PSY5601 ADVANCED OVERVIEW OF I/O PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2335601 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course the students:
will learn the basic concepts of organizational psychology
will learn organizational orientation
will learn the basic theories of motivation at work
will learn personality and performance relationship
will learn safety and safety leadership
will have basic knowledge of teams and managing conflict
will learn the influencing tactics
will learn the structure of organizations
will learn stress factors at work
will learn to reduce turnover
will learn to increase job satisfaction and performance
Course Content
In this course, major areas of industrial and organizational psychology, such as job analysis, performance appraisal, personnel selection, training, work motivation, job satisfaction, leadership and organizational structure and design are covered with an emphasis on current issues and problems. The orientation of the course is planned to be a theoretical one.
Course Learning Outcomes
After completng this course successfully,
The students will be able to:
diognose the current problems of the organizations
identify any hidden human resource problems
know how to orient and onboard employees
learn to motivate the employees in geeral
know how to organize teams based on their functions
learn about the issues related to personality and behaviors at work
diognose the human factor problems at work
learn about the signs of stress and ways of reducing it at work in the organizations
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Skills to understand and successfully employ the latest and most advanced research and data analysis methods and techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Knowledge of the latest theoretical and empirical literature in psychology. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Skills to conduct research and critically evaluate the important literature on any topic of interest related to psychology or other relevant disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Awareness about the novel information in light of the theoretical knowledge gained and knowledge to develop advanced research topics and questions. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Skills to develop and carry out a research project from beginning to end in light of the formulated research questions using the accumulated knowledge from relevant literature and methods. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Awareness of conducting research, publishing, and application activities in light of ethical principles and values. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Skills to work independently as an individual and as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Skills to communicate effectively, both in written and oral forms of English and Turkish, during scientific activities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution