Course code

SPK6036.LT

old course code

SPK6036

Course title in Estonian

Grupiprotsessid organisatsioonis

Course title in English

Group Processes in Organisations

ECTS credits

4.5

Assessment form

graded assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Students acquire knowledge about the role of the group in the functioning of an organization, experience group work, and get skills to implement several group methods in problem solving. New knowledge is acquired and tested mostly by the methods of team work. Practical tasks are connected with mapping the problems of an actual organization (TPU) and generating solution propositions following the principles of the quality circle.

Brief description of the course

Group, workgroup, team – concepts and categories. The role of the workgroup in the organization, team-centered views of organization (TQM). Characteristics of a group. Psychological characteristics of groups. Forming a workgroup – bases and means (FIRO-B). Functioning of a group. Leadership and management. Team development and training (skill training, optimization of interpersonal relationships, learning methods). Technology of teamwork – tools of generating ideas, structuring and decision-making (brainstorming, analysis of force fields, Open Space).

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Lisaks loengute kuulamisele moodustatakse 6-8 liikmelised rühmad. Rühmade vahel jaotatakse läbitöötamiseks kohustuslik kirjandus. Seminarides õpitakse rakendama meeskonnatöö tehnikaid reaalsete ja simuleeritud probleemide lahendamiseks. Rühmatöö tulemused ja käik tuleb vormistada aruandeks.

Teacher

dots Avo-Rein Tereping, PhD

Study programmes containing that course

Psychology (PSPSB/07.LT)
Psychology (PSPSB/05.LT)