Available in 2024
Course code

PSYC6110

Units

10 units

Level

6000 level

Course handbook

Description

Students enrolled in this course will learn the foundational psychology skills for effectively managing people in the workplace. Students will develop an understanding of the strategic framework in which applied psychologists work, including theories of strategic human resource management and tools that assist in making these decisions. The remaining content of this course addresses specific skills within strategic human resource management, including job design and evaluation, selection and recruitment of new employees, communication, and the process behind effective performance appraisals. By the end of this course students will be well equipped to apply these psychology skills in their own workplaces. This course is not part of an APAC accredited sequence.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Singapore NAIHE

  • Trimester 1 - 2024

Online

  • Trimester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Describe the links between strategy, HRM, HRD and planning.

2. Apply HRM tools, including skills in selection and recruitment and interviewing.

3. Explain the relationship between HRM, job attitudes, motivation and job design.

4. Recommend strategies for an effective performance appraisal.

5. Recognise effective organisational communication.


Content

  • Human Resource Management
  • Strategic planning
  • Job Analysis
  • Selection and Recruitment
  • Performance management
  • Communication
  • Interviewing skills
  • Job Design

Assumed knowledge

Completion of an APAC accredited program in psychology or equivalentORPSYC6000 and PSYC6050


Assessment items

Quiz: 6 multiple choice tests

Report: Report

Quiz: Short answer questions


Contact hours

Trimester 1 - 2024 - Singapore NAIHE

Online Activity-1
  • Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Workshop-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)

Trimester 1 - 2024 - Online

Online Activity-1
  • Online 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1

Course outline