Fundamentals of Human Resources Psychology
4
2020-2021
01740722
Psychology
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
4.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Basic knowledge on Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
Teaching Methods
Lectures. Debates. Individual and group activities (e.g., case studies, analysis / discussion of texts, simulations, role-playing, practical exercises).
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the curricular unit students should be able to:
- Indicate and describe explanatory theories related to the Human Resources Psychology
- Identify, define and discuss psychological concepts related to the human resource management function, the various relationships/various contracts of employees with the organization, knowledge management, quality of work life and decent work
- Diagnose and evaluate individual, group and organizational contexts related to Human Resource Psychology
It is also expected that students will develop the following competencies:
1. Basic Competences:
- Auto-management;
- Information management;
- Communication;
- Teamwork.
2. Objectives/Professional Competences:
- Needs analysis;
- Individual, group and organizational assessment;
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
- Historical evolution of human resources management function
- The role of human resources management in organizations
- Human resources management and organizational strategy
- Organizational commitment
- Carreer: planning and development (individual and organizational perpective)
- Relations with the employees and the psychological contract
- Knowledge management
- Quality of work life and decent work
Head Lecturer(s)
Paulo Renato Martins Ribeiro Silva Lourenço
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Frequency: 50.0%
Group work on one of the topics of the program; two parts:written part with a weight of 25%, in which the content (in 20%),the form (in 5%),can not exceed 15 pages(without references and attachments)and in the APA format;face to face presentation:weight of 10%,content of 15%, making up the remaining 25%;written work:on the literature published in the last 5 years: 50.0%
Bibliography
Ferraro, T., Pais, L., dos Santos, N. R. and Moreira, J. M. (2016). The Decent Work Questionnaire (DWQ): Development and validation in two samples of knowledge workers. International Labour Review. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/ilr.12039
Gracia, F.J., Martínez-Tur, V. y Peiró, J.M. (2001). Tendencias y controversias en el futuro de la gestión y del desarrollo de los recursos humanos. En E. Agulló y A. Obejero (Coord.), Trabajo, individuo y sociedad. Perspectivas psicosociológicas sobre el futuro del trabajo. Madrid: Pirámide.
Millward, L.J. & Brewerton, P.M. (2000). Psychological Contracts: Employee Relations for the Twenty-first Century? In C. Cooper & I. Robertson (eds.) Int. Review of Industrial and Organisational Psychology (1-62) Chichester, U.K.: John Wiley.
Noe, R., Hollenbeck,J., Gerhart,B., & Wright, P.(2004) Fundamentals of human resource management. Boston: McGrawHill.