Course - Psychology (In the Workplace) - Distance

Comments about Course - Psychology (In the Workplace) - Online

• Entry requirements
  There are no pre-requisites for this course.
• Academic title
  On successful completion you will receive a UK Open Learning Certificate.
• Course description
  Course Overview
  
  The course is designed to provide you with an overview and Introduction to understanding Psychology in the workplace.
  
  This is an ideal course for anyone wishing to improve their skills in understanding and managing staff and understanding how to deal with events and find explanations for workplace psychological problems
  
  Study Details
  
  This course can be studied at your own pace and there are no deadlines for assignments, however you must complete the course within 12 months from the date you purchased the course. To complete this course it will take in the region of 100 study hours which can be spread over a 12 month period.
  
  Support
  
  As an UK Open Learning home learning student you will have access to your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have.
  
  Exam Details
  
  Your course consists of the 12 Units and six Tutor Marked Assignments are required to be completed and sent to the college for marking.
  
  You will find the Tutor Marked assignments set within your course, and these should be completed as and when you get to them.
  
  There is no specific word count for the assignments, however you must prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the assignments. One sentence answers will be rejected.
  
  Payment Method:
  
  You can choose to pay in full at the time of ordering, or you can pay in monthly installments.
  
  If you would like to pay in installments, we would need one of the installments as a deposit with your order (either by cheque or by credit/debt card) we will take the rest of the installments off the card for the remaining months. For further details on paying by installments please call UK Open Learning or e-mail.
  
  Course Outline:
  
  Introduction to Workplace Psychology
  
        A definition of psychology
  
        A study of the individual
  
        The effects of the environment
  
        The reality of the mind
  
        Mental experience
  
        Adaptation to the environment
  
  Defining Psychology
  
        Sensation and perception
  
        Thinking processes
  
        A description of imagery and its uses
  
        Actions
  
        The power and value of attention
  
        Intelligence
  
        Learning
  
        Constructing the memory
  
  The use of Sensation & Perception
  
        Personality
  
        Temperament
  
        Intelligence, knowledge and temperament
  
        The formation of character
  
        Deviation in character
  
        The classification of temperament and character
  
        Understanding Personality Concepts
  
        Psychological testing
  
        The preparation of selection tests
  
        Vocational guidance
  
        Testing of general intelligence
  
        Testing for technical ability
  
        Testing for other qualities and traits
  
        Individual traits
  
        Vocational selection
  
        Interviewing
  
        Training methods
  
  Using Psychological Testing
  
        Management requirements
  
        Directors
  
        The importance of managers
  
        The factors required to achieve success in management
  
        Choosing executives
  
  Management of the Workplace
  
        The physical environment
  
        What are accidents?
  
        Environmental effects
  
        Accidents and the individual
  
        Accident proneness
  
        Breakages
  
  The Workplace Environment
  
        Motivation
  
        Overall incentives
  
        Workplace incentives
  
        Incentives external to the working environment
  
        The relational character of incentives
  
        Social reinforcers as incentives
  
        Labour wastage
  
  How to Motivate the Workforce
  
        Recruitment
  
        Selection
  
        Application blank
  
        Interviews
  
        Psychological tests
  
        The use of rating scales
  
  Behavioural Psychology
  
        Introduction to social psychology
  
        Organisational groups
  
        The influence of groups
  
        Group think
  
        The characteristics of industrial groups
  
        Social assumptions
  
        Problems between groups in organisations
  
        Reducing the negative influences of intergroup competition
  
        Preventing intergroup conflict
  
  Workforce Behaviour
  
        Abnormalities
  
        Brief classification of mental disorders
  
        Entry of variants into industry
  
        The partially disabled

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