PSYC6140
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course examines the psychology of leadership and organisational change, with a particular focus on their intersection. First, students learn about leadership in organisations from the perspectives of individual, group and intergroup psychology. Then, key psychological models of organisational change are discussed and applied to a range of workplace contexts. Finally, psychological factors that underpin effective leadership and inform employee mobilisation for, but also resistance to, organisational change are examined and applied to workplace contexts. This course is not part of an APAC accredited sequence.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Singapore NAIHE
- Trimester 2 - 2024
Online
- Trimester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate and apply psychological theory and research evidence regarding leadership.
2. Critically evaluate and apply psychological theory and research evidence regarding organisational change.
3. Communicate how the psychology of leadership and organisational change intersect in workplace contexts.
4. Apply psychological models of leadership and organisational change to mobilise employees for change more effectively.
Content
- Leadership as a personal quality
- Leadership as a group process
- Leadership as an intergroup process
- Organisational change: Challenges and drivers
- Leading organisational change: Transforming who ‘we’ are
- In depth: Leading organisational change – A social identity approach
Requisite
Course Replacement:
You cannot enrol if you have successfully completed any of the following course(s):
PSYC6230
Assumed knowledge
Completion of an APAC accredited 3 year program in psychology or equivalentORPSYC6000 and PSYC6050
Assessment items
Participation: Discussion Forum Contribution
Presentation: Online Presentations - Group
Written Assignment: Essays/Written Assignments
Contact hours
Trimester 2 - 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 2 - 2024 - Online
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- This is a whole semester course offered fully online.
Course outline
- PSYC6140 - Trimester 2, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 193.7 KB)
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