Organizational Structures and Processes

Code:

P748

Acronym:

EPO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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	26	Official Curricular Structure	4	-	6	54	162
		Official Curricular Structure 2012	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

It's intended that students acquire skills necessary for understanding and analysing organizational variables and processes and their influence on the behavior of organizational members.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the frequency of this course, students must show knowledge about:
• the basic components of organizational structure, describe the impact of its main determinants and recognize the main characteristics of organizational settings;
• the functions of communication in organizations and identify the ingredients for effective communication;
• basic components and levels of analysis of organizational culture;
• the processes of decision making in organizations.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable.

Program

1. Organizational structure and design
2. Organizational processes
2.1. Organizational communication
2.2. Organizational Culture
2.3. Decision making process in organizational context

Mandatory literature

Cunha Miguel Pina e 070; Manual de comportamento organizacional e gestão. ISBN: 978-972-8871-16-1
Cunha Miguel Pina e 070; Estrutura
Cunha Miguel Pina e 070; Comunicação
Cunha Miguel Pina e 070; Culturas nacional e organizacional
Cunha Miguel Pina e 070; Tomada de decisão
Robbins Stephen P.; Fundamentos do comportamento organizacional. ISBN: 85-87918-64-8
Gomes Duarte; Cultura organizacional. ISBN: 972-8535-39-2
Mintzberg Henry; Mintzberg on management. ISBN: 0-02-921371-1
Mintzberg Henry; Estrutura e dinâmica das organizações. ISBN: ISBN 972-20-1147-2

Comments from the literature

Jounals to consult regularly:
- European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology;
- Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Exposure of contents by teacher and students;
- Analysis of cases - small group work followed by large group discussion;
- Workshops by specialists of the subjects addressed;
- Autonomous study.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	48,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Classes are subject to verification of attendance.
Safeguarding the special cases covered in the law, students who miss more than 25% of the classes planned not get frequency at course unit (according to Regulation Assessment of students FPCEUP - Article 9, point 2.).

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade results of the mark obtained in the Final exam (100%) - test with multiple choice and short development questions.

To obtain approval in the course unit, the student must obtain a final mark of 10 values (according to section 2, paragraph 4 of Regulation Assessment of students FPCEUP).

Examinations or Special Assignments

See Special assessment.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who by law are exempted from verification of the conditions of attendance to classes, should perform the two assessment components previously defined: small group work and final exam. For this, they have to contact at the BEGINNING of the semester (NEVER after 2nd class) the teacher responsible for the course unit (Catarina Brandão).

Classification improvement

"Students can improve classification test performed once per course, one of the two final exam periods immediately subsequent to that they received approval and that the course has provided for examination." (Section 1, Art 11 of the "Regulation assessment of students FPCEUP").

Improving the final classification obtained in this course is possible by carrying out a further examination.