Introduction to Work Psychology

INTRODUCTION/APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
BMAN10872 INTRODUCTION TO WORK PSYCHOLOGY



Professor Geoff Thomas
Professor of Organisational Psychology
Alliance Manchester Business School






,Intended learning outcomes

 Understanding of the course structure, assessment,
course team, and so on
 Appreciation of what ‘psychology’ is and why
psychology is important for organisations
 Insight into psychology research, including ethics

,Overview of Lecture 1

 A bit about us
 Our ‘psychological contract’
 Scientist-practitioner model

 What is psychology
 What is work psychology

 Module overview

, Meet the Course Team

 Professor Karen Niven

 Professor Geoff Thomas

 Dr Wing Lam