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| School of Psychology | ||
| PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES | ||
Course unit
ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND DESIGN
PSP3050417, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND DESIGN
PSP3050417, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
First cycle degree in PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES PS1842, Degree course structure A.Y. 2011/12, A.Y. 2019/20 |
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 9.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND DESIGN | |
| Department of reference | Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | Italian | |
| Branch | PADOVA | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | PIETRO LUIGI GIACOMON |
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ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
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| Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines | SECS-P/10 | Business Organisation | 9.0 |
Course unit organization
| Period | First semester |
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| Year | 3rd Year |
| Teaching method | distance e-learning |
| Type of hours | Credits | Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
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| Lecture | 9.0 | 63 | 162.0 | No turn |
| Start of activities | 07/10/2019 |
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| End of activities | 18/01/2020 |
| Show course schedule | 2019/20 Reg.2011 course timetable |
Examination board
| Board | From | To | Members of the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 2019 | 01/10/2019 | 30/09/2020 |
GIACOMON
PIETRO LUIGI
(Presidente)
CAMPAGNOLO DIEGO (Membro Effettivo) GUBITTA PAOLO (Membro Effettivo) |
| Prerequisites: | There are not prerequisites required strictly. |
| Target skills and knowledge: | The course aims to provide the knowledge to understand companies from an organisational point of view with a focus on organisations’ design and operating systems.
Moreover, the course aims to deepen the role and recognition of people in organisations. Therefore the goal of the course is to provide the skills to recognise different organisation types in different contexts. |
| Examination methods: | The examination is written and it is divided in open and closed questions. The maximum duration of the exam is 90 minutes.
The examination consists of 2 parts: - 4 questions with open answers connected to the interpretation of the subjects provided during the course. Each question is divided in two parts: the evaluation considers if each part is correct and complete. Through this part you can reach up to 20 points. - 20 questions with closed answers (multiple choice) directly related to the content of the textbooks; each question has 3 possible answers (just one is correct) Through this part you can reach up to 10 points. In the overall evaluation the active partecipation in the course is also considered. |
| Assessment criteria: | The evaluation considers the understanding of the course arguments with particular attention to the correct use of organisational language and business organisation concepts comprehension.
Look at “Examination methods” box, too. |
| Course unit contents: | The 1° part explores the three main “dimensions” of organisations (stakeholders, the different environments in which the organisation is involved and stakeholder relations).
In the 2° part the different types of organisations and microstructures’ design are deepened. The 3° part presents some human resources management aspects related to the organisational issue. Therefore during the course the following subjects are deepened: 1. Organisational issue’s origin 2. Organisation stakeholders 3. The organisation and its environments (with an in-depth analysis about the labour market and the recruiting process) 4. Organisation relationships (with an in-depth analysis about the psychological contract) 5. Organisation design 6. Simple organisations 7. Hierarchical – functional organisations 8. Divisional organisations 9. Inter-organisation relationships 10.How to organise people’s tasks and manage their performance 11.How to evaluate and recognise people |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods: | The course is entirely online with video-lessons and other supporting material: slides, case studies, articles, links to the textbooks (for examination exercises).
Forum will be activated in order to encourage student participation, share their experiences and facilitate contents’ learning. |
| Additional notes about suggested reading: | Lectures material (video-lessons, slide, articles, links, forum) will be uploaded on Moodle learning platform used for the course. |
| Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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- Problem based learning
- Case study
- Questioning
- Problem solving
- Peer feedback
- Auto correcting quizzes or tests for periodic feedback or exams
- Use of online videos
- Loading of files and pages (web pages, Moodle, ...)
- Students peer review
- Moodle (files, quizzes, workshops, ...)
- Kaltura (desktop video shooting, file loading on MyMedia Unipd)