B0168 - PSICOLOGIA DELLE RISORSE UMANE E DELLE ORGANIZZAZIONI

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student:

• understands the main approaches and areas of intervention developed by applied psychology for optimal human resource management in organizations;
• masters the most important psychological and psychosocial theories underlying these approaches and can evaluate their limits and criticisms.
• The student also develops methodological skills that favor the understanding and use of techniques and human resource management tools, particularly in the following areas: job analysis, search and selection, performance evaluation and management, career development, work engagement.

Course contents

The course is divided in two modules, the first one taught by prof. C. Balducci, the second one taught by prof. M. Mariani.

Module 1:

This module will focus on the following main topics:

-The approach adopted by work, organizational and personnel psychology to the management of human resources in organizations.

-Job analysis, recruitment and selection.

-Work motivation, job satisfaction and work engagement.

-Job-related well-being: theories, regulatory aspects, assessment and interventions.

Module 2.

The module will focus on the following aspects:

-Learning and training in organizations.

-Employability and careers in the modern world of work.

-Job performance and its domains and management.

-Safety behavior in organizations and how to promote it.

- Psychological aspects of technology integration in organizations with a sustainability perspective.

The course content can change slightly following a preliminary discussion with students at the beginning of the course. The students new to the area of work, organizational and personnel psychology can read the first chapter of the following handbook to get an idea of the focus of the discipline [not mandatory]:

-Sarchielli G., Fraccaroli, F. (2017). Introduzione alla psicologia del lavoro. Bologna: Il Mulino.

Readings/Bibliography

Foreign students are assumed to attend all (or most of) the lectures.

Readings/material for the final examination are the following:

1) Powerpont slides of the lectures.

2) Readings assigned by the lecturers at the beginning of the course.

3) One of the following two books:

- Cortese, C. G., Del Carlo A. (2017). La selezione del personale. Milano: Cortina Editore.

- M.G. Mariani (2011) Valutare le prestazioni. Bologna: Il Mulino.

Students who will not attend lectures must contact the lecturers to agree on the readings for the final examination.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons, classroom discussions and exercises based on materials provided by the teachers (eg. tools used in human resource management, job descriptions and specifications, evaluation grids, videos). Since this is a master's degree course, regular attendance at lessons and active participation in the various activities proposed by the teachers is generally expected.

Assessment methods

The final test will be written and will consist of 30 multiple choice questions (with four answer options) and open-ended questions. The time available will be 50 minutes. In order to get the praise, it will be necessary to answer all questions correctly. In the case of open questions, the answer provided by the student will be evaluated based on the following criteria: relevance of the answer, completeness and clarity. The result of the test can be rejected up to two times. Students with disabilities or with specific learning disorders are invited to contact the teachers if they wish to evaluate the possibility of an adaptation of the exam method (eg. oral test) or if they have special needs also in relation to the lessons.

Teaching tools

The slides of the different lessons and the additional material will be downloadable from the Virtuale.unibo.it platform.

Office hours

See the website of Cristian Balducci

See the website of Marco Giovanni Mariani