Organizational Psychology

Code:

P302

Acronym:

PO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2036
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	167	Official Curricular Structure	3	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

By the end of this Curricular Unit (CU) students should demonstrate: global knowledge in the area of Organizational Psychology as a field of study as well as a practice, its object of interest and topics; meta knowledge of different existing approaches and the relations between these theories; knowledge in what is concern with organizational psychological phenomena, as well as theories that enable them to understand and explain these phenomena.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course it is expected that students are able to:

• Identify the object of study of Organizational Psychology and the type of problems it addresses;
• Describe psychological phenomena related to the functioning of organizations
• Describe the theories that allow us to understand and explain the functioning of organizations;
• Relate different theories and its conceptual framework.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Part I. Introduction to Organizational Psychology

1. Historical development

2. The concept of Organization

3. The relevance of studying organizations

Part II. Organizational Theory

4. Introduction

5. Models of organizations

5.1. The Scientific Management Theory

5.2. Burocracy

5.3. Human Relations Theory

5.4. Open Systems Theory

5.5. Sociotechnical Theory

5.6. Weick’s Theory

6. Organizational Theory systematizations

Part III. Emerging Organizational Forms

Mandatory literature

Anderson Neil 340; Handbook of industrial, work and organizational psychology. ISBN: 0-7619-6488-6(vol.1)
Shafritz Jay M.; Classics of organization theory. ISBN: ISBN 0-534-17304-7
Cunha Miguel Pina e 570; Manual de estudos organizacionais. ISBN: 972-98823-1-2
Cunha Miguel Pina e 070; Manual de comportamento organizacional e gestão. ISBN: 972-98823-8-X

Complementary Bibliography

Schein Edgar H.; Psicologia Organizacional
Gonçalves Sónia P. 570; Psicossociologia do trabalho e das organizações. ISBN: 978-989-693-030-1

Comments from the literature

The list of mandatory bibliography specific to each point on the syllabus is published on the UC web page. When possible, the bibliography will be made available in digital format for students in the UC page (on moodle).

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and visualization of thematic films and sketches.

Software

Não aplicável.
Moodle

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	15,00
Estudo autónomo	22,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho de campo	14,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Class attendance is not compulsory, but is recommended.

Calculation formula of final grade

The students’ evaluation at the UC is the result of an exam (70% of the final grade) and a paper (30%), groups of four students).
More information with the lecturer.

Examinations or Special Assignments

See "special assessment".

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special needs should acknowledge it to the Support Unit (Serviço de Apoio) in the beginning of the Semester in order for the teacher is informed.

Classification improvement

Grade improvement possible by taking another exam.
Students may require the UC’s grade improvement once, until the Special evaluation period of the following academic year in which the students passed the UC and the UC foresees an exam.

Observations

The final written exam will take place by synchronous, non-face-to-face assessment (using Moodle).