Conducted in
terms:
2022/23Z, 2023/24Z, 2024/25Z, 2025/26Z
Erasmus code: 04.0
ISCED code: 0410
ECTS credits:
2
Language:
English
Psychology in Management 1155-12-M21-0-PsMan
- https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=7755 (term 2024/25Z)
- https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=7755 (term 2025/26Z)
1. Introduction to psychology in management – general terms
2. Psychological tools and techniques of influence
- the principle of contrast,
- the principle of reciprocation,
- the principle of commitment and consistency,
- the rule of liking,
- the rule of authority,
- techniques based on emotions,
3. Psychology of decision making
- basic distortions,
- social context,
- the role of perspective and context,
- delusions in estimations,
- the role of knowledge.
Total student workload
Contact hours with teacher:
- participation in lectures - 15 hrs
- consultations- 10 hrs
Self-study hours:
- preparation for lectures - 10 hrs
- writing essays/ papers/ projects- 5 hrs
- reading literature- 10 hrs
- preparation for test- 10 hrs
Altogether: 60 hrs (2 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
W1: A student has a thorough knowledge of human behaviours in an organisation at the individual, group and organisational level (K_W06)
Learning outcomes - skills
A student can analyse social processes and phenomena and their causes (K_U03)
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Professionalism and ethics: a student identifies and solves adequately specialist and ethical dilemma in a workplace (K_K03)
Teaching methods
The lecture
Prerequisites
General knowledge in management
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Method: class participation, written exam
Criteria: level of knowledge, activity during classes
Additional information
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