COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT ISSUES IN INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

This course aims to provide an in-depth knowledge of industrial psychology. In this course, the psychosocial problems encountered by the employees at the workplace and the management of these problems, health problems that may arise as a result of these problems and the methods of intervention that can be applied for these problems are aimed to be informed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To describe the importance relationship of work, stress and health
2   Understanding the psychosocial problems facing employees
3   Understanding how psychosocial issues affect employees and organizations
4   Explaining the psychosocial risk management strategies
5   Explaining the major applications of Industrial Psychology for improving occupational heallth
6   Explaining new ways of evaluating organizational-level interventions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the Course and Requirements
2 Employee Burnout and Health: Current Knowledge and Approaches
3 A Multilevel Model of Economic Stress and Employee Well-Being
4 Work, Stress and Health Behaviors
5 Building Psychosocial Safety Climate
6 Psychosocial Risk Management
7 Peer Assistance Programs in the Workplace: Social Support Theory
8 Midterm
9 Individual Adaptation to the Changing Workplace: A Model of Causes, Consequences, and Outcomes
10 Large-Scale Job Stress Interventions
11 The Impact of Psychological Flexibility and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Health and Productivity at Work
12 New Directions in Positive Psychology: Implications for a Healthy Workplace
13 Corporate Social Responsibility
14 Developing New Ways of Evaluating Organizational-Level Interventions

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Houdmont, J., & Leka, S. (Eds.). (2010). Contemporary occupational health psychology: Global perspectives on research and practice (Vol. 1). John Wiley & Sons
2. Riggio, R. E. (2013). Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (6th Edition). Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Answer-question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulay.dirik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Salı 13:30 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15554444
LO.25554444
LO.35554444
LO.455554
LO.5445555445
LO.6555454

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