ECTS - Organizational Psychology

Organizational Psychology (PSY309) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Organizational Psychology PSY309 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim is to get students familiar with the basic concepts, theories and measurement methods of several popular topics of organizational psychology.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Define basic concepts in organizational psychology
  • Explain work attitudes and behaviors.
  • Integrate leadership and motivation issues
  • Infer reasons of psychological problems in work context
Course Content Attraction and socialization, job satisfaction and commitment, productive and counterproductive behavior in organizations, theories of motivation, introduction to group behavior and group effectiveness.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Organizational Psychology Assigned reading: Chapter 1
2 Research Methods and Statistics Assigned reading: Chapter 2
3 Attraction and Socialization Assigned reading: Chapter 3
4 Job Satisfaction and Commitment Assigned reading: Chapter 5
5 Productive Behavior in Organizations Assigned reading: Chapter 4
6 Counterproductive Behavior in Organizations Assigned reading: Chapter 6
7 Occupational Stress Assigned reading: Chapter 7
8 Theories of Motivation Assigned reading: Chapter 8
9 Organizational Applications of Motivation Theory Assigned reading: Chapter 9
10 Leadership and Influence Process Assigned reading: Chapter 10
11 Introduction to Group Behavior Assigned reading: Chapter 11
12 Group Effectiveness Assigned reading: Chapter 12
13 Organizational Culture Assigned reading: Chapter 15
14 Organizational Change and Development Assigned reading: Chapter 16
15 Final Examination Period Review of Topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of Topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Jex, M. S. (2002). Organizational Psychology: A Scientist Practitioner Approach. Wiley

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 60
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline X
2 Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology X
3 Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings X
4 Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena X
5 Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology X
6 Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources X
7 Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data X
8 Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems
9 Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English X
10 Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning X
11 Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 10 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 12 12
Total Workload 128