Organizational Psychology

Code:

P302

Acronym:

PO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2015/2016 - 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	128	Official Curricular Structure	3	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

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 (pdf powerpoint which served to support class). 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

Moodle
Não aplicável.

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	51,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Classes are not mandatory.

Calculation formula of final grade

The students’ evaluation at the UC is the result of an exam (100% of the final grade).

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 the teacher is informed.

Classification improvement

Students have the possibility to improve their final classification in the UC through a new final exam. They can require it once, in one of the following evaluations periods immediately after the period in which they got their approval at the UC.