Psychology of human resources

lpsp1321  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Psychology of human resources
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Stinglhamber Florence;
Language
French
Content
Students will be given an overview of the place of human resources management (HRM) in managerial policies and strategies, and more generally in the functioning of a company. More specifically, the main methods, procedures and tools used in the different HRM practices will be presented. In each case, the specific contribution of psychology will be discussed.
In concrete terms, the different HRM practices that will be discussed are:
(a) job analysis;
(b) evaluation and classification of jobs;
(c) recruitment;
(d) personnel selection;
(e) compensation management;
(f) performance evaluation;
(g) training and development;
(h) career management and workforce planning.
Teaching methods
The course will be based on lectures, along with exercises/case studies that will be conducted in class and discussions/debates that will be facilitated by the Professor.
Evaluation methods
If the number of students who enrol in the course allows, an oral exam may be held. Otherwise, a written exam consisting of a MCQ part (for 15 out of 20 points) and a case study part (for 5 out of 20 points) will be preferred. For the MCQ part, no penalty points will be applied in the event of a wrong answer. Therefore, the student will have to correctly answer 20 of the 30 questions to obtain a score of 7.5/15 in this part.
The examination form will be specified during the 2nd week of the course. The information will then be available on Moodle.
Other information
Having taken the the 2nd year course in work and organizational psychology is an asset, but is not essential.
Faculty or entity
EPSY


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Psychology and Education: General