n.BA.FM.PFOP.15HS (Leadership Skills and Organisational Psychology) 
Module: Leadership Skills and Organisational Psychology
This information was generated on: 29 April 2024
No.
n.BA.FM.PFOP.15HS
Title
Leadership Skills and Organisational Psychology
Managed by
René Wunderli
Credits
4

Description

Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2015
Study programme Facility Management
Courses/Weighting
Code Name of course Weighting
n.BA.FM.Pefü2.15HS.V Leadership skills 2 50%
n.BA.FM.Orpe.15HS.V Organisational psychologiy 50%
     
     
     
     
Status Compulsory module
*Type C Core course/module
Regulations applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Facility Management degree programme
Entrance requirements -
Follow-up modules -
Comments -
Telephone +41 79 401 55 00
Email rene.wunderli@zhaw.ch

*Type:
C Core course/module
R Related course/module
M Minor course/module
Course: Organisational Psychology
No.
n.BA.FM.Orps.15HS.V
Title
Organisational Psychology
Managed by
Miriam Schirmer

Description

Version: 2.0 start 01 August 2016
Status Compulsory Course
*Type C Core course/module
Regulations applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Facility Management degree programme
Total workload in lessons
Semester 5. Semester
Lectures 26
Coached selfstudy 14
Autonomous selfstudy 20
Total workload 60
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Dr. phil. Miriam Schirmer, Marcel Janser
Learning outcomes and competencies Students will deepen their knowledge of key issues in organisational psychology in practical everyday working situations, and know how to deal with these appropriately
  • At the level of personal skills they consciously design their role in the company, husband their own resources reflectively and refine their presentation and interview skills
  • At the level of specialist competences they expand their knowledge of selected organisational psychology issues and basic psychological phenomena and handle them competently in various business situations.
  • At the level of methodological skills they optimise their skills in interaction and cooperation, master methods for internal coaching of employees and know how to address various problems from a social science perspective.
  • At the level of social and leadership skills they are aware of the mechanisms of action involved in the expectations of their interaction partners, deepen their capacity for empathic understanding of others, reflect on the influence of different value systems and reflect on the responsibilities of managers and employees.
Course content
  • Principles of solution-oriented and resource-centred coaching, internal and collegiate coaching
  • Personal development: hope of success versus fear of failure according to McClelland / internal perception versus external locus of control according to Rotter / self-worth promoting versus depressive attribution style according to Weiner / self-efficacy expectation according to Bandura
  • Self-fulfilling prophecies: the Pygmalion effect
  • Classical themes in coaching:
  • Values and attitudes of various generations of workers
  • Decision-making situations
  • Stress research at the behavioural and relationship level
  • High-stress working conditions: demand-control model according to Karasek & Theorell and effort-reward imbalance model ERI according to Siegrist; assessment in FM activities
  • Research into happiness, positive psychology and salutogenesis
  • Diversity management:
  • Working realities of women
  • Multicultural management in FM environments
  • Area of responsibility of senior executives
  • Training of coaching situations
  • Work on selected topics in groups
Language of instruction German
Expected attendance The course has a workshop structure and lives from exchange, discussion, debate and cooperation in the group
Assessment Written exam at the end of the semester:
 
  • Part: Environmental psychology (30%)
  • Part: Organisational psychology (70%)

If fewer than 5 students are required to resit the written exam, this can be changed from a written to an oral exam at the request of the lecturer concerned and with the written agreement of the students.(Please advise pruefungsadmin.lsfm@zhaw.ch of any exam modification; a form is available from the Registrar's Office)
Bibliography Obligatory reading:
  • Script, handouts from the lecturers
  • Reader with passages from various sources
Recommended reading:
  • Kirchler, Erich (Hrsg.) (2008): Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Wien: UTB.
  • Nerdinger, F., Bickle, G. & Schaper, N. (2008): Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Heidelberg: Springer.
  • Schuler, H. (Hrsg.) (2007): Lehrbuch Organisationspsychologie (4th edition). Bern: Huber.
  • Steiger, Th. und Lippmann, E. (2008): Handbuch Angewandte Psychologie für Führungskräfte (3rd edition). Heidelberg: Springer.
Entrance requirements Communication psychology
Basics of psychology
Conflict management and teamwork
Follow-up courses -
Comments -
Telephone +41 (0)58 934 52 57
Email miriam.schirmer@zhaw.ch

*Type:
C Core course/module
R Related course/module
M Minor course/module

Note

Course: Leadership Skills 2
No.
n.BA.FM.Pefü2.15HS.V
Title
Leadership Skills 2
Managed by
René Wunderli

Description

Version: 2.0 start 01 August 2016
Status Compulsory Course
*Type C Core course/module
Regulations applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Facility Management degree programme
Total workload in lessons
Semester 5. Semester
Lectures 24
Coached selfstudy 12
Autonomous selfstudy 24
Total workload 60
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 René Wunderli
Learning outcomes and competencies  
Course content  
Language of instruction German
Expected attendance  
Assessment Written module exam (100%)

If 5 or fewer students take part in a repeat exam, the test can be modified at the request of the lecturers: ie, instead of a written, an oral examination will be held. This requires the written consent of the students. (Please notify the altered examination form to pruefungsadmin.lsfm@zhaw.ch; form can be obtained from the Admissions Office.)
Bibliography  
Entrance requirements  
Follow-up courses  
Comments  
Telephone +41 (0)58 934
Email rene.wunderli@zhaw.ch

*Type:
C Core course/module
R Related course/module
M Minor course/module

Note