PSYC3477: Business and Economic Psychology

• PSYC2232 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics.

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• To understand the applications of psychology in work and organisational settings and in economic life.

• This module examines principles of psychology applied to work, organisations, and economic life
• Topics can vary from year to year but are likely to include core topics in Business and Economic Psychology, including leadership and management; group processes; behavioural science; human motivation and wellbeing; ethical decision making; individual and team performance; economic life
• Theory and practice of Business and Economic Psychology as applied to individuals, groups and organisations

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Detailed knowledge of a range of specific research topics and methods in the fields of business and economic psychology

Subject-specific Skills:

• Ability to review critically and consolidate understanding of a coherent body of psychological knowledge and apply it to a business context

Key Skills:

• Good written communication skills
• Good IT skills in word processing, data manipulation and data presentation
• Ability to work independently in scholarship and research within broad guidelines

• Students' acquisition of detailed knowledge will be facilitated by lectures, (break-out) small group work, audio-visual materials, discussions and detailed reading lists
• These modes of teaching provide students with detailed knowledge of the key theories and the skills needed to evaluate different theoretical positions in light of current evidence
• Guided private study and in-class discussions will ensure that students are exposed to a range of different theoretical positions, and encouraged to understand their inter-relations
• Lectures and in-class discussions will also give students the opportunity to interpret and evaluate the significance of empirical work
• The summative exam will assess students' detailed subject knowledge
• The summative exam assesses students' acquired knowledge of theoretical principles and empirical studies and their ability to organise and synthesise them coherently and critically in written form in response to a set question
• The use of a summative written examination will ensure that students' written communication skills are assessed

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