Psychological Assessment in Human Resource Management

Recommended Prerequisites

Specific knowledge is not required to accomplish this curricular unit. However, some general knowledge on the field of Work and Organizational Psychology is required.

Teaching Methods

Assignments based on texts; debates; case studies, practical exercises, group assignments, role-playing.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this curricular unit, students should be able to:

- Know and recognise the specificity of the intervention of the psychologist of work and organizations within Human Resources Management;

- Have competences of analytical and psychological intervention in the field of Human Resource Management;

- Know how to use techniques and tools of Human Resource Management;

- Have a set of essential competencies to carry out the internship and to fulfil the duties of a psychologist in organizations.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Methods and Techniques of Human Resource Management

1.1. Job analysis and job evaluation

1.2. Recruitment & Selection and socialization of new workers.

1.3. Performance Appraisal

2. Recent trends in Human Resource Management

Head Lecturer(s)

Leonor Maria Gonçalves Pacheco Pais

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Portfolio of activities composed by five exercises (30%) group work presented in class (30%) and a final individual work (40%).: 100.0%

Bibliography

Ariza-Montes, J., Morales Gutierrez, A. C., & Morales Fernandez, E. (2004). Dirección y administración integrada de personas: Fundamentos, processos e técnicas en práctica. Madrid: McGraw-Hill.

Bach, S. (Ed.) (2005). Managing human resources. Oxford: Blackwell.

Beardwell, I., Holden, L., & Claydon, T. (2004). Human resource management: A contemporary approach (4th ed). Harlow, En.: Prentice Hall.

Noe, R., Hollenbeck,J., Gerhart,B., & Wright, P.(2004) Fundamentals of human resource management. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Rodrigues, N. & Rebelo, T. (2011), Da Exactidão das Medidas à Eficácia do Processo de Seleção. In A. D. Gomes (Ed.), Psicologia das Organizações, do Trabalho e dos Recursos Humanos (pp. 481-525). Coimbra, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.