ORG 3402 Psychology, Organization and Leadership

ORG 3402 Psychology, Organization and Leadership

Course code: 
ORG 3402
Department: 
Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Øyvind Lund Martinsen
Course name in Norwegian: 
Psykologi, organisasjon og ledelse
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor - Common Courses
Semester: 
2017 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

The effectiveness, profitability, and value of organizations, broadly defined, are dependent upon human competence, interplay, effort, and leadership. This course will thus include important and evidence-based knowledge about human characteristics, processes, and leadership in complex work settings. In line with this, the course will, e.g., cover issues like learning, motivation, perception, how human traits can be organized and how such processes and traits can be associated with e.g., job satisfaction, effort, and productivity. Moreover, the course will provide knowledge on groups and teams, as well as decision-making, problem solving, and creativity. A special emphasis is put on theories of leadership, including leadership and change. Finally and beyond such perspectives, the course will include an introduction to organizational design and culture.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

The students shall acquire basic knowledge about psychological, organizational, and leadership theories relevant for work settings and for further studies in organizational theory and leadership.
 

Learning outcomes - Skills

The students shall be able to explain central psychological, organizational, and leadership concepts, processes, and theories and how they relate to efficiency in work settings.

Learning Outcome - Reflection

The students shall develop an understanding of the importance of psychological characteristics and processes, and organizational conditions for optimal functioning in work settings.

Course content
  • Individual level topics:
    • What can be conceived as the more important individual characteristics and how do we perceive ourselves and others?
    • Motivation and achievement
    • Work engagement, job-satisfaction, efficacy, and stress.
    • Thinking at work: learning, problem solving, decision making, and creativity.
  • Group level topics:
    • Work in groups and social dynamics.
    • Communication, information, power, and influence.
  • Organisational topics:
    • What can we conceive as an organisation and how can life in an organisation be understood?
    • Organisational culture, organisational change, and competence considerations in change-processes.
  • Leadership theory
    • What is leadership?
    • Leader traits and behaviors (styles)
    • Gender and leadership
    • Contingency theories of leadership including self-leadership
  • Other topics:
    • Diversity in organisations.
    • Social responsibility, ethics, and sustainability.
Learning process and requirements to students
  1. Learning process. The course consists of 28 hours of lectures. During the lectures the main emphasis is put on central concepts, but will also give room for discussions, the use of small cases as aids to understanding, assignments, activities and more. Subsequent to the teaching sessions students’ will work on assignments that will be briefly reviewed at the beginning of the next session.         
  2. Digital learning resources will be provided as supplement to the compulsory textbooks. It is expected that participants take advantage of these resources when preparing for lectures and exam.
  3. Three exam relevant questionswill be given during the semester. The answers must be submitted electronically and 2 must be approved in order to sit for exam. The answers will form the basis for group discussions and will be discussed during the lectures. Individual feedback will not be given beyond this. More information will be given by the start of the semester. 

The course requires that candidates use the communication platform ItsLearning. The responsibility for an Internet connection and the skills to navigate on the communication platforms rest on the candidates.

E-learning
When course is delivered online, lecturer, in cooperation with the Academic Servises Network, will organize an appropriate combination of digital teaching and lectures. Online students are also offered a study guide to contribute to progression and overview. Total recommended time spent for completing the course also applies here.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

Re-sit examination
Students that have not gotten approved the coursework requirements, must re-take the exercises during the next scheduled course.

Students that have not passed the written examination or who wish to improve their grade may re-take the examination in connection with the next scheduled examination.

Qualifications

Higher Education Entrance Qualification.

Required prerequisite knowledge

No particular prerequisites.

Mandatory courseworkCourseworks givenCourseworks requiredComment coursework
Mandatory323 exam relevant questions will be given during the semester. The answers must be submitted electronically and 2 out of 3 must be approved in order to take the examination.
Mandatory coursework:
Mandatory coursework:Mandatory
Courseworks given:3
Courseworks required:2
Comment coursework:3 exam relevant questions will be given during the semester. The answers must be submitted electronically and 2 out of 3 must be approved in order to take the examination.
Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Invigilation
Weight: 
100
Grouping: 
Individual
Support materials: 
  • No support materials
Duration: 
3 Hour(s)
Exam code: 
ORG34021
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination every semester
Exam organisation: 
Ordinary examination
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
28 Hour(s)
Student's own work with learning resources
127 Hour(s)
Reading the compulsory literature, recommended literature and colloquium work
Group work / Assignments
42 Hour(s)
Examination
3 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
200

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.