Workplace Psychology in Focus

You can start studying this course at any time of the year as soon as you have completed your registration, you can get started. There are no specific registration dates!

This course contains a CourseBookTM, which is an innovative fusion of the traditional textbook and online course, combining quality educational content with an interactive, social learning experience to promote success. The course has been broken into three Study Phases (please see below). At the end of each study phase, there is a quiz that you are required to complete.

1. Study Phase 1 Quiz:
   • Introduction to Industrial Psychology
   • The history and development in industrial psychology
   • Introduction to organisational behaviour
   • Career in the workplace
2. Study Phase 2 Quiz:
   • Intellectual ability, personality, interest, values and emotional intelligence
   • Employee performance and performance assessment
   • Psychological processes in the workplace: Part 1
   • Psychological processes in the workplace: Part 2
3. Study Phase 3 Quiz:
   • Work health and ergonomics
   • Labour conflict and negotiations
   • Environmental Psychology
   • Forensic Industrial Psychology
   • Compensation practices
   • The nature, characteristics, uses and abuses of psychometric tests

Work through the workbook. At the end of each Study Phase, there is a quiz to complete. You need to complete and pass each of the quizzes with a minimum of 70% to get a certificate. No restrictions on your attempts.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Understand foundational concepts, theories, and ethical conduct in industrial psychology.
• Explain individual differences and their impact on workplace behavior, including personality, intellect, and emotional intelligence.
• Discuss the historical development and contemporary approaches in industrial psychology.
• Analyze organizational behavior, its determinants, and the application of organisational behavior theories.
• Examine career development stages, the career cycle, and organisational support mechanisms like mentoring and performance appraisal.
• Implement effective performance management and appraisal systems, and understand labor legislation.
• Explore psychological processes affecting workplace dynamics, including perception, cognition, learning, and motivation.
• Design ergonomic solutions to enhance workplace productivity and well-being.
• Manage labor relations and resolve workplace conflicts through negotiation and understanding labor legislation and dispute resolution bodies.
• Apply forensic industrial psychology principles in legal contexts and understand environmental psychology principles in the workplace.