W317 – Work- and Organisational Psychology

Module
Work- and Organisational Psychology
Work- and Organisational Psychology
Module number
W317 [E19]
Version: 3
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Bachelor/Diplom
Duration
1 semester
Turnus
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth
ruediger.von-der-weth(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturers

Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth
ruediger.von-der-weth(at)htw-dresden.de


Dr.-Ing. Katrin Wieczorek
katrin.wieczorek(at)htw-dresden.de

Teaching language(s)

English

ECTS credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SWS (2.00 SWS Lecture | 2.00 SWS Seminar)

Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-requisite(s) for the examination

Paper

Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Oral performance assessment
Examination duration: 20 min | Weighting: 100 % | Tested in English language

Teaching form

Lecture, Tutorial 

Media type
Not specified
Teaching content / structure

Basics in Psychology

  • Neuropsychology
  • Design of emprical studies
  • Perception
  • Cognition
  • Emotion and motivation
  • Communication and social processes
  • Action regulation
  • Personality and behavior

Work psychology

  • Usability
  • Work analysis and work design
  • Teamwork
  • Psychology of health and safety
  • Design of work systems

Organisational psychology

  • Psychological diagnostics
  • Qualification
  • Evaluation
  • Psychology of intrecltural cooperation
  • Psychology of change management
  • Psychology of media
Qualification objectives
  • Knowledge of basic concepts in Psychology
  • Knowledge of important scientific methods of psychological research
  • Knwledge of central assunptions and results of work- and organisational psychology
  • Ability to assess the relevance ans scientific background of actual psychological trends in public discussion
Special admission requirement(s)
Not specified
Recommended prerequisites
Not specified
Continuation options

Human Factors in Industrial Processes (Masterstudium)

Literature

Aamont,M.G. (2013).Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach. 7th Edition.Belmont: Wadsworth.

Gerrig, R. (2012). Psychology and Life.London: Pearson.

Wickens, C.D., Hollands, J.G. Parasuraman, R. (2012). Engineering Psychology and Human Performance. Fourth Edition. London: Pearson.

Current teaching resources

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Notes
Not specified