COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INDUSTRIAL AND WORK PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6194 INDUSTRIAL AND WORK PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKHAN KARAGONLAR

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

Industrial and organizational psychology is the scientific study of employees, workplaces, and organizations. The aim of this course is to provide deepen knowledge to learners in order to contribute to an organization's success by improving the performance and well-being of employees. It focuses on how behaviors and attitudes can be improved through hiring practices, training programs, and feedback systems. It also helps organizations transition among periods of change and development.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the complex, broad base of knowledge in industrial and work psychology in order to analyze problems in the work place.
2   Examine the role of work environment in performance, job satisfaction, health.
3   Evaluate the key strategic research findings in the field to be able to apply them in real life.
4   Investigate the latest developments in industrial and work psychology literature
5   Analyze academic journals in order to improve their academic working skills
6   Demonstrate high communication skills in presenting an analysis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the industrial and work psychology
2 History of I/W Psychology
3 Organizational and Work Place Functioning; Job Design, Technology in Work Place
4 Job Analysis, Job Definition and Specifications
5 Recruitment, Selection and Placement Criteria; Individual Assessment, Knowledge, Skills, Ability, Testing, Personality Assessment Methods; Work Sample Tests; Assessment Centers; Psychometrics
6 Training and Development
7 Job Performance, Productive Work Behavior, Counterproductive Behavior
8 Job Performance, Productive Work Behavior, Counterproductive Behavior
9 Relationship to Occupational Health Psychology; Safety, Stress-Well Being
10 Work-Life Balance
11 Quality of Work Life
12 Job Satisfaction, Commitment, Involvement
13 Job Satisfaction, Citizenship Behavior
14 Organizational Change and Development, Organizational Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Reading list is to be specified each semester

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, assignment, presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term will be based on understanding, synthesis and evaluation of the material discussed in class.
2. Each student will prepare and conduct an analysis of a specified number of peer-reviewed journal articles and/or books according to a pre-designated schedule.
3. Presentations will be assessed on preparation, understanding, knowledge, capacity to structure, oral communication skills, ability to respond to questions and manage discussion.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions.
4. Students are expected to attend to classes on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

omur.ozmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 6 5 30
Preparing presentations 3 6 18
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.355
LO.4555
LO.555
LO.655