Information Package / Course Catalogue
Psychology of Work
Course Code: İK358
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the course is to emphasize the importance of looking at different aspects of worker and working concepts.

Course Content

To be able to analyze the perspective of human through managerial dimension and implement policies about the developer on issues of human behavior.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mustafa KESEN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to know people in work life, the relationship between individual-efficiency, evaluate the results.
2.To be able to detect behavioral dimension of basis and principles of working life.
3.To be able to draw a framework for individual and group behavior in working life with taking advantage from psychology and other social sciences.
4.To be able to analyze the perspective of human with dimension of managerial and implement policies about the developer on issues of human behavior.
5.To be able to explain the behavior of the individual and the interpersonal and intergroup relations in working life.
6.To be able to learn of psychology and working psychology relationship with with other social sciences.
7.To be able to understand the importance of human and job fit.
8.To be able to learn the importance of communication and the consequences of communication problems.
9.To be able to understand conflict and results of conflict in working life.
10.To be able to acquire a general idea about problems facing the employee in working life.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aşkın KESER, Çalışma Psikolojisi, Ekin Basım Yayın, 2009.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Conceptual framework for Work Psychology. Psychology of Work in the historical process.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Concept of work.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Motivation and motivation theories.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Work satisfaction and unsatisfaction.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Organizational culture.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Leadership in the workplace.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Organizational commitment.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Communication in workplace.
Week 9 - Theoretical
work life balance
Week 10 - Theoretical
job search behavior
Week 11 - Theoretical
Employee and work conformity.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Workplace stress.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Workplace conflict.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Burnout.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132365
Individual Work130339
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
3
3
3
4
OÇ-2
2
2
3
2
OÇ-3
3
4
2
3
OÇ-4
2
2
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
2
2
OÇ-6
2
3
2
1
OÇ-7
1
1
1
1
OÇ-8
2
2
2
2
OÇ-9
1
2
2
3
OÇ-10
2
3
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026