Last modified: 14 Aug 2024 10:46
At some point in our lives we will, hopefully, enter the world of work and be met with some of the challenges and issues which confront organisations globally such as managing organisational change, how to create a talent pipeline and how to create high performing teams. This online module provides an opportunity for students to understand the role of Occupational Psychology in dealing with these challenges and how psychological theory underpins practice in the workplace and across organisations.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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In exploring current challenges which impact on workplace performance and productivity, students will use insights from cognitive, behavioural and positive psychology to understand and evaluate these challenges for organisations. This module will highlight key theories and research in Occupational psychology as well as sharing case studies which demonstrate how the theory and research is used in practice to deliver specifically tailored workplace interventions. This module will equip students with knowledge and critical thinking skills required to understand and create real-world application of research. Through weekly discussion, students will be supported to use their developing knowledge to evaluate key theories, models and research and their practical application within a workplace setting.
Topics include:
Psychometric assessment;
Learning, training and development;
Leadership, engagement and motivation;
Wellbeing and work;
Work design, organisational change and development.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | ||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be delivered online for all summative assessments. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | To understand theories of motivation and their application in the workplace. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To discuss how the concept of work-life balance is linked to other organisation concerns, wellbeing, job satisfaction and engagement. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To relate concepts and principles from the psychology of training and development to real occupational issues and to describe the rationale for designing useful training interventions and evaluation. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To discuss and reflect on key leadership theories and their relevance to organisations. |
| Factual | Remember | To describe the role of applied psychology to the study of organisations undergoing organisational change and development programmes. |
| Factual | Understand | To demonstrate an understanding of different types of psychological assessment in the workplace and the relationship between test scores and job performance. |
| Factual | Understand | To understand Occupational Psychology, the role of the practitioner and the impact that psychology-based interventions can have on workplace performance. |
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | ||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be delivered online on all summative assessments. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | To understand theories of motivation and their application in the workplace. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To discuss how the concept of work-life balance is linked to other organisation concerns, wellbeing, job satisfaction and engagement. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To discuss and reflect on key leadership theories and their relevance to organisations. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 48 | Feedback Weeks | 51 | |
| Feedback |
Similar to first attempt, with existing pass mark carried forward so that resit is only needed for failed element(s). |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | To relate concepts and principles from the psychology of training and development to real occupational issues and to describe the rationale for designing useful training interventions and evaluation. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To discuss how the concept of work-life balance is linked to other organisation concerns, wellbeing, job satisfaction and engagement. |
| Conceptual | Apply | To understand theories of motivation and their application in the workplace. |
| Factual | Understand | To understand Occupational Psychology, the role of the practitioner and the impact that psychology-based interventions can have on workplace performance. |
| Factual | Understand | To demonstrate an understanding of different types of psychological assessment in the workplace and the relationship between test scores and job performance. |
| Factual | Remember | To describe the role of applied psychology to the study of organisations undergoing organisational change and development programmes. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To discuss and reflect on key leadership theories and their relevance to organisations. |
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