2024
Psychossociology of Organizations
Name: Psychossociology of Organizations
Code: PSI11112L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. Broaden the understanding of the socio-psychological aspects of work organizations;
2. Promote knowledge and understanding of the field of Organizational Psychosociology and the main organizational theories;
3. Expand knowledge of the functions, tasks and roles of psychologists in various organizations, and their articulation with other organizational activities, as well as their integration into the organizational mission;
4. Facilitate positive attitudes to teamwork and cooperation in organizational contexts;
5. To promote the willingness to integration of work as a socially relevant activity, in a significant route of life.
2. Promote knowledge and understanding of the field of Organizational Psychosociology and the main organizational theories;
3. Expand knowledge of the functions, tasks and roles of psychologists in various organizations, and their articulation with other organizational activities, as well as their integration into the organizational mission;
4. Facilitate positive attitudes to teamwork and cooperation in organizational contexts;
5. To promote the willingness to integration of work as a socially relevant activity, in a significant route of life.
Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Characterization of Organizational Psychosociology
1.2 The organizations in today's world
2. The organization as a machine - the scientific approach of organizations
2.1. The engineering tasks and functions of the profiles
2.2. The adaptation of workers to work
2.3. Recruitment and selection
3. The adaptation of the organization to employees - the School of Human Relations
3.1 The work motivation and satisfaction
3.2 Work-family balance
4. The organization as a system: the Socio-technical approach
4.1 The systemic approach of organizations
4.2 The contingency approach
5. The organization as a culture
5.1 Organizational culture and identity
6. The politic approach of organizations
6.1 Power relationships in organizations
6.2 Conflicts and cooperation in organizations
7. The organization as a project
7.1 Teamwork, cooperation and competition in organizations
8. Ethics in organizations
8.1. Individual, interpersonal, group and organizational ethics.
1.1 Characterization of Organizational Psychosociology
1.2 The organizations in today's world
2. The organization as a machine - the scientific approach of organizations
2.1. The engineering tasks and functions of the profiles
2.2. The adaptation of workers to work
2.3. Recruitment and selection
3. The adaptation of the organization to employees - the School of Human Relations
3.1 The work motivation and satisfaction
3.2 Work-family balance
4. The organization as a system: the Socio-technical approach
4.1 The systemic approach of organizations
4.2 The contingency approach
5. The organization as a culture
5.1 Organizational culture and identity
6. The politic approach of organizations
6.1 Power relationships in organizations
6.2 Conflicts and cooperation in organizations
7. The organization as a project
7.1 Teamwork, cooperation and competition in organizations
8. Ethics in organizations
8.1. Individual, interpersonal, group and organizational ethics.
Teaching Methods
Combination of expository techniques (theoretical classes) with elaboration techniques (practical classes and autonomous work) and thematic oriented debates. There are three visits of psychologists (areas: clinic, education and work and organizations) that aim to promote the understanding of their work and its articulation with the different interlocutors in different organizational contexts.
Evaluation:
Continuous evaluation: test (35%) + individual presentation of a current news (written or telecommunicated) explained by the organizational theories addressed in the UC (35%) + 1 individual report for each psychologist visit, whose objective is to articulate the information provided by the psychologist with the contents of the UC. (10% x 3 = 30%).
Final evaluation: final exam (65%) + individual presentation as described in continuous evaluation) (35%).
Mandatory attendance in 75% of classes (T and P), without prejudice to the provisions of the RAUÉ on special frequency regimes.
Evaluation:
Continuous evaluation: test (35%) + individual presentation of a current news (written or telecommunicated) explained by the organizational theories addressed in the UC (35%) + 1 individual report for each psychologist visit, whose objective is to articulate the information provided by the psychologist with the contents of the UC. (10% x 3 = 30%).
Final evaluation: final exam (65%) + individual presentation as described in continuous evaluation) (35%).
Mandatory attendance in 75% of classes (T and P), without prejudice to the provisions of the RAUÉ on special frequency regimes.
Teaching Staff
- Carla Sofia Carrilho Lopes Santarém Semedo [responsible]
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