ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 74.2 Hours of tutorials: 2.25 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 112.45
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Social, Basic and Methodological Psychology
Areas: Social Psychology
Center Faculty of Psychology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
- To acquire a repertoire of knowledge and information about the main processes involved in organizational behavior management.
- To gain a progressive awareness of the importance of the human factor in the organization.
- To acquire introductory knowledge about the methods, techniques, instruments, strategies, and procedures of evaluation and intervention in organizations.
- To develop habits of observation, analysis, understanding, and interpretation of the problems on which intervention is necessary to contribute to their solution.
1. Organizational Psychology.
1.1. Behavior in organizations.
1.2. Concept of organization.
1.3. Analysis of behavior in organizations: A model.
1.4. Work and Organizational Psychology and its relationship with other disciplines integrated into Organizational Behavior analysis (OB).
2. Theoretical approaches to organization.
2.1. Classical theoretical approaches:
2.1.1. Taylorism and Industrial and General Management.
2.1.2. The Hawthorne studies and the Theory of Human Relations.
2.1.3. Bureaucratic theory.
2.2. Current approaches: The perspective of Organizational Development.
3. Work Motivation.
3.1. Motivation in the organizational context: Concept.
3.2. Theories of Motivation Content.
3.3. Theories of Motivation Process.
3.4. Application of theoretical principles to HR management.
4. Organizational Communication.
4.1. Communication: An organizational approach.
4.2. Functions of communication.
4.3. Interpersonal communication in organizations.
4.4. Formal organizational communication: Internal communication flows within the organization.
4.5. Informal organizational communication.
4.6. Organizational communication networks.
5. Decision Making.
5.1. Definition, problems, and conditions.
5.2. Normative models of decision making: Economic Man.
5.3. Descriptive models of decision making: Administrative Man.
6. Work teams, leadership, participation, and leadership.
6.1. Organizational leadership.
6.2. Work teams.
6.3. Leadership and participation: Vroom and Yetton's model.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Domínguez, José Luis, & Rodríguez, Dámaso (Eds.) (2013). Lecturas de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones. Pearson.
- Robbins, Stephen P., & Judge, Timothy A. (2017). Comportamiento Organizacional (17th ed.). Pearson. [Available in eBook format]
- Robbins, Stephen P., & Judge, Timothy A. (2010). Introducción al Comportamiento Organizativo (10th ed.). Pearson. [Available in eBook format]
COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- Aamodt, Michael G. (2010). Evaluación y análisis de puesto. In Michael G. Aamodt (Ed.), Psicología Industrial/Organizacional (6th ed.) (pp. 33-74). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
- Collado, Carlos (2012). La comunicación en las organizaciones (3rd ed.). Trillas.
- Gil, Francisco, & Alcover, Carlos María (Eds.) (2014). Introducción a la Psicología de las Organizaciones. Alianza editorial. [Available at: https://prelo.usc.es/Record/Xebook1-670]
- Griffin, Ricky, & Moorhead, Gregory (2010). Comportamiento Organizacional (9th ed.). Cengage Learning.
- Luthans, Fred (2008). Comportamiento Organizacional (11th ed.). McGraw Hill.
- Muchinsky, Paul M. (2007). Psicología Aplicada al Trabajo. Thompson Learning.
- Newstrom, John (2011). Comportamiento humano en el trabajo (13th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
- Palací, Francisco J., Osca, Amparo, Moriano, Juan Antonio, & Lisbona, Ana María (2016). Nuevas Perspectivas en Psicología de las Organizaciones (1st ed.). Sanz y Torres. [Available in eBook format]
- Pereda, Santiago, Berrocal, Francisca, & Alonso, Miguel A. (2008). Psicología del Trabajo: Teoría y práctica. Síntesis. [Available in eBook format]
- Spector, Paul (2010). Psicología Industrial y Organizacional. Investigación y práctica. Manual Moderno.
Additionally, students will have access to various teaching support sections on the Virtual Campus, where they will find a multitude of tools and resources.
CE1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the functions, characteristics, contributions, and limitations of different theoretical models in Psychology.
CE5 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the psychosocial principles that influence individual behavior and the functioning of groups and organizations.
CE7 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of various methods of assessment, diagnosis, and psychological treatment in different applied areas of Psychology - clinical and health, social, educational.
CE8 - Know how to identify the needs and demands of recipients in different fields of application and establish goals for psychological intervention.
CE9 - Know how to identify relevant characteristics of individual, group, organizational behavior, and contexts through methods, techniques, and instruments specific to psychological assessment.
CE10 - Know how to promote health and quality of life through methods specific to the profession, in individuals, groups, communities, and organizations in various fields and contexts: educational, clinical and health, work and organizations, group, and community.
CE11 - Know how to select and administer specific techniques and instruments of Psychology.
CE12 - Know how to define objectives, develop plans, and intervention techniques based on the needs and demands of recipients, and evaluate the results obtained.
CE13 - Know how to convey assessment results to recipients appropriately and accurately.
CE14 - Know how to prepare psychological reports in different areas of action, directed to recipients and other professionals.
CE15 - Know how to adhere to the ethical obligations of Psychology.
The teaching of the subject will be carried out through various teaching methodologies:
1) Expository classes (to be taught in groups of approximately 75 students), which are aimed at training students in the acquisition of knowledge related to the topics included in the program.
2) Interactive classes (to be taught in groups of approximately 25 students), which will be of two types: (i) "Expressive" classes, aimed at experimenting and empirically demonstrating some of the explained processes or effects; and (ii) "Instrumental" classes, aimed at providing students (at a basic level) with the consulting skills necessary to apply the theoretically treated skills in real situations.
3) Personalized tutorials (in small groups).
Additionally, students will have access to a virtual classroom supporting face-to-face teaching on the USC Virtual Campus.
The practice reports and the consultancy report that students must present throughout the semester, besides being used as evaluation criteria for the learning of contents and instrumental skills, will provide information about the acquisition of verbal (oral and written) and non-verbal communication skills.
The continuous assessment activities, along with the tutorials, will allow feedback on the student's progress throughout the semester.
The final evaluation will assess the level of knowledge acquired regarding the content of the subject's program.
The assessment of competencies related to knowledge acquisition will be conducted through a final exam. The assessment of skills and attitudes acquisition will be continuous, based on each student's performance in the scheduled tasks throughout the semester, as reflected in the practice reports and the consultancy report.
The final grade for each student in the subject (maximum of 10.0) will result from the sum of partial grades obtained in the exam and the practice reports, according to the following value table:
- Practice reports: between 0.0 and 1.0 points.
- Consultancy report: between 0.0 and 2.0 points.
- Final exam: between 0.0 and 7.0 points.
The assessment conditions for the subject in the second opportunity and for repeating students will be the same as those set for the final evaluation of the June session. In the case of repeating students, the score obtained in continuous assessment will be retained for another academic year.
Students exempted from attending classes will be evaluated according to the following value table:
- Individual assignments and consultancy reports: between 0.0 and 3.0 points.
- Final exam: between 0.0 and 7.0 points.
NOTE: For cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, what is established in the Regulations for the evaluation of students' academic performance and grade review will be applied.
Out of the total of 112.5 hours of planned work for the student to pass the subject, 42.5 hours will be allocated to face-to-face activities, and the remaining 70 hours will be dedicated to non-face-to-face activities distributed according to the following work plan:
FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES:
- Expository classes: 28 hours.
- Interactive classes: 10.5 hours.
- Personalized tutorials: 1 hour.
- Final exam: 3 hours.
NON-FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES:
- Pre-readings for interactive and/or expository classes: 15 hours.
- Preparation of practice reports: 15 hours.
- Exam preparation: 40 hours.
Attendance at face-to-face classes facilitates understanding and assimilation of the subject matter, also providing a wealth of examples referring to different organizational contexts regarding the practical applications and implications of the theoretical content covered.
Attendance at practical classes is essential for training basic skills and experimenting with some of the models, techniques, and concepts necessary to effectively intervene in the organizational context, as far as the limited time available allows. In this regard, each unjustified absence from interactive classes will result in a deduction of 0.20 points from the grade.
It is recommended not to leave the elaboration of reports for each practice or reading until the last minute, in order to be able to submit them within the fixed deadline (which is non-negotiable). If this work is not planned and executed with sufficient time, the workload assigned to students by the different subjects in the semester may ultimately become excessive.
The student will have the support and guidance needed from the subject teachers at all times to properly complete the assigned tasks, both during class hours and outside of them. Therefore, it is recommended that the student, both individually and in groups, frequently utilize the opportunities provided by the teachers' tutorial hours, namely:
* Monday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
* Tuesday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
* Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
For a better understanding of the teaching provided in this subject, it would be desirable for students enrolling in it to have previously completed the subjects of the first two years of the degree, particularly those related to the psychosocial analysis of human behavior.
The vehicular language of the subject will be Spanish.
Carlos Montes Piñeiro
Coordinador/a- Department
- Social, Basic and Methodological Psychology
- Area
- Social Psychology
- Phone
- 881813803
- carlos.montes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Andrea Velandia Morales
- Department
- Social, Basic and Methodological Psychology
- Area
- Social Psychology
- Phone
- 881813849
- andrea.velandia [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Juan de la Cierva Programme
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| 11:00-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Classroom 9 |
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| 09:00-10:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom 8 |
| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Classroom 9 |
| 01.17.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Classroom 3 |
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| 01.17.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 6 |
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| 01.17.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Classroom 7 |
| 01.17.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 7 |
| 06.19.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Classroom 3 |
| 06.19.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 3 |
| 06.19.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 6 |
| 06.19.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Classroom 6 |
| 06.19.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Classroom 7 |
| 06.19.2025 16:30-18:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 7 |