Information Package / Course Catalogue
Labour Psychology
Course Code: BYY221
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

This course will provide students with the ability to recognize the behaviors of their work.

Course Content

The scope and development of working psychology, Concepts related to working psychology, Motivation and motivating methods, Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, Work exhaustion, Fatigue and impact on job accidents

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Gültekin BAYSAL
Learning Outcomes
1.To analyze basic concepts of working psychology.
2.To be able to understand and apply motivational methods.
3. Making ergonomic arrangements.
4.To recognize the concepts related to working life.
5.To have information about working methods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Working Psychology, Aşkın KESER
2. Endüstride Working Psychology, Assist. Assoc. Dr. Mehmet SİLAH
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Scope of work psychology and its development
Week 2 - Theoretical
Related concepts the psychology of work
Week 3 - Theoretical
Motivation and motivation provider methods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Business satisfaction and dissatisfaction
Week 5 - Theoretical
Estrangement
Week 6 - Theoretical
Estrangement species
Week 7 - Theoretical
Work stress
Week 8 - Theoretical
Work stress, (Midterm exam evaluation)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Burnout of work
Week 10 - Theoretical
Effective communication and development of human relations
Week 11 - Theoretical
Comfortable working
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fatigue and its effect to the work accidents
Week 13 - Theoretical
The organizational stress
Week 14 - Theoretical
Business monotony
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment100110
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-3
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
2
3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-2
5
4
5
2
3
3
3
5
2
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5
5
5
2
3
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3
5
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
3
3
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3
5
4
OÇ-5
5
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026