02523 - Psychology of Work

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the main concepts and theoretical approaches developed by the discipline to analyse the interdependencies between individual, job tasks and the social and organizational context of work.

Course contents

Main topics covered during the course:

- The psychological study of work
- Work today: need for a new psychological contract
- Psychological link between individual and work
- The worker and his duties
- Psychology, health and safety in the workplace
- Labor costs and revenues
- Abnormal and counterproductive working practices
- Staff selection
- The development of working careers
- The working career today
- Theory and methods for career anchors
- Development of people outside and within organizations

The contents will be analyzed/presented in terms of inclusive, sustainable industrialization, multiculturality, innovation and diversity management too, as indicated by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

All the topics will be presented by discussing the most important theories and models developed by the discipline and by examining relevant empirical evidence.

Readings/Bibliography

Sarchielli, G., e Fraccaroli, F. (2017). Introduzione alla psicologia del lavoro. Bologna: Il Mulino. (Va bene anche l'edizione del 2010)

A book between:

- Balducci, C. (2015). Gestire lo stress nelle organizzazioni. Bologna: Il Mulino.

- Toderi, S. & Sarchielli G. (2013) Sviluppare la carriera lavorativa: Risorse personali e metodi d’intervento. Bologna: il Mulino

Further material: powerpoint slides of topics presented during the course.

Teaching methods

The main method will be the traditional lecture. Furthermore, a group project will be carried out as well as in-class discussions based on articles from work psychology journals. As for the group project, which is optional, this will be an empirical project consisting of the collection and analysis of data and the presentation of the main results during a lecture.

Assessment methods

Written examination based on approximately 33 multiple choice questions. The multiple choice questions are composed either of four or five different response alternatives. The time available for the final examination is fifty minutes.

Foreign students (e.g. Erasmus students) are highly recommended to contact the lecturer to discuss the possibility of undertaking an oral examination in English language.

Students with disabilities (e.g., learning disablities) are invited to contact the lecturer to explore the possibility of a different assessment method that considers their personal difficulties.

Teaching tools

Powerpoint slides of the material covered during lectures. AT the beginning of the course the slides will be available for download at http://campus.unibo.it/ (Note that user name and password are required to access the material)

Office hours

See the website of Marco Giovanni Mariani