Psychology and Human Resource Management

Recommended Prerequisites

Introductory knowledge on the field of this master is required.

Teaching Methods

Assignments based on texts; debates; case studies, practical exercises, workgroup 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 work and organizational psychologist within Human Resource Management;

- to develop competencies of analytical and psychological intervention in the field of Human Resource Management;

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

- To develop a set of core 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

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 (5th Ed.).John Wiley

. Cooper, G.(Ed.)(2019). Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology. Routledge

. Landers R., Schmidt G. (Eds)(2016).Social Media in Employee Selection and Recruitment.Springer

. Noe R.,Hollenbeck,J.,Gerhart,B., & Wright, P.(2018).Fundamentals of human resource management (7th Ed). McGraw-Hill

. Ones, D., Anderson, N., Viswesvaran, C. & Sinangil, H.(Eds)(2018),The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Work and Organizational Psychology – Personnel Psychology and Employee Performance (2nd Ed).Sage

. Rodrigues,N. & Rebelo,T.(2011a e b),Recrutamento e seleção de pessoas e da Exatidão das medidas à eficácia do processo de seleção. In A.Gomes (Ed.),Psicologia das Organizações, do Trabalho e dos Recursos Humanos (pp.441-480 e 481-525). Imprensa da UC