organizational and work psychology 2404-P-2-POP-sj

Work psychology is an applied sub-discipline of psychology that deals with human behaviour in work situations and business relationships. The lecture will focus on three areas of work psychology. In the first part, cognitive ergonomics will be discussed, i.e. the most relevant psychological mechanisms influencing a person's abilities and limitations in performing work tasks, especially in difficult and dangerous activities. The concepts of situational awareness, anticipatory control and the influence of stress (physical and social factors) on human executive, decision-making and cognitive processes will be discussed. Human reliability and human factor theories of accidents will be discussed. The second part of the lecture will focus more extensively on psychosocial stress (especially bullying), stress-related disorders (job burnout, trauma-related disorders) and prevention at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The issue of safety culture (JUST culture model) will also be addressed.
The last part will focus on professional selection and jurisprudence. Diagnostic methodologies in occupational health, transport psychology and other professions will be discussed. The lecture will conclude with a discussion of career paths in the field of occupational psychologist practice.

Total student workload

Lecture: 30 hours Own work: 45 hours Total: 75 hours (3 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Discipline outcomes K_W04 knows basic methods and techniques of research used in social sciences; has knowledge of empirical research methodology and principles of operationalization of psychological conceptś. Subject outcomes: Student: Discusses the subject and methods of work psychology; Describes the impact of physical and social stressors on cognitive and executive processes Discusses the theory of situational awareness and Reason's error theory. Lists sources of psychosocial stress in work situations Describes the challenges for the work environment associated with automation and the development of artificial intelligence States the principles of just culture. Knows the principles of recruiting and selection of employees in selected occupations

Learning outcomes - skills

Discipline outcomes K_U05 Is able to critically analyse popular publications in the field of psychology, as well as to separate opinions based on colloquial knowledge from scientific data K_U06 has in-depth research skills, covering knowledge acquisition, analysis of other authors' works, synthesis of various ideas and views, selection of methods and construction of research tools K_U14 has in-depth skills of observing, diagnosing and rationally assessing complex problem situations and analysing human and animal behaviour; he/she is able to recognise normal and disturbed functioning of humans, groups and social organisations K_U21 Has the ability to propose solutions to a research problem taking into account different research perspectives; is able to function in interdisciplinary research teams Subject effects: Student Plans actions in the field of stress prevention in a work situation Selects research methods for different selection and judgmental situations Recognises symptoms of aggression, bullying and job burnout.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Discipline outcomes K_K01 Can determine priorities in order to achieve scientific and professional tasks and goals K_K02 can independently and critically supplement knowledge and skills in the field of psychology; can lead scientific discussions K_K04 takes responsibility for using acquired psychological knowledge in professional situations Subject effects Student Recognises the importance of stress factors for employee well-being and organisational development Promotes a culture of safety Maintains ethical standards when selecting and selecting employees;

Teaching methods

Lecture and discussion

Expository teaching methods

- problem-based lecture
- participatory lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- case study

Online teaching methods

- content-presentation-oriented methods

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of general, cognitive and social psychology.

Course coordinators

Adam Tarnowski

Assessment criteria

Multiple choice test (open book exam)

Bibliography

Lektura obowiązkowa:
1. Schultz, D., Schultz, S.E.(2002) Psychologia a wyzwania dzisiejszej pracy, Warszawa: PWN
2. Ratajczak, Z. (2007) Psychologia pracy i organizacji, Warszawa: PWN
Lektura uzupełniająca:
3. Arnold, J., & Silvester, J. (2005). Work psychology: Understanding human behaviour in the workplace. Pearson Education.
4. EuroPsy documents: www.efpa.eu/download/aa50b2aa4be51a2778d746f8aa583f1a
5. Endsley, M. R., & Garland, D. J. (2000). Theoretical underpinnings of situation awareness: A critical review. Situation awareness analysis and measurement, 3-32.
6. Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Sanz-Vergel, A. I. (2014). Burnout and work engagement: The JD–R approach. Annu. Rev. Organ. Psychol. Organ. Behav., 1(1), 389-411.
7. Bourne Jr, L. E., & Yaroush, R. A. (2003). Stress and cognition: A cognitive psychological perspective.
8. Bukowski, T. (2014) Sleepy and unsafe. Safety+Health Magazine, http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/10412-sleepy-and-unsafe-worker-fatigue
9. Reason, J. (2000). Human error: models and management. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 320(7237), 768.
10. Hollnagel, E. (1997). Cognitive ergonomics: it's all in the mind. Ergonomics, 40(10), 1170-1182.
11. Parker, D., Lawrie, M., & Hudson, P. (2006). A framework for understanding the development of organisational safety culture. Safety science, 44(6), 551-562.

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