Module details
BE455-7-SP: MANAGEMENT PSYCHOLOGY
Year: 2013/14
Department: Essex Business School
Essex credit: 20
ECTS credit: 10
Available to year(s) of study:
Available to Study Abroad / Exchange Students: Yes
| Staff |
| Supervisor: |
Heather Hopfl |
| Teaching Staff: |
Heather Hopfl/Caspar Hoedemaekers |
| Contact details: |
Tel: 01206 874859 Email: hopfl (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
Email: choedem (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address) |
| Module is taught during the following terms |
| Autumn |  | Spring |  | Summer | |
Module Description
The Management Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the study of the individual both in the organisation and in relation to the practice of organising. As such, the course gives attention to the relationship between behaviour and experience. That is to say, it looks at what is behind the behaviour which we can readily observe. Management psychology examines how people construct and account for themselves in relation to organisations. It looks at the implications of technology and bureaucracy in the formation of consciousness. The course challenges taken-for-granted assumptions about organisations and offers insights into the meaning of work. Students will be encouraged to develop a broad understanding of the social and political regulation of the organisation and the part which psychology plays in interpreting this. The course uses a variety of media including film and video, use of novels, art and theatre in order to illustrate the various concepts used. Students will be expected to develop a critical awareness of the organisational and social issues relating to work.
Learning & Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminars
Assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Coursework:
Coursework is by two pieces of coursework of 3,000 words in length. Each carrying an equal weighting of 50%
Exam Duration and Period
Other information
Postgraduate Administrator - Jeannette Marsh
Tel: 01206 873376 Email: jmarsh@essex.ac.uk
Further information
External Examiner Information
- Name: Dr Martin Corbett
- Institution: THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
- Academic Role: Associate Prof of Organisation Behaviour
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