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Undergraduate Degree in Finance

Course Structure Finanças

Human Behaviour in Organisations (PSI)

Competence Course

Human Behaviour in Organisations(Ciências Sociais)

Execution Courses

Contexts

Group: Finanças > First Cycle > Compulsory Course Units

Period: 3 Year, 1 Semester

Group: Finanças > First Cycle > Compulsory Course Units

Period: 3 Year, 2 Semester

Weight

6.0 (for average grade calculus)

Objectives

The aim of this unit is to provide students with the grounds for understanding psychological and behavioural processes, resorting in particular to the contributions of Social and Organizational Psychology.

The scientific relevance of this subject is supported by vast academic production on themes regarding individual and organizational processes.

In practical terms, this subject takes on the difficult challenge that organizations encounter in terms of harmonizing performance / productivity aims and behavioural issues.

It thus offers students a set of conceptual tools to apply in work and organizational practice.

Program

- Human nature, personality and emotions;

- Perception, impression and causal attribution;

- Learning process;

- Attitudes, satisfaction and motivation;

- Teams: cohesion and conflict;

- Communication;

- Leadership.

Assessment Methodology

The assessment of each student involves:

- Participation in classes: 40%. The participation is evaluated through the accomplishment of exercises planned during the semester that are solved in teamwork;

- Completion of two written tests that take place during the semester (60%). The first exercise consists of a mini-lesson held in a class in the middle of the semester (30%), and the second will be held on the day of the normal season (30%). The subject questioned in the first minitest corresponds to the total number of chapters covered in the classes before the day of the test. In the second minute, students are only asked about the rest of topics.

Bibliographic Reference

Main

Title :Manual de Psicossociologia das Organizações

Author(s):Ferreira, J. M. Carvalho et al

Year:2001

Reference:Lisboa, McGraw-Hill

Title :Psicologia Social

Author(s):Michener, H.A. et al.

Year:2005

Reference:São Paulo, Pioneira Thomson Learning.

Title :null

Author(s):null

Year:null

Reference:null

Title :Manual de comportamento organizacional e gestão

Author(s):Pina Cunha, M., Rego, A. Campos, R. Cabral-Cardoso, C.

Year:2003

Reference:Lisboa, RH editora.

Title :Psicologia Social

Author(s):Vala, Jorge e Maria Benedicta Monteiro

Year:2003

Reference:4ª edição. Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

Secondary

Não existem referências bibliográficas secundárias.