Psychology at Work
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We can spend up to a third of our time at work. It is fair to say work is a highly significant part of our lives. How do we find a job that suits us? How do we carry out our work in a productive way? How do we keep ourselves motivated and engaged at work? How can we effectively design work for other people? If you have been thinking about at least some of these questions, then this course is for you. In this course, you will learn how to use psychology to understand and improve the work life of yourself and those around you. We will be looking at key topic areas in work psychology that affect people's performance and well-being at work, including: individual differences in personality and cognitive ability; motivation at work; teamwork; leadership; work design and occupational health and safety. Collectively, these topics give you a broad understanding about work psychology both from an individual perspective and from a group-based and organisational perspective. Each week, you will meet one or two world-leading professors in the field of work psychology. The professors will take you through the journey by introducing current theories and research evidence in respective topic areas. You will have lots of opportunities to engage in self-reflections and group discussions; you will also be given several self-assessments that help you understand your own psychological attributes and work characteristics. An important note so that you are aware of the level of this course. This course is designed for anyone who has interest in Work / Organisational Psychology yet who has NOT completed formal training in Psychology. This is a foundational course that will introduce you to a number of key topics in Work Psychology so that you will understand this area of research and practice, and how you can apply some of the theories and findings into your own work life. This course is NOT designed for people who already have completed substantial formal studies or training in Work Psychology-related areas, such as leadership training. If you have done so, you will likely find this course less suitable for your level, and you might want to consider a more advanced Work Psychology course. Welcome to Psychology at Work and we wish you all the best in this learning journey!
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| Rating | 4.8★ based on 211 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 7 weeks |
| Effort | 6 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| Starts | Mar 25 (266 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | University of Western Australia via Coursera |
| Instructors | Mark Griffin, Marylène Gagné, Patrick Dunlop, Sharon Parker, Aleksandra Luksyte, Kerrie Unsworth, Zhijun Chen, Lena Wang |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science Business |
| Tags | Social Sciences Life Sciences Business Psychology Leadership And Management |
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excellent course in understanding people dynamics at work.
A great introductory course to Psychology at work.
:) Interesting Course Its a great course that gives a lot of good and solid and useful information about the issues at work.
good Amazing course Great course, I learned the basic of psychology at work and give a good insight of what to correctly do to motivate, have less issues with stress and so on.
Excellent short course introducing the psychological aspects / theories at work and work designing.
i would like to be a psychologue, and i find that opportunity, its a pleasure for me and i thank you all of the staff for this work Good learning and insight into Psychology at Work.
Really interesting insights and it ties back to the day to day issues at work.
good onei have gain too much knowledge about safety at work , leadership etc Thank you for the exposure on dealing with work life and enabling me to show the leadership skills to make better work for the others and myself Excelente, recomendable.
I think this is an excellent course, it gives a very interesting perspective regarding psychology at work from the Australian point of view.
The section on security needs improvement, I found it arid and not so productive as the others, I would like to see more solutions rather than examples and other ways to deal with security at work i.e.
I have gained a lot of confidence on my previous knowledge of how psychology at work plays a big role in determining how successful I can be at workplace.
I highly recommend it ? Nice CourseThank You 5* A goood, basic intro to Psychology at work.
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very useful
This course is full of very useful and practical information that can be used in the workplace and in life.
An interesting course with some very useful insights.
Concise, easy to follow and very useful for management Very good courses!Really helps me to reflect myself in my workplace and improve understanding towards employers and co-workers.
I found it to be very useful and interesting.
It is very useful when applied to my job.
As a Project Manager I found it very useful even when ideas i was familiar with were being discussed as this course helped me find a new way to articulate and discuss them Pretty basic knowledge.
Very useful and interesting, mixing theoritical insights and practical exercices.
very useful course WELL DONE COURSE.
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recommend it
Really insightful and a pleasure learning the best course ive taken the information is easy to grasp and time allocated makes the goals realistic and achievable I found this course very useful and I do recommend it for anyone in a leadership position.
I highly recommend it!
I definitely recommend it.
I recommend it wonderful course.
I'm very happy I took it and will recommend it around.
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so much
Thank you so much.
I've learned a lot and there is so much I can apply in my work place.
Great course, very useful general ideas abopout how to improve your workplace Very good and well paced for a supplementary development module as par thank you so much for sharing the state of art of Work Psychology with us for free.
in my humble opinion, the questionnaires are obviously used for the research of the tutors, without offering so much learning benefit to the students.
This is an amazing course, I have learned so much.
Thank you so much :) It helps a lot to improve and understand better what you do and need to do better everyday at work, it also helps you to clarify and define some aspects you did not see before Very interesting and very nice well-structured course!
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Professor of Psychology 2 $29k
Work Study in Psychology Office $32k
Faculty - Psychology $40k
Psychology Paraprofessional $40k
Lecturer, Psychology $51k
Chair of Psychology $55k
Faculty, Psychology $57k
Psychology $58k
Professor - Psychology $64k
Professor of Psychology and Chair of Psychology Department $67k
Psychology Pre $70k
Psychology Researcher $72k
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| Rating | 4.8★ based on 211 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 7 weeks |
| Effort | 6 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| Starts | Mar 25 (266 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | University of Western Australia via Coursera |
| Instructors | Mark Griffin, Marylène Gagné, Patrick Dunlop, Sharon Parker, Aleksandra Luksyte, Kerrie Unsworth, Zhijun Chen, Lena Wang |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Science Business |
| Tags | Social Sciences Life Sciences Business Psychology Leadership And Management |
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