Psychological Assessment in Human Resource Management

Recommended Prerequisites

General knowledge on the field of Work and Organizational Psychology are required.

Teaching Methods

Assignments based on texts; debates; case studies, practical exercises, group assignments, roleplaying.

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. Human Resource Management processes

1.1. Job analysis and job evaluation

1.2. Recruitment, selection and socialization.

1.3. Performance Appraisal

2. Recent trends in Human Resource Management

Head Lecturer(s)

Teresa Manuela Marques Santos Dias Rebelo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 40.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

Bach, S.,& Edwards, M.(Eds)(2013).Managing human resources: Human resource management in transition(5th Ed.).Chichester: John Wiley

DeNisi, A., & Murphy, K.(2017). Performance appraisal and performance management: 100 years of progress? Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(3), 421-433

Noe, R., Hollenbeck, J., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P.(2016). Fundamentals of human resource management (6th Ed). New York: McGraw-Hill