Course at a glance
Introduction
Organisational psychology incorporates the field of psychology applied to organisations and the workplace. The world of work is an essential component to our day to day life, and being able to understand the relationship between ourselves and the workplace is very important; this is the role of organisational psychology.
Those who work in organisational psychology perform a wide range of tasks, including studying worker attitudes and behaviour, the evaluation companies, and the provision leadership training. The overall goal of this field is to study and understand human behaviour in the workplace.
The Course delivers a wide syllabus of topics to provide students with an introduction to this subject area. Each of the units in this course aims to develop student awareness of the complexities and subtleties of the psychological aspects involved in the world of work. Students will develop insight into aspects of business psychology such as people-related aspects of management. These include motivation, leadership, working in teams, the future of work and methodological aspects and ethics of carrying out research in this area.
Benefits of the Course:
Students will expect to derive the following benefits from the diploma course:
- Students will have an opportunity to learn the different areas of psychology and the term organisational psychology
- To review the personalities and individual differences
- Look at different ways of motivation and satisfaction
- A review of how to use different aspects of psychology in relation to provide potential employers with great knowledge of this role
- The course encourages the development of organisation psychology and being in the working role
Assessment Objectives (AO)
AO: 1
Students must select and demonstrate clearly relevant knowledge and understanding through the use of evidence, examples and correct language and terminology appropriate to the course of study. This assessment, involves two written assignments: one halfway through the course and following the final unit. Both are assessed and graded by the assigned tutor, according to college procedures. The grading procedure if Pass or Fail. If you Fail an assessment you have the opportunity to amend where your tutor has highlighted and resubmit.
AO: 2
Students must critically evaluate and justify a point of view through the use of evidence and reasoned argument. Students can include evidence in different formats to support their written work such as documentation or images to support their course remembering Confidentiality and Data Protection.
Quality of Written Communication (QWC)
In addition, COLC require students’ to produce written material in English, candidates must: ensure that text is legible and that spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPG) are accurate so that meaning is clear; select and use a form and style of writing appropriate to studying a complex subject matter; organise information clearly and coherently, using specialist vocabulary when appropriate and Harvard referencing of citation and sources. In this Specification, SPG will be assessed in all tutor marked assignments (TMAs)
To ensure that we maintain quality standards; all our students written assignments are subject to our plagiarism policy and procedure.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Entry Requirement
Entry to this Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma requires that potential students have gained GCSE/IGCSE or equivalent qualifications and have, good English oral, reading and writing skills.
Advice on enrolment and guidance of prior learning (APL) can be obtained through out contact centre. The course is a rolling programme and can be started at any point in the year. Successful students can go on to Higher Education, including remaining as students at COLC to complete courses in our portfolio of higher awards.
All students must be aged 16 or over.
Assessment
The coursework is assessed through continuous assessment with no formal exit examinations.
Study Hours
Approximately: 200 hours of personal study time for the entire course is recommended. All of which is supported by the COLC Course Tutor, who we greatly encourage students to access support from throughout their course.
Quality Assurance
This course has been developed by the College’s professional team of tutors to meet the needs of sector based employers and employees.
Further details of our accreditations are provided on our website.
Course Length
1 Year.
Awarding Body
Course Content
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 1 – What is Organisational Psychology?
This unit provides an introduction to the evolution of Organisational Psychology from the Ancient Greeks to the modern day. It also examines definitions of Organisational Psychology and explores the training and kinds of work undertaken by practitioners of the discipline. The unit forms a basis for remaining units that examine the physical and psychological aspects of the working environment.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 2 – Personality and Individual Differences
Psychology has been involved in the selection of personnel for many years. Various approaches of selecting personnel have been developed. Even in the time of the Ancient Greeks, it has been apparent that attempts have been made to sort people by their personality and general temperament, and in the modern day, this technique is also used in Business Psychology. Various psychometric measures have been used and several of these will be examined in this unit. Conclusions are considered regarding their effectiveness in predicting job success. The unit also considers alternative ways of examining job success nowadays.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 3 – Work motivation and satisfaction
This unit focuses on theories of motivation. Motivation is a key aspect of behavioural psychology because it provides insight into why people choose to work, why certain people work harder than others and how employers can increase motivation in the workforce. In this unit, several theories of motivation are examined, all of which aim to explain motivational behaviour in the workplace. The complexity of explaining motivation – or indeed lack of motivation – is discussed, and assumptions are challenged.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 4 – Stress at work
It is well known that stress is a feature of modern life and the causes of stress are diverse. The sources of stress most commonly found in the workplace are explored, together with approaches to stress control and prevention. Stress is recognised globally as a condition that can affect all categories of workers, in all types of jobs living in all types of social environments. A certain level of stress can be motivating, as it helps people motivate themselves to complete a job well, but stress is also recognised as a major contributor to behaviour change, psychological dysfunction and serious health problems. Stress, therefore, can have a major impact both on people’s lives and the lives of people around them. The unit examines the impact of modern stressors that include job impermanency, short-term contracts and technological advances.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 5 – Organisations and conflict
It is acknowledged that staff members need to feel safe and valued. It may be challenging to accomplish positive working relationships; persistence has been shown to pay dividends in terms of staff morale and turnover. While competition is a necessary part of some jobs, there are situations where competition can lead to breakdowns in communication between individuals and within groups. The unit examines ways in which managers can eliminate or reduce difficulties and increase co-operation in the workplace. In doing this, motivation and satisfaction of the workforce are enhanced.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 6 – Group behaviour
Most people work as part of teams. Theoretical approaches to understanding group behaviour are evaluated in this unit. Relationships with others can be a source of pleasure – or a source of tension and conflict; this unit examines group behaviour and also suggests useful strategies that managers may use to assist people in improving social interaction in workplace settings. Reported incidences of bullying and violence in the workplace are on the increase and Organisational Psychology addresses such issues. This unit will examine strategies of how to reduce tension and conflict in the work place by providing guidelines to successful team working.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 7 – Leadership
This unit reviews and evaluates major theories of leadership and summarises findings from relevant research. Since leadership involves the exercise of influence by one person over others, the quality of leadership exhibited by supervisors is a critical determinant of organisational success. The historical evolution of leadership research is explained so that students can be more familiar with past and present models of leadership. The particular qualities associated with successful leadership are examined.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 8 – Managing change in organisations
Over recent years, the world of work has changed beyond recognition because of wide-ranging social and economic challenges. This has meant that increasingly, organisations with stable markets in the past may be facing economic competition from new and different sources. This unit examines the reasons why organisations must continue to change and adapt to meet future challenges if they are to survive and thrive. The impact of change on the workforce is explored and insight provided into resistance to change and the challenges for management when changes are considered.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 9 – Research methods and ethics
The rules of scientific research inform the definition and search for knowledge in the field of applied organisational behaviour. In this unit, students gain a basic knowledge of research methodology in order that they can understand the importance of critical evaluation of both the research process and also the theories presented in the course. Additionally, students are introduced to ethical issues involved in carrying out research in the workplace setting. The differences between academic and applied research are explained.
Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma Unit 10 – Future of work
This unit considers the future of work. Changes and challenges that face both employees and employers nowadays and in the future are examined. It is stressed that organisations operate within a changing economic, social and political framework. Working life now and in the future is very different from previous times, and ability to adapt as needs arise is key to success. Students also gain understanding of the impact of globalisation and insight into the importance of management and employee development in this context.
Progression
This Accredited Level 3 Organisational Psychology Diploma can be used to gain entry to a Level 4+5 Diploma or higher.
You can view a lit of our Level 4+5 Diplomas here: Accredited level 4+5 Diplomas
