Studying at the University of Verona
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
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.
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Work and Organizational Psychology (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S002196
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/06 - WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Period
Sem. 2A, Sem. 2B
Learning outcomes
"1) To know and understand the psychological theories that make against the fundamental processes of functioning and adaptation of the individual to the material and social environment; 2) Know and understand the theories related to the mechanisms of psychological functioning of people at work and in organizations, including their motivations, satisfaction and well-being; 3) Apply the theories on the functioning of individuals, groups and organizations to the analysis of phenomena of learning and personal and social change. SPECIFIC TRAINING OBJECTIVES To know the meanings of work for personal and professional identity; to know the variables that positively and negatively affect work performance and organizational processes; to explore the relationships between “person” and “role” and how the both of them affect the relationships between motivation and satisfaction (wellbeing vs malaise in organizations); to know how to read individual, relational and group phenomena in organizations in order to manage them to foster wellbeing and hinder malaise.”
Program
The course deals with the typical topics of work and organizational psychology and the fundamentals of the so-called human resource management, that is to say:
- Personnel research, selection and assessment (assessment of: position, performance and potential), as well as job placement and organizational socialization (tutoring, mentoring e coaching);
- Human resource training and development, as well as processes of growth, creativity and innovation in organizations;
- Vocational guidance related to career development, both in and out the same organization.
These topics provide the occasion to also deal with:
- Task performance and contextual performance;
- Teamwork, team building and involvement;
- Leadership management of people at work;
- Job satisfaction and motivation at work;
- Health, wellbeing and psychosocial risks (stress, mobbing and burnout);
- Diversity management.
Bibliography
Examination Methods
Written exam with a variable number of open and closed questions directly drawn by the texts. During the course, examples of written tasks and relative answers are given to the students in the classroom, so that they can become familiar with the kind of tasks they are going to deal with and can ask questions of any kind.
