Industrial Psychology Course Online
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Exam Optional
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Qualification Certificate
What is Industrial Psychology?
Industrial and organisational psychology (also known as I/O psychology, work psychology, or personnel psychology) is the scientific study of employees, workplaces, and organizations. Industrial and organizational psychologists contribute to an organization’s success by improving the performance and well-being of its people.
Why take an Industrial Psychology Course?
Students study industrial psychology to learn about workplace psychology, to develop their management skills further to supervise staff or manage their workplace, improve workplace performance and satisfaction and also to enhance their career opportunities in psychology, counseling, management or education.
What you will do:
- Discuss basic concepts that may be relevant to understanding industrial psychology.
- Identify similarities and differences that occur in the way different employees perceive their workplace.
- Discuss the effect of personality and temperament upon industrial psychology.
- Identify applications for psychological testing in industrial management.
- Discuss the psychology of management
- Identify ways that the work environment might impact upon the psychology of people in a workplace
- Explain how motivation influences work productivity.
- Discuss the application of psychology to recruitment.
- Explain the impact of social factors upon work productivity.
- Discuss the significance of psychological disorders or abnormalities in a workplace.
Detailed Course Outline
This course is made up of a number of lessons or units. Each of these has self assessment questions, a set task (practical homework) and an assignment which you can upload online.
There are 10 lessons in this course:
Introduction
- Free Will versus Determinism,
- Developmental and Interactive Expressions of Behaviour,
- Nature versus Nurture,
- Influence of Environment on Learning Behaviour,
- Modelling and Conformity,
- Conditioning involves Certain Environmental Factors which Encourage Learning to Take Place,
- Classical Conditioning,
- Operant Conditioning,
- Reinforcement and Punishment
Understanding the Employees Thinking
- Sensation and perception,
- thinking and day dreaming,
- the Gestalt approach,
- unconscious and conscious psychic elements.
- explaining behaviour,
- knowledge of brain processes,
- personal interpretation of a given situation,
- instinct.
- Terminology including: Mating, Curiosity, Maternal, Acquiring, Repulsion, Constructiveness, Rivalry, Laughter, Fighting, Walking, Swallowing, Play, Imitation, Sleep, Modesty, Domineering, Religion, Self Asserting, Sneezing, Thirst, Cleanliness, Workmanship, Parenting, Food seeking, Flight, Collecting, Sympathy.
Personality and Temperament
- Mature and immature temperaments (e.g. Sanguine, Melancholic, Choleric, Phlegmatic),
- emotional types,
- fear,
- intelligence,
- knowledge,
- deviation, etc
Psychological Testing
- The Application Form;
- Psychological Test;
- The Interview;
- Intelligence Tests;
- Laws of Learning;
- Devising Tests;
- Selecting Appropriate Tests.
Management and Managers
- Qualities of Managers,
- Understanding morale,
- discipline, training, etc
The Work Environment
- Noise,
- Space,
- Light,
- Temperature,
- Speed of Work, etc.
- Accidents,
- Breakages,
- Fatigue etc.
Motivation and Incentives
- Maslows model of self actualisation,
- Security,
- Money,
- Ambition,
- Companionship,
- Social reinforcement,
- Labour wastage, etc
Recruitment
- Ways of seeking applicants,
- types of interview,
- ways of selecting staff.
Social Considerations
- Group Behaviour,
- Conformity,
- Industrial Groups,
- The Hawthorne Effect
Abnormalities and Disorders
- Psychosis Neurosis Personality Disorders,
- Variance,
- Partial Disability (eg. arm.leg injuries; epilepsy, digestive disorders etc),
- The Psycho Neurotic
When you have completed the lessons of your Certificate course, you will be given the option of taking the optional exam. It's okay if you don't want the exam, we still issue your Careerline Certificate. For Advanced Certificates however, the exam is compulsory (per module) and are included in the course fee.
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Course Tutor
Dr Nicholas Harris B. Psychology (Hons I), PhD
Nicholas is a social psychologist; he studies and teaches on topics involving group-level and individual-level behavior, as well as examining the effect of the situation. Nicholas has been involved in writing textbooks and research papers in psychology. Nicholas’ teaching experience is vast; he has taught social psychology, indigenous and intercultural psychology, statistics, research methods, psychological measurement and assessment, personality, organizational psychology, counselling skills, and ethics. Nicholas has also completed a number of short courses on counselling and suicide prevention, and has volunteered for a number of years with Lifeline. Nicholas has supervised a number of honours and master’s research theses.
How It Works
1. Learn Online
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2. Get Help & Support
Connect with other like-minded students and get help from the teacher whenever you have a question.
3. Receive Certificate
Graduate from your course knowing that you have what it takes to reach your next step.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I pay in installments?
Yes! We offer great payment plans, however full payment up front is the cheapest. You can choose the best payment plan for you from the course page, or call us on 07 55368782 to talk to one of our course consultants for a custom plan.
Can I study from anywhere in the world?
We have many international students. Careerline's range of courses are suitable for any one, anywhere in the world.
Do I get a discount if I enroll in a second course?
Yes. You may claim a 5% fee discount when you enroll in a second course, and a further 10% off a three-course package.
Do I have to sit an Exam?
No. If you are enrolled in a Certificate course (100hrs), the exam is optional. You will be issued with a certificate which proves that you are competent in all units, if you choose not to sit the exam.
Do you have set start dates?
There are no set start dates, you may start at any time. Our courses are all self-paced. As our home page says, ‘Courses for Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime’. ‘Anytime’ includes the start time of your choice. However, we do encourage our students to submit assignments on a regular basis. Wherever possible, we suggest developing a study routine.