PSY2406 – Introduction to organizational psychology
Course description
Course content
This course is discontinued after autumn 2015. Examination is offered Autumn 2015 only for students who have passed the obligatory teaching from an earlier semester, or for students who already have a result in this course and wish to improve their grade.
The course provides an overview of the main fields of organizational and personnel psychology. It focuses on topics such as organisational justice, the use of power, personnel selection and the employment relationship, communication and cooperation, work-related attitudes (e.g. commitment, organisational citizenship behaviour), organisation and its culture, human resource development as well as careers and career management. The course treats these topics either from the perspective of the individual, from the perspective of the group or by looking at processes and systems in the organization such as culture and human resource management. The seminar serves for broadening the knowledge and for showing its application.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
?You should be able to:
- Describe the main theories in the field of organisational and personnel psychology
- Understand research results presented in a scientific context
?Skills?
You should be able to:
- Analyse research results against a theoretical background
- Analyse practical situations against a theoretical background
- Apply theoretical knowledge for solving problems
- Apply theoretical knowledge for making decisions
?General competence
?You should be able to:
- Apply selected organisational and personnel psychology theories in the field
- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of their Application
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
If there are more applicants than available places, the students
that has this course as an obligatory course in their education plan will be preferred. Read more here (only in Norwegian)
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with PSY2404 – Innf?ring i arbeids- og organisasjonspsykologi (discontinued)
- 5 credits overlap with PSY2407 – Introduction to Personnel Psychology
Teaching
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
Home exam.
Examination is offered autumn 2015 only for students with a result in this course from an earlier semester. You must have passed the obligatory teaching in order to retake the exam. To sign up for a retake of this exam, please contact SV-info by e-mail. Please send the e-mail from your student account.
Use of sources and citation
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of cheating/attempted cheating.
Language of examination
You can submit your exam written in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish. Read more here: §5.4 i Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universitetet i Oslo
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
You for explanation of your grade in this course.
Resit an examination
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.