Psychology for human resources

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CHIARA CONSIGLIO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
he teaching program is divided into 4 parts: Part 1: Introduction to the subject. - Psychology of work, organizations, and human resources. - Main areas and research objectives - Levels of analysis (individual, group, organization) and areas of intervention Second part: Psychology of work - Worker characteristics: personality traits and self-efficacy beliefs - Work motivation: theories and application areas - Work stress, psychosocial risk factors and burnout - Emotions in the work context - Work attitudes and organizational behavior Third part: Psychology of organizations - The organizational context: organizational structure, culture and climate - Organizational change - Leadership - Team work Fourth part: Psychology of Human Resources - Job analysis - Selection - Training
Prerequisites
Italian skills are important. Erasmus students are requested to contact the professor in charge
Books
- Truxillo, Bouer, Erdogan (2021). Psicologia del lavoro e delle organizzazioni, Utet - Materials provided by the teachers.
Teaching mode
The teaching methodology includes moments of frontal teaching in which the topics of the course are explained, alternating with moments of discussion and practical activities, in which organizational cases are discussed, group exercises are carried out and research results are presented.
Frequency
Class attendance is recommended but not mandatory
Exam mode
Objective of the exam The exam is aimed at verifying the learning of the contents related to the lessons and to the individual study of the program. Non-attending students will have to follow the content of the study materials indicated. Final Evaluation The examination consists of a written test composed of five open questions, of which 15 are multiple-choice questions aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired and 3 open questions aimed at assessing the ability to revise and connect the various topics, as well as to analyze work-related issues from the perspective of the psychology of work. The written test has a duration of one hour.
Bibliography
- Asleigh, Mansi “Psicologia del lavoro e delle organizzazioni”, Pearson, (2014) - Sarchielli, Fraccaroli “Introduzione alla psicologia del lavoro”, Il Mulino (2010) - Alessandri, Borgogni (2018) Psicologia del lavoro: dalla teoria alla pratica, Volume 1 e 2, Franco Angeli
Lesson mode
The teaching methodology includes moments of frontal teaching in which the topics of the course are explained, alternating with moments of discussion and practical activities, in which organizational cases are discussed, group exercises are carried out and research results are presented.
  • Lesson code10595118
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • Coursecorso|33469
  • CurriculumConsulenza del lavoro
  • Year1st year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDM-PSI/06
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaDiscipline giuridiche e processi decisionali e organizzativi