Learning objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- Develop an integrated system of knowledge regarding relational and group processes in organizational and social contexts.
- Apply knowledge regarding relational and group processes in organizational and social contexts.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
The course focuses on group processes in organizational contexts. It will examine group processes and intergroup relations, with particular attention to topics such as group formation and cohesion, inclusion and identity, group decision-making and productivity, intergroup relationships and conflict, effects of belonging to majority and minority groups, and diversity management. The course aims to develop critical reflection, analysis, and interpretation skills of group dynamics, especially those that occur in organizational contexts. Students will acquire skills such as group observation and understanding of their dynamics, mastery of the main theories of groups, knowledge of the most important approaches to the study of group processes, and the ability to manage relationships between minority and majority group members. The teaching aims to achieve the following specific learning objectives:
- develop an integrated system of knowledge regarding group processes in social and organizational contexts;
- develop skills to manage complex organizational processes with particular reference to diversity management;
- develop skills for planning and evaluating interventions aimed at developing harmonious relationships in organizational contexts.