Course content

Course content
The course will provide insight in the ways in which the individual is interconnected to the organizational context.
The course will introduce the area of organizational psychology and provide a basic introduction to psychology and psychological processes (e.g. emotions, personality, motivation and learning), focusing specifically on implications to leadership. The course will also introduce various issues from the applied area of organizational psychology (e.g. work-life balance, employee selection, organizational change and sustainability).

Learning outcome

Knowledge
Being able to describe various psychological perspectives that are relevant to the organizational context and leadership.

Skills
Being able to critically reflect around psychological perspectives and implications to the organizational context and leadership.

General competency
Understanding psychological perspectives and their implications to the organizational context and leadership.

Learning methods and activities
Lectures and group discussions

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and group reflection.

Further on evaluation

In accordance with applicable regulations at NTNU.

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Admission to the study programme.

Course materials

Kaufman, G. Kaufman, A. (2015). Psykologi i organisasjon og ledelse. Fagbokforlaget (5. utg.). A selection of articles/book chapters (syllabus literature) that will be announced at the start of the study and made available on Blackboard

Credit reductions