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105

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PSY 101

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PSY 101, 102,

103, 105

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PSY

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204

PSY 101

102

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102

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322

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Open to Majors

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102

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Organization Psychology:

Application of principle of social psychology to individual phenol-menal. Parameters of organization and criteria of effectiveness. Profitability, morale. Classical the-ories of organization. Theory and application of power interaction conflict and decision to industrial corporations and unions.

PSY

101

102

103

or

292

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No. of contact Hrs.

(T : P)/

Unit(s)*

Introduction to General and Applied Psychology: Introduction to major areas of specialization in Psychology (Clinical, Industrial and Organisation, Developmental, Experimental, Social and Personality). Survey of theories and appraisal of theoretical models (Psychoanalytic, social-learning, phenomenological, cognitive) of Freud, Erikson, Bandura, Piaget etc. applied to the major areas of psychology. Introduction to forensic psychology. Overview of psychological basis of behaviour – (topics should include basic units of the nervous system and basis of behaviour, the role of eye for visual adaptation, colour, ear, smell as applied to the police and the military. Introduction to major theories of abnormal behaviour, types and causes; personality development and implications for assessment/interventions, personal adjustment, emotion – fear and anger and psychotherapeutic techniques. An introductory survey of social psychological concepts and theories – influence of group processes, social interactions, culture upon the social modifications of basic drives, attitudes and perception and group psychological processes – group think, communication and behavioural contagion in the initiation and maintenance of mass behaviour including panics, riots, social and political movements. Introduction to industrial and organizational behaviour and communications – issues of motivation, morale & satisfaction, leadership, efficiency and fatigue, physical conditions of efficiency and selection and placement.

Introduction to Social and Personality Psychology

(a) An introductory survey of social psychology concepts. The influence of group processes, and social interactions, organizational variable and culture upon the social modifications of basic drives, and group structures. Analysis of the socio-psychological fabric which knits African societies together. Group Psychological Processes: Motivation, leadership, communication and behavioural contagion in the initiation and maintenance of mass behaviour including panics, riots, social and political movements. Development of group dynamics, performance in groups and risky shift.

Attitude and Persuasion: Nature - structure and functions of attitude and application of attitude change techniques should be explained.

Personality: Overview of the major theories of personality, assessment techniques for interventions. Discussion of psychodynamic, existential, humanistic, behavioural, transactional analysis and Gestalt Schools of psychology. Learning Theories applied to social and Personality Psychology would also be explored.

Abnormal Psychology, Psychotherapy and Rehabilitation: 

(a) Emphasis will be on the common types, causes, diagnostic characteristics and treatments of mental disorders observable in the Nigerian and other cultures. Minor and major types of mental and personality disturbances as illustrated by cases.

(b) Substance Abuse and Clinical Assessment. The course discourse diagnosis of alcoholism and drug addiction. Treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts, both in the community and treatment centre

(c) Rehabilitation Psychology: The course deals with the problems of rehabilitation, crisis intervention, need assessment and behaviour modification, value clarification, assertiveness training, philosophical guidelines for rehabilitative counseling and ethical consideration in rehabilitation.

Developmental Psychology

Survey of theory and research on the developing child, adolescent and the aged between conception and adolescence. An appraisal of the theoretical models of Freud, Erikson and Piaget. Personality development across lifespan. Analysis of issues relevant to cognitive and social development of the Nigerian child and adolescent.

Psychological Analysis of Workplace Management:

Overview of management in organization, management and leadership, theories of organization, content and process theories of motivation, Application of motivation theories to employees’ behaviour and attitudes, motivation and human performance, Reward systems in organizations, Managing Diversity, Training and Development, Organizational Behaviour Modification, Modifying undesirable behaviour e.g. absenteeism, and fraudulent practices, sustaining desirable behaviours e.g. high achievement in form of outstanding targets and performance.

Psychological Principles Applied to Financial Management and Policy:

Psychological theories explaining Financial behavour, Individual and work related factors in financial management, including implications of societal values. Psychological implications of business failure and individual/organizational susceptibility to fraud. Detection and management of fraudulent practices in the workplace.

Psychology of Conflict and Conflict Management:

Organization and its environment. Formal and informal organizational structures, conflict and reaction to conflict in organizations, principles of Intervention in Organization. Strategies and Adjustment to organizational change.

Psychological Principle of Bargaining and Negotiation:

Psychological Principle of Bargaining, dynamics of bargaining, union management relationships. Element of workers participation

Psychology of Personnel Selection and Placement:

A differential psychological approach to psychological aptitudes, Dynamics of Intra-personal abilities, Matching of the individual’s abilities to work requirements, job description techniques and placement rocedures. Personnel Training, Interviewing.

Psychology of Motivation and Morale in Industries and Organizations:

An evaluation of the experimental and theoretical material on: Physiological drives, development and perception, motivation and general morale in industries and organizations.

Psychology of Marketing and Advertisement:

Analysis of needs through the Principal models of man, marketing teaching as based on psychological principles and theory. Psychological analysis of consumer behaviour. Methods research in consumer behaviour. Media-Consumer relationship. Notion of consumer protection. Psychological basis of advertisement. Elements of economic psychology.

Research Methods :

Principles for conducting Psychological research. Literature review. Operational Definition of Terms. Hypothesis Testing. Research Design:

observational case histories

surveys

correlational studies

group designs

factorial designs

Different Techniques of population and sampling

Measuring and Analysing Result

Measuring variables

Statistical testing

Ethics in Research

Techniques to proposal writing

MMP7l8

45 (15,30)E

Managing Innovations, Product Development and Entrepreneurship:

Discussion of contemporary issues in innovation, technological change and competition, goals, principles and problems of product development. Entrepreneurship,

New ventures and organizational learning,. The course will involve seminars and lectures.

Quantitative Method and Applied Statistics:

Review of descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and techniques of hypothesis testing: hypothesis testing inferences and the mean of population; Chi square, the Phi-Coefficient and the contingency coefficient. Analysis of variance; linear correlation coefficient – the Pearson Production – moment correlation coefficient. The Wilcoxon test; the Mann Whitney U test

Seminar in Contemporary issues of Psychology of Management.

Identification of contemporary issues at work, challenges, prevention and control. Class presentations of case studies

Industrial and Organisational Psychopathology

Review of the theories and literature dealing with factors which generate anxiety conditions, neurosis, psychoses, schizophrenic behaviour, work place substance use, personality disorder etc. Various assessment. Psychotherapeutic techniques and counselling techniques and therapeutic approaches to psychopathology and problem-solving techniques. Special reference to organizational setting would be examined.

MMP 741

45(15, 30)R

MMP 742

45(15, 30)E

Psychopathology of Violence and its management.

Definitions, types of violence (workplace violence), domestic violence and its impact on the job, anger and aggression, theories of violence, cultural issues in violence, clinical issues related to violence, assessment and management of violence (anger and aggression)

Applied Performance Appraisal and Practicum:

Definition, purposes of performance evaluation, types of performance evaluation, methods of performance appraisal, subjectivity in performance appraisal developing performance measures through job analysis. Job evaluation implication for managers, 360 degrees appraisal and development of appraisal instruments, practical experience sharing.

Decision Making:

The nature of decision making, behavioural implications of decision making, behaviourally oriented decision making techniques; artificial intelligence versus expert systems; Decision programming; Group and Decision; communication in organisation.

Leadership and Executive Development:

Overview of search on leadership effectiveness. Theories of leadership. Effective leadership behaviour.

Communication Processes:

Nature of interpersonal communication. Communication Objective, levels of communication, Communication networks in organisations, communication problems and remedies in organisations.

Stress in Work Places:

Type of Managers. Categories of stress, sources of stress and their manifestations. The management of stress.

Stress in Work Places:

Type of Managers; Stimulus, response, stimulus-response definitions, Models of stress (Biological/Medical Stress models, Behavioural science stress models). Manifestations, Theories of Stress: Demand–Control Model, Diathesis stress theories, Stress-illness relationship, Person–Environment Fit

Model, Individual Differences in Resistance to Stress.

The Type A Behavior Patterns; Nature of Job-Related stress (Macro-micro level) Work stressors, organisational change and transition, Personal and organizational strains and moderators.

Consequences: stress as risk factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc., assessment of stress at the workplace (stress audit), Assessment of stress and management. Coping with work stress – Theories and strategies. Stress Management – Stress Management at the organizational and individual level. Primary Prevention Strategies, Work and Job Design, Cognitive Restructuring, Secondary Prevention Strategies, Stress Management Training, Relaxation and Biofeedback Techniques, Social Support, Tertiary Prevention Strategies, Summary of Stress Intervention Strategies; workplace – Stress related violence and its management. Stress management for specific purposes- reducing burnout, dealing with job loss. Programmes in Industry - wellness and employee assistance program (EAP).

Psychology of Power and Politics in Industrial Management:

Power, politics, and authority in multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. Quota and organisational development, consequences of organisational politics.

Psychology of Power and Politics in Industrial Management

Power, politics, and authority in multi-ethnic organizations. Quota system

organisational development, consequences of organisational politics, lobbying, and negotiation.

Industrial Project:

An independent research on a topic

selected from the candidate's field

of specialization

Compulsory

(6 units)