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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Psicologia per la formazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Foreign language B2 level (English, French, German, Spanish)
6
F
-
Training
9
F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
M-PSI/03
1 module to be chosen between
Final exam
12
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
M-PSI/03
1 module to be chosen between
Final exam
12
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S007372

Coordinator

Carlo Callegaro

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PED/04 - EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Period

Sem. 2A, Sem. 2B

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a set of knowledge and skills that relate to the issues concerning people at work in organizational contexts from a pedagogical perspective. Supporting the development of employees’ personal and professional identity can be perceived an important function of the organization, to ensure learning and development for the company. From this perspective, the course aims to enable participants to understand the dynamics of labor relations from a perspective that returns centrality to people. By the end of the course students will be able to: - understand the dynamics of relationships at work focusing on a human-centered approach; - identify the features of humanistic organization practices; - give a pedagogical interpretation of dynamics and contexts at work; - promote education and learning in organizational contexts; - promote organizational development in a participative way, and starting from workers’ promotion.

Program

Andragogy: fundamental principles of learning in the adult age: the need to know, the concept of self, and the previous experiences of the learner. The inclination, tendency and the motivation to learn.
Process consultation
The practice of communities to solve problems and the innovation of practice of communities within the communities of learning
Conflict resolution within organizations
Negotiation techniques to apply the win-win approach

The didactic style of the class will alternate teaching of new content and methodological schemes of references with some real-life experiences narrated by managers, business owners, consultants, and others.
Practical exercises will help the students to work in groups and to analyze problems and finding solutions. There will be requested the production of project work applied to a service organization.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
LIPARI D. (a cura di) Coltivare comunità di pratica Guerini e Associati 2007 9788883358418
Schein E.H. La consulenza di processo. "Cortina Raffaello Ed.. 2001
FISCHER R. URY W. PATTON B. L'arte del negoziato Corbaccio 2005 9788879727617
Knowles, M., Holton, E.F. & Swanson, R.A. Quando l'adulto impara. Andragogia e sviluppo della persona. (Edizione 9) Franco Angeli. Milano 2008

Examination Methods

In order to grade the students, an oral exam will be used in order to asses the content presented in the textbooks and the class lectures.
In order to grade the skills acquired during the course, the students are required to present a project work developed during the class.
The final grade will be con given with the following proportions of the final grade:
The oral exam will count up to a maximum of 15 out of 30
The project work will count up to a maximum of 15 out of 30
The exam will be the same for the students who attend the classes or who cannot attend the classes. The students who cannot attend the classes are asked kindly to contact the instructor in order to agree on the topic of the project work.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE