8th Edition). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Participation
Presentation
Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Burcu GÜLER
e-mail: burcuguler@gmail.com

Office Hours

Thursday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1111
LO.2111
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.511
LO.611
LO.711
LO.811

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