Business Psychology course

Online certificate course on Bussiness Psychology 

Course introduction: Business psychology combines advanced business practices with the study of human behavior to improve the productivity, efficiency and culture of workplaces. In the proposed course, we will pay attention to positive Psychological approach in Business.

Course code: BPSY-100

Course duration: 4 months

First month: Papers 1,2,3.

2nd month: Paper 4,5

3rd month: Internship

4th month: Examination. 

Registration fees: Rs. 12000 (Single), Group(Rs.10000).

Objectives of the course: 

1. To disseminate knowledge about basic theories about role of Psychology in Business. 

2. To understand Research methodology and basic statistics in Business Psychology.

Course outcome: 

By the end of the course, the learners will be able to (a) understand factors of productivity, (b) analyze employee needs, (c) conceptualize leadership skills. They will be able to conduct basic analysis of data.

Qualifications: Post-graduation with 55% marks

Content:

Paper 1 

 Introduction to Business psychology: 

Unit 1: 

Introduction to Business Psychology, Scope and Application in selection, training, job design, performance appraisal -1 lecture 

Organizational theory- Close and open system. - 1 lecture. 

Unit 2: Ecological theory in Business - 1 lecture. 

Total Quality Management-1 lecture

 

Unit 3: Johari Windows, Perceptual organization theory - 1 lecture. 

Paper 2: Productivity and Motivation

Unit 1: Productivity theory- Types and Measures of Productivity , TQM- 1 lecture 

Unit 2: Theories of Motivation: Need and Process theories - 1 lecture 

Unit 3: Value theory: Rabindrik Value theory and Measures -1 lecture 

Paper 3: Leadership

Unit 1:Leadership theory: Trait theory, Situational leadership theory - 1 lecture 

Unit 2: Institute building theory:  Transformational leadership theory, Institutional development theory of Rabindranath Tagore.

Unit 3: Positive Psychology theory of Leadership.

Paper 4: Research methodology

Unit 1: Experimental method -1 lecture

Unit 2: Observation method.-1 lecture

Unit  3: Survey method-1 lecture

Paper 4: Basic Statistics

Unit 1: Descriptive statistics..- 1 lecture

Unit 2: Statistics of linear modeling.-1 lecture

Unit 3: Psychoinformatics.-1 lecture

Paper	Name	Unit	Chapters	No. of lectures
I	Introduction to Business psychology:	1.1	Introduction to Business Psychology, Scope and Application in selection, training effectiveness; job design, performance appraisal	2
		1.2	Ecological theory in Business; Principles of Total Quality Management.	2
		1.3	Johari Windows. Perceptual organization theory in business.	2
2	Paper 2: Productivity and Motivation	2.1	Productivity theory- Types and Measures of Productivity	1
		2.2	Theories of Motivation: Need and Process theories.	1
		2.3	Value theory: Rabindrik Value theory.	1
3	Paper 3: Leadership	3.1	Leadership theory: Trait theory, Situational leadership theory.	1
		3.2	Institute building theory:  Transformational leadership theory, Institutional development theory of Rabindranath Tagore.	1
		3.3	Positive Psychology theory of Leadership.	1
4	Paper 4: Research methodology	4.1	Experimental method	2
		4.2	Observation method.	2
		4.3	Survey method	2
	Paper 5: Basic Statistics	5.1	Descriptive statistics	2
		5.2	Statistics of linear modeling	2
		5.3	Psychoinformatics.-lecture	2

Credit

Course includes Lecture, Tutorial and Practical. 

Lecture includes note sharing, teaching and demonstration by case study.

Tutorial involves quizzes, discussion about topic.

Practical includes collection of data, analysis, report writing and project submission in Word document.

Teaching pedagogy: 

Lecture and Tutorials.

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Tutorial 

Per lecture will be one hour. 

 Introduction

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.

Theory of Socio-technical system of Organization  Open system theory, Ecological theory in Business, Rabindrik Value theory.

2. Productivity theory: Introduction

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs,The Hawthorne Effect,The Expectancy Theory

The Reinforcement Theory,Adam’s Equity Theory,Locke’s Goal Setting, Porter and Lawler theory, Job characteristics theory. Consciousness theory of Rabindrik Psychotherapy,Organizational structure and Technology theory. 

3. Leadership theory: Trait theory, Situational leadership theory, Transformational leadership theory, Institutional development theory of Rabindranath Tagore.Self-efficacy theory, Positive Psychology theory.

4. Research Methodology: Experimental methodology, Observational, simulation techniques.

5. Basic statistics in business research: 

Descriptive statistics, Statistics of linear modeling, Psychoinformatics.