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2013/2014  BA-HAP_VAPF14  A Psychological Perspective

English Title
A Psychological Perspective

Course information
Language English
Exam ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Course period Spring
Changes in course schedule may occur
Wednesday 12.35 - 15.10 week 6-8,10-18
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Max. participants 60
Study board
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and Psychology, BSc
Course coordinator
  • Signe Vikkelsø - Department of Organization (IOA)
Secretary Ane Lindgren Hassing - alh.ioa@cbs.dk
Main academic disciplines
  • Business psychology
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Communication
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Organization
  • Corporate and Business Strategy
Last updated on 09/04/2014
Learning objectives
At the end of the course, the student must be able to apply a psychological perspective in assessing potentials and create solutions in a business context, based on:
  • Identification of specific phenomena’s or problems in the context of business and organisations relevant for a psychological perspective
  • Assessments of theories and perspectives of the course.
  • Analysis, evaluation and discussion of potentials and solutions at an independent and reflected academic level.
Course prerequisites
English skills
Examination
A Psychological Perspective:
Examination form Oral exam based on written product

In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and the individual oral performance.
Individual or group exam Group exam, max. 5 students in the group
The oral exam will be held individually.
Size of written product Max. 3 pages
Assignment type Synopsis
Duration
Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam period Summer Term, Summer: week 20
Make-up exam/re-exam
Another examination form
Written report - homework - of min. 5 pages, max. 10 pages. The report is assessed without censor
Course content and structure

 

Developing innovative products and services, understanding consumer choice and motivation, manage organisational change and choosing qualified labour, are just some of the areas where business and organisations can benefit from a psychological perspective. Economy often operates with man as ”Homo Economicus”: a rational being that always seek to utilirize and maximise benefits. But often reality draws a quite different picture. Our wishes, needs and behaviours are far from always individual rational calculations of cost benefit. But what are they then?

This introductory course will examine how psychology has developed from international roots in biology and philosophy to become a science that aims to describe and explain how we think, feel and act. The course provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of psychology and reviews the results of classic studies and current research in the major areas of the field. Among many topics, we will look into the great controversies of nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self and society.
Teaching methods
A psychological perspective aims at giving the students a broad introduction to the foundational theories of psychology and to develop their ability to describe, analyze, understand and reflect upon psychological issues in the context of business and organizations. The course combine lectures, case studies and student presentations.
Student workload
Each lecture apx. 10 hours
Expected literature

Henry Gleitman, Daniel Reisberg and James Gross (2011) Psychology. 8th. Ed. W W Norton & Co Inc. US.
Last updated on 09/04/2014