BE434-6-SP-CO:
Management Psychology
2022/23
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Monday 16 January 2023
Friday 24 March 2023
15
31 January 2023
Requisites for this module
PS407 or BE410
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BE434 Management Psychology is intended to open up the relationship between individual behaviour and experience in the context of the study of organizations. As such, it is rooted in the psychology of organising and its primary focus is on the individual in the organization, the construction of meaning and how they behave, react or subvert in relation to organizational life. Developing the discussions from in previous modules, we will explore the role of socialisation, emotion and the construction of identities within the context of the labour processes, paying particular attention to the 'hidden' dimensions of organising.
The module is taught over 10 weeks, in two hour sessions which will involve a formal taught element, followed by discussion, group work and other class based activities. The readings will be available on Moodle (and partly also on Talis) and are a central part of what we do in the classroom. The readings are chosen to provide vibrant empirical examples, and to be accessible in terms of opening up the topics at hand. The course will also draw on a range of critical perspectives on organizations and the business context.
Using a range of theories and concepts, to give students the opportunity to explore the relationship between observed behaviour in organizations and their experiential meanings.
1. To challenge the conventional rhetoric of standard management textbooks, and to give students the opportunity to attend to the competing and alternative discourses of organization.
2. To consider alternative organizational forms and styles of working.
3. To pose moral and ethical considerations for future practising managers.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. To relate everyday observations of organizations and organizational members to the experience of organizations and to be able to hypothesise about management actions and their consequences for the behaviour and experience of members.
2. To be able to write essays which demonstrate an ability to analyse and evaluate aspects of organizational behaviour.
3. To produce a coherent and well-structured argument about the psychological aspects of organizational behaviour.
4. To demonstrate a critical approach to reading and talking about how organizations function.
5. To hypothesise about alternative forms of organization and to understand the complexity of the psychological contract of work.
6. To understand the need for a principled approach to management.
Transferable Skills
A1 Synthesis and bringing together concepts and ideas
A2 Critical thinking
A3 Evaluation of evidence
A4 Creative problem solving
A5 Recognise rival conceptual ideas
D4 Analysing Academic literature
S4 Showing own initiative
S5 Demonstrating motivation to succeed
C3 Expressing ideas for business purposes
C5 Argumentation / Essay writing skills
R1 Identifying research and aims
R2 Identifying suitable frameworks and models to aid research aims
R5 Identifying application of research
R6 Understanding plagiarism and referencing
BM 2 Ability to identify significance and effects of HRM practices
BM3 Ability to develop greater sensitivity and awareness around implied and explicit ethical assumptions and beliefs
The module is taught over 10 weeks, in two hour sessions which will involve a formal taught element, followed by discussion, group work and other class based activities. The readings will be available on Moodle (and partly also on Talis) and are a central part of what we do in the classroom. The readings are chosen to provide vibrant empirical examples, and to be accessible in terms of opening up the topics at hand. The course will also draw on a range of critical perspectives on organizations and the business context.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
ASSIGNMENT ONE |
|
50% |
| Coursework |
ASSIGNMENT TWO |
|
50% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Casper Hoedemaekers, email: choedem@essex.ac.uk.
Casper Hoedemaekers
choedem@essex.ac.uk
Yes
Yes
No
Dr MARGARITA NYFOUDI
University of Birmingham
Associate Professor of Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour
Available via Moodle
Of 20 hours, 20 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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