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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Sandra Dzilna
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Pharmacy; Political Science; Law; Sociology; Medical Services; Management Science; Dentistry; Life Science; Health Management; Nursing Science; Rehabilitation; Psychology; Pedagogy; Medical Technologies; Information and Communication Science; Communication Science; Juridical Science; Civil and Military Defense; Social Welfare and Social Work; Marketing and Advertising; Social Anthropology; Person and Property Defence; Medicine; Sports Trainer; Biology; Business Management; Clinical Pharmacy; Public Health
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Psychology; Social Psychology

Objective

To develop students' knowledge about occupational and environmental psychology, the most significant theories, basic concepts, as well as the skills in the practical usage of the knowledge about occupational and environmental psychology in organisations.

Prerequisites

Not required.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Defines the terminology of environment and work psychology (an individual, a group, an organisation, environment, etc.).
Characterises the process and methods of human resources recruitment.
Describes management functions, theoretical aspects of decision-making, models of conflict settlement, ways of motivation.

Skills

Elaborates employees' motivation methods and guidelines, analyse the already adopted motivation programmes.
In the given situation examples evaluates employee's compliance with the type of work to be performed and gives recommendations and possible predictions.

Competence

Discusses the change of values and attitudes in the alternating circumstances of the labour market.
Connects the environment and working conditions (the style of management, motivation programmes, psycho-social working conditions, etc.) with different health outcomes.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
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