Foundation University Islamabad

Faculty of Management Sciences

1. Brief Introduction

Course Name Industrial Psychology and Sociological Aspects

Course Code:

Instructor Muhammad Nawaz Khan

Semester Autumn 2018

Credit Hours Three credit hours

Class Timings 6 PM to 9 PM

Instructors
Telephone No(s). 0321-5356055, 5553421

Email [email protected]

Teaching Assistant N/A

TA’s Email N/A

Program Manager Mr. _____________________ Email: ____________________

FURC Telephone No.

Abbreviations

Visiting Hours: 6 to 9 PM (Wednesday)

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1. BRIEF INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1

2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE.............................................................................................3

3. PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE............................................................................................................3

4. COURSE COVERAGE (TICK EACH)....................................................................................................3

5. LIMITED COURSE OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE.......................................................................3

6. LEARNING OUTCOMES..........................................................................................................................4

7. COURSE CONTENTS DETAILED DISTRIBUTION............................................................................4

8. GRADE DISTRIBUTION (25 MIDTERM + 25 INTERNAL + 50 FINAL)..........................................5

9. MISC. INSTRUCTIONS:...........................................................................................................................5

10. WEBSITES/LINKS N/A............................................................................................................................5

11. TEXT BOOK(S)...........................................................................................................................................5

12. REFERENCE BOOK (S)............................................................................................................................5

13. COMPUTER TOOLS N/A........................................................................................................................6

14. INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE CV ATTACHED.......................................................................................6

15. TA’S INTRODUCTION: N/A..................................................................................................................6

16. FINAL COMMENTS: N/A.......................................................................................................................6

17. Yahoo Group: FURC_IO_Psychology@yahoogroups.com...................................................................6

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2. Brief Description of the Course

A survey of the basic theories and practices of Industrial/Organizational psychology

including selection testing, job analysis, employment motivation, performance
appraisal, job satisfaction, leadership and group processes within organizations.
Recently, the Industrial and Organizational Psychology has been identified as the
fastest growing profession (53% growth rate) until 2022.
This course is designed to provide students with concepts, research tools and
techniques, experiential exercises so that they are able to organizations, its peoples
and their psychology, attitudes and behaviors. Organizational psychologists help
institutions to hire, support, manage, develop employees and align their efforts with
business needs and goals.
This course will provide a scientist-practitioner view of the discipline. Through the
lectures and class discussions, students will learn the scientific basis of human
behavior at work and how they relate to HR processes.

3. Pre-Requisite Knowledge

Management, Organization Behavior, Human Resource Management

4. Course Coverage (Tick each)

Knowledge ( ) Comprehension ( ) Application ( )

Analysis ( ) Synthesis ( ) Evaluation ( )

5. Limited Course Objectives of This Course

Course Precise, Realistic and Achievable Course Which Program Objective does this Course
Objective Objective Objective Trace to?
Number

Understand the basic knowledge, To provide an opportunity to students to

1. concepts, theories, and models of I/O understand and comprehend 'Business
Psychology. Administration' as a knowledge area.

Understanding of theoretical and

practical developments in the area of To ensure that students can apply the
2. I/O Psychology and its benefits. acquired knowledge to real world
situations through better skills building.

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 Being organizational (future)
managers as well as being To ensure that students develop
researchers, understand the different analytical, synthesis and evaluation
3.
employees’ psychological skills for further studies, research and
assumptions and their implication at professional purpose.
workplace

6. Learning Outcomes

Course Precise, Realistic and Achievable Which Course Objective does

Learning Learning Outcome this Learning Outcome Trace to?
Outcome
After completing this course student will To ensure that students develop
have broad knowledge of I/O Psychology analytical, synthesis and evaluation
1. its theories, issues, processes, tools and skills for further studies, research
techniques and professional purpose

I/O Psychologists study managers and To ensure that students develop

employees and apply psychology and analytical, synthesis and evaluation
2.
research methodologies to improve the skills for further studies, research
situations / performance. and professional purpose.
I/O Psychology demands research on To provide an opportunity to
employee attitudes and behaviors to solve students to understand and
problems in the workplace and improve comprehend 'Business
lives like work life balance, mental Administration's as a knowledge
3.
health, their personality job fitness etc. area.
Students will also familiar with history of
I/O Psychology, its trends and updated
research findings as well.
7. Course Contents Detailed Distribution
Note: This schedule is tentative and can be subject to change
Corresp Corresp Teaching Evaluation
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We Course Learnin as per per
Concepts
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e Outcom Taxonom Taxonomy
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1 Introduction: 1 (as 2 (as Lecture / Class
Definitions provider) mentioned Research Participation /
2 and History above) Paper Quiz/ Exams
Discussion
3 Research 3 (as 2 Lecture / Research
4 Methods in provided) Case studies Report
Industrial/Org
anizational

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 Psychology
Job Analysis 2 (as 2 Lecture / Class
5 provided) Case studies Participation /
Quiz/ Exams
6 Employee 1 (as 2 (as Lecture / Class
Recruitment, provider) mentioned Case studies Participation /
7 Selection, and above) Quiz/ Exams
Placement
Methods for 1 (as 2 (as Lecture / Class
Assessing and provider) mentioned Case studies Participation /
8
Selecting above) Quiz/ Exams
Employees
9
Evaluating 2 (as 2 Lecture / Class
10 Employee provided) Case studies Participation /
Performance discussion Quiz/ Exams
Employee 1 (as 2 (as Lecture / Class
11 Training and provider) mentioned Case studies Participation /
Development above) discussion Quiz/ Exams
12 Motivation
Worker Stress, 3 (as 2 Lecture / Research
Negative provided) Case studies Report
13 Employee discussion
Attitudes
and Behaviors
Group 2 (as 2 Group Class
Processes in provided) discussions / Participation /
14
Work group Quiz/ Exams
Organizations activities
Leadership 3 (as 2 Lecture Research
15
provided) Report
16 Final Term Exams

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8. Grade Distribution (25 Midterm + 25 Internal + 50 Final)
9. Misc. Instructions:
 Class Participation. Will be rewarded/appreciated through marks –
Internal
 Project Instructions (DLs Only)
 Assignments. After completion of every chapter
 Quiz Policy. At the end of every class
 Final and Midterm Papers. Course covered till midterm will be included in
midterm paper only and course covered afterward will last class will be part of
final exams
10. Websites/Links N/A
11. Text Book(s)
Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology, 6thEd by Ronald E.
Riggio
12. Reference Book (s)
IO Psychology by Anoikos Wikis - 2014
13. Computer Tools N/A
14. Instructor’s Profile CV Attached
15. TA’s Introduction: N/A
16. Final Comments: N/A
17. Yahoo Group: [email protected]
*errors /omissions accepted

THE END & BEST OF LUCK

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