Industrial Psychology
Distance Education Course
INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY BPS103
Duration: 100 hours
AIM:
To develop an understanding of how the psychological state of employees in the workplace, affects both their work, and their overall well being.
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are ten lessons in this course, as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Understanding the Employees Thinking
3. Personality & Temperament
4. Psychological Testing
5. Management & Managers
6. The Work Environment
7. Motivation and Incentives
8. Recruitment
9. Social Considerations
10. Abnormalities and Disorders
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
Here are justr a few examples of what you will do:
*Discuss the following questions with one or two friends, and make notes of the answers you consider.
a/ Discuss the environmental circumstances that you feel have affected your life.
b/ In your opinion, to what extent are mental characteristics inherited?
c/ 'In certain conditions, a committee may pass a resolution for which no member of the committee will hold themself responsible'. What is your interpretation of the meaning of the previous statement.
d/ "The environment can give or withhold the requisite stimuli for the development of mental abilities". Discuss this statement. Interview at least four people. Two of these should have a management role in a business or similar organisation. Two should be involved in a non-managerial position. Ask each of them such questions as:
* The role of morale and discipline in their workplace.
* Do they feel that they have good morale and discipline in their workplaces? Why do they think this?
* Who do they feel should be responsible for ensuring suitable levels of morale and discipline in their
workplace (e.g. management, workplace groups, all employees, etc.)?
* How is morale and discipline maintained in their workplace?
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