Unit No.

Topics

Learning outcomes

No. of classes

1

Introduction

1.1 Introduction to Organizational Behavior: Nature of organizations, Understanding organizational behavior,

1.2 Organizational behavior system

1.3 Organizational Effectiveness: Components of organizational effectiveness, Assessing organizational effectiveness,

1.4 Determinants of organizational effectiveness

1.5 Organizational Structure: Organizational structure defined,

1.6 Elements of organizational structure, Common organizational designs, New options,

1.7 Differences in organization structure and employee behavior, Implications for Managers.

• demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of organizational behavior.
• They should learn about the nature of organizations and the organizational behavior system.
• Students should also acquaint with the notion of organizational effectiveness by identifying its components, determinants, and ways of assessing effectiveness.
• Students should be able to familiarize themselves with an overview of organizational structure by defining and identifying its elements, some common organizational designs, and how differences in organizational structure influence employee behavior.

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2

Organizational Goal Setting and Planning

2.1 Goals in Organizations: Organizational mission, Goals and plans, Hierarchy of goals,

2.2 Criteria for Effective Goals, Goal characteristics

2.3 Planning Types and Models: Management by Objectives, Single-use and Standing plans, Contingency plans.

2.4 Thinking Strategically: Strategic management defined, Purpose of strategy, Strategy formulation versus implementation.

2.5 Strategic Management: Situation analysis, Business-level strategy, Porter’s competitive forces and strategies.

• The students should grasp the concept of organizational goal setting and planning activities.
• They should learn about organizational mission, goals, and plans, and various planning types and related models.
• This unit completion should also help to comprehend how to think strategically.
• Students should be able to define strategic management procedure, its purpose, and understand how to formulate strategic goals and plans as well as how to implement them.

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3

Individuals in Organizations

3.1 Determinants of Individual Performance: A model of individual behavior and performance, Motivation, Ability, Learning, Perception and Personality,

3.2 Organizational systems and resources, Keys to effective management,

3.3 Interpreting motivational models,

3.4 Keys to effective management Communication and Perception: Interpersonal communication – coding and decoding,

3.5 Selectivity and organization in Perception,

3.6 The significance of non-verbal communication, Perceptual set and assumptions about human behavior,

3.7 Sex, appearance, attractiveness and discrimination,

3.8 Person perception – errors and avoidance.

• Completion of this unit should allow students to identify the determinants of individual performance in an organization in the light of the model concerning individual behavior and performance.
• This should help them to interpret human behavior in organizations based on motivational models

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4

Introduction to Management

4.1 The Changing Paradigm of Management, The definition of management, Four management functions, Organizational performance, Management skills, Management types, What is it like to be a manager?

4.2 Managing Conflict: Perspectives on organizational conflict, Functional and dysfunctional conflict, Buchanan- Huczynski coordination- conflict model

4.3 Organizational Power and Politics: Organizations – rational or political? Organizational politics, Organizational power; Power & influence

• Successful completion of this unit should enable the students to learn about the changing paradigm of the notion of Management by defining and identifying contemporary managerial functions, management skills, and types.
• They should also acquaint themselves with conflict from an organizational perspective, its classification, and related theoretical models following an overview of organizational power and politics.

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5

Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

5.1 What is managerial ethics defined, Criteria for ethical decision-making – utilitarian approach, individual approach, moral-rights approach, and justice approach,

5.2 Factors affecting ethical choices – the manager, the organization, social responsibility defined,

5.3 Organizational stakeholders: The natural environment,

5.4 Evaluating corporate social performance – economic responsibilities, legal responsibilities, ethical responsibilities, and discretionary responsibilities.

• The students should grasp the ethical issues and social responsibility of organizations.
• They should be able to define managerial ethics, identify the criteria for ethical decision-making and the factors that affect ethical choices.
• This unit completion should also develop an understanding of corporate social responsibilities and their classification

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Total:

60

Unit

Titles and subtitles

Learning outcomes

Class hours

1

Human Resources Development (HRD) and Talent Management

1.1 Human resources development and evolution,

1.2 Talent management process,

1.3 Environmental constraints and human resources development,

1.4 Recruiting & evaluating candidates,

1.5 Legal issues surrounding the selection process, Selecting, hiring, and out placing employees within the organization,

1.6 The recruitment and selection of a diverse workforce including an analysis of labor force demographics,

1.7 Equity in recruitment and selection, Sensitivity to diverse cultures

• Develop a critical understanding of the development and evolution of human resources,
• Talent management process, Environmental constraints, and human resources development.
• The students should be able to learn the procedure of recruiting & evaluating candidates, legal issues surrounding the selection process.

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2

HRD, Job Analysis and Human Resources Planning

2.1 Job analysis, Job design, Job evaluation; method of job evaluation,

2.2 Concept of Strategy and planning, Role of Strategic HRP, Alignment of HR Strategy and Business Strategy; Strategic Model of HRP,

2.3 Techniques of HR forecasting; Benefits of HR forecasting, Strategic HRP and HR demand; Strategic HRP and HR supply

• Enable to know job analysis, job design, job evaluation.
• Acquaint with the concept of strategy and planning, the role of strategic HRP, alignment of HR strategy and business strategy along with the strategic model of HRP, techniques of HR forecasting etc.

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3

HRD and Training Development& Career Development

3.1 Nature and scope of training and development function,

3.1 Strategy and training; organizations of the training department; training needs assessment; learning and behavior; designing of training programs; evaluation of training programs; training techniques; technical training; training and development of managers; training in organization development;

3.2 Theory and practice of career development; developing career structures; identifying organizational needs; institutionalizing the career development system; evaluating the system

• Comprehend the nature and scope of training and development function, strategy and training need assessment, designing, and evaluation of training programs.
• Acquaint with different training techniques, theory and practice of career development, career structures, identification of organizational needs, and institutionalizing and evaluating the career development system.

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4

Human Resources Development and Compensation Management

4.1 Practices of compensation and benefits administration with emphasis on current theories of compensation and benefits trends, cost, value and systems;

4.2 The changing nature of compensation and benefits, the changing expectations of employees and competitive needs of employers,

4.3 Evolving trends in performance and pay realignment to the strategic objectives of the organization,

4.4 Performance based compensation and benefit programs for an organization

• Learn the practices of compensation and benefits administration, its changing nature, the changing expectations of employees, and the competitive needs of employers.
• Comprehend the evolving trends in performance and pay realignment to the strategic objectives of the organization, performance-based compensation and benefits programs for an organization

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5

HRD and Performance Appraisal

5.1 Performance appraisal of employees in organizations

5.2 In-depth analyses of human difficulties in accurately appraising performance,

5.3 Appraisal methods; 360-degree appraisal process

• Completion of this unit should familiarize to the performance appraisal of employees in organizations such as in-depth analyses of human difficulties in accurately appraising performance, appraisal methods, and 360-degree appraisal process.

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6

HRD and Human Resources Information System

6.1 Core Data for Strategic HR planning and System,

6.2 HR Information System and Strategic HRD,

6.3 Comprehensive HRD system and HRD information planning system

• Students should learn the core data for strategic HR planning and system, HR information system, and strategic HRD along with the comprehensive HRD system and HRD information planning system etc.

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Total:

60

Units

Titles and subtitles

Learning outcomes

Class hours

1.

Introduction to Selection, Placement and Training

1.1 Meaning of Personnel Selection,

1.2 Placement and Training,

1.3 The Planning of Human Resource Needs,

1.4 Recruiting goals,

1.5 Employee Placement,

1.6 Need Assessment for Training

1. Students will be acquainted with the basic concepts of selection recruitment and placement
2. Will be able to assess training needs using different techniques of TNA

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2.

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

2.1 Job Related Characteristics,  

2.2 Psychological Tests,

2.3 Biographical Information,

2.4 Work Samples, 

2.5 Assessment Centers,

2.6 Interviews

1. Students will be able to implement different methods for selection and placement practically and theoretically

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3.

Recruitment and Selection

3.1 Factors that affect recruiting efforts,

3.2 Constraints on recruiting efforts,

3.3 Internal recruitment channels,

3.4 External recruitment channels,

3.5 Job application blanks,

3.6 Inputs and challenges to selection,

3.7 Selection process: An overview

1. Will come to know about the factors, constraints of recruitment and selection.
2. Will come to know about different channels of recruitment and selection
3. Will know about different selection processes

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4.

Performance Appraisal

4.1 Significance of Performance Appraisal,

4.2 Performance Criteria,

4.3 Methods and techniques of Assessing Job Performance

1. Will be able to conduct performance appraisal using different performance appraisal techniques

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5.

Training and Career Development

5.1 Setting Objectives,

5.2 Steps to training,

5.3 Training Design, 

5.4 Training Methods, 

5.5 Delivery of a Training Program,

5.6 Evaluation of Training,

5.7 Career planning and Employee need

1. will be able to design training for career development

2. will be able to evaluate a training program also

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6.

Practical Selection

6.1 Personality,

6.2 Intelligence,

6.3 Aptitude,

6.4 Interviews,

6.5 Group discussion

1. Will be able to practically administer major selection tools for selection

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Total:

60

Units

Title and subtitle

Learning outcomes

Class hours

1.

Introduction to Consumer Psychology

1. 1. Introduction
   2. The impact of the     digital revolution on consumer behavior
   3. Marketing ethics and social responsibility
   4. Consumer behavior and decision making are interdisciplinary
   5. Consumer research paradigms and
   6. the consumer research process

• Students will be able to know which factors can influence a consumer’s behavior based on research.

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2.

Consumer Motivation

1. 1. Motivation as a psychological force
   2. Dynamics of motivation
   3. Types and systems of motivation
   4. The measurements of motives

• Students will be able to know applying strategies how consumers are motivated to buy a specific product.

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3.

Personality and Consumer behavior

1. 1. Nature of personality
   2. Psychology and understanding consumer diversity
   3. Brand personality
   4. Self and self-image
   5. Virtual personality or self-image

• Students will come to know how individual’s personality patterns, self image, consumer diversity and  brand personality  are related to buying behavior of consumers.

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4.

Consumer attitude formation and change

1. 1. What are the attitudes?
   2. Structural model of attitudes
   3. Attitude formation
   4. Strategies of attitude change

• Students will be able to know how consumers can change their attitude to select the products in order to buy and use.

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5.

Social class, reference group and family influence on consumer behavior

1. 1. What is social class?
   2. The measurement of social class
   3. Social class mobility
   4. Affluent and middle-class consumers
   5. Arrival of “techno-class”
   6. Selected consumer behavior applications of social class
   7. Understanding the power of reference group
   8. Celebrity and other group appeals
   1. Socialization of family members
   10. Family decision making and consumption-related roles

• Students will know how consumer buying behavior is varried based on consumer’s social class, reference group, and family members.

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Total:

30

Unit No.

Titles and subtitles

Learning outcomes

Class hours

1

Mental Health

1.1 Definition of Mental Health

1.2 Attributes of a Mentally Healthy Person

1.3 Goals, Perspectives and Promotion of Mental Health

1.4 Mental Health Status of Children and Adolescents in Bangladesh

• Students will learn about mental health.
• They will come to about the basic concepts and nature of mental health in the organization

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2

Human Development, Adjustment and Mental Health

2.1 Overview of Human Development

2.2 Theories of Human Development

2.2.1 Sigmund Freud’s 5 Stages of Psychosexual Development

2.2.2 Erik Erikson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development

2.2.3 Jean Piaget’s 4 Stages of Cognitive Development

2.2.4 Lawrence Kohlberg’s 6 Stages of Moral Development

2.2.5 Eric Berne’s Transactional Analysis

2.3 Adjustment at Different Stages of Life

      2.4 Impact of Human  

      Development and Adjustment in

      Promoting Mental Health

• Students will learn about human development, adjustment and mental health.
• Will also know about different theories of development and its’ implication in organization
• Will come to know about the impact of human development

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3

Attachment and Mental Health

3.1 Kory Floyd’s Affection

3.2 Exchange Theory

3.3 John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory

3.4 Assessing Infant Attachment-Ainsworth Strange Situation

3.5 Adult Attachment Interview: Intergenerational Transmission

3.6 Attachment Based Intervention

3.7 Relationship between Attachment and Mental Health

• Student can be able to identify the types of attachment among care giver and children in our society.
• They will be clear about the different attachment models and its’ implications on adult life.
• They will also be able to intervene the process of attachment.

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4

Stress and Mental Health

4.1 Nature of Stress

4.2 Factors Influencing the

4.3 Perceptions of Stress and Stress Tolerance

4.4 Emotional, Physiological and Behavioral Response to Stress

4.5 Effects of Stress on Mental Health

4.6 Confronting Stress: Coping Process

• Student will learn about stress and mental health relation to the environment.
• Will also know about the effects of stress.
• Graduates will also know about the coping strategies to stress.

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5

Effective Communication

5.1 Communicate Non-violently

5.2 Barriers to Effective Communication

5.3 How to Support Child’s Communication Skills

• Students will be able to identify the elements used in communication.
• They will learn how to communicate non-violently.

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6

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

6.1 History of DSM

6.2 Overview of DSM-5

6.3 Classification of Mental Illness

6.4 Criteria of Clinical Significance

• Students will be able to identify different disorders according to DSM -5.
• They will also be able to diagnose common disorders

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7

Common Disorders

7.1 Anxiety Disorders

7.2 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

7.3 Trauma and Stress Related Disorders

7.4 Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

7.5 Mood Disorders, Depression, and Suicide

7.6 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD)

7.7 Substance-Related and 7.8 Addictive Disorders

• Students will be able to identify Common Disorders
• They will come to know about their diagnostic criteria and be anble to diagnose them for referral.

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8

Counseling Versus Psychotherapy and Basic Therapeutic Skills

8.1 Similarities and Differences between Counseling and Psychotherapy

8.2 Personal Characteristics and Educational Qualities of an Effective Therapist

8.3 Three Stage Model: Exploration Stage, Insight Stage, Action Stage

8.4 Goals of Exploration, Insight and Action Stage

8.5 Skills Required for Exploration, Insight and Action Stage

• Students will learn about basic therapeutic skills.
• They will also acquire some skills for counselling.
• Will come to know about the counseling process in details.

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9

Therapeutic Approaches

9.1 Overview of Therapeutic Approaches

9.2 Psychoanalytic Approach

9.3 Humanistic Approach: Person-Centered and Gestalt Approach

9.4 Cognitive Behavior Approach: Cognitive Behavior Therapy,

9.5 Transactional Analysis

9.6 Family Therapy

• Student will learn about different therapeutic approaches.
• They will be able to implement some techniques of therapy in real life settings along with training.

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10

Professional Ethics and Supervision

10.1 Ethical and Legal Issues

10.2 Clients Rights and Therapist Responsibilities

10.3 Clients Right to Give Informed Consent

10.4 Professional Responsibilities in Documentation

10.5 Supervision in Psychological Practice

• Students will learn about different professional ethics and supervision.
• They will aslo know about the importance of ethical practices in professional fields.

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Total:

60

Unit

Titles and subtitles

Learning outcomes

Class hours

Introduction to Research

1. 1. Definition and Purpose of Research
   2. Research Problem and Question
   3. Types of Research: Basic versus Applied Research; Laboratory versus Field Research; Quantitative versus Qualitative Research
   4. Research Methods in School Psychology: Descriptive, Correlational, Quasi-Experimental, and Experimental

2. Know the general definition and purpose of research design.
3. Know why research is undertaken in School Psychology, and the audiences that profit from research studies.
4. Identify the overall process of designing a research study from its inception to its report.
5. Identify research problem and formulate research question.
6. Explain the primary characteristics of quantitative research and qualitative research.
7. Distinguish among different types of research: Basic versus Applied Research and Laboratory versus Field Research.

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Descriptive Methods

1. 1. Observational Methods: Naturalistic Observation, Options When Using Observation, Laboratory Observation, Data Collection
   2. Survey Methods: Survey Construction, Administering the Survey Sampling Techniques: Population and Sample, Determination of Sample Size, Census and Sample Survey, Sampling Techniques, Sampling Error and Bias, Sampling Distribution and Central Limit Theorem

3. Grasp the concept and use of descriptive methods to understand, describe, and explain behavior and the cognitive and biological processes that underlie it.
4. Differentiate between observational and survey method.
5. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of laboratoty observation, naturalistic observation, and surveys.
6. Define principal concepts about sampling.
7. Categorizes and defines the sampling methods.
8. Identify the relation between the desired sample, the obtained sample, the sampling frame, and sample quality.
9. Define and distinguish probability and nonprobability sampling.
10. Define the major types of probability sampling method and indicate when each is preferred.
11. Explain when nonprobability sampling methods may be preferred.
12. Describe the concept of sampling error, bias and releted concepts.
13. Understand sampling Distribution and Central Limit Theorem.

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Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Methods

1. 1. Essential Features of Experimental Research, Establishing Independent Variables, Measuring Dependent Variables,Controlling Extraneous Variables, Experimental and Control Groups,The Validity of Experimental Research
   2. Conducting Quasi-Experimental Research, Quasi‐Experimental Designs: Nonequivalent Control Group Designs,Pretest-Posttest Designs, Interrupted Time Series Designs, Internal Validity and Confounds inQuasi-Experimental Designs

4. Know the essential features of experimental method.
5. Fimiliar with the concept of  independent, dependent and extraneous variable.
6. Manipulate the level of some independent variable and then measures the outcome.
7. Conduct experiments as a powerful techniques for evaluating cause-and-effect relationships.
8. Explain what quasi-experimental research is and distinguish it clearly from experimental research.
9. Describe three different types of quasi-experimental research designs (nonequivalent groups, pretest-posttest, and interrupted time series).

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Approaches to Qualitative Research

1. 1. Case Study
   2. Ethnography
   3. Focus Group Discussion

• Explain case study, ethnograpy and focus group discussion based on the main characteristics of these research approaches.
• Know the main characteristics of qualitative data collection techniques.
• evaluates a qualitative research report based on the evaluation criteria.

• Apply a range of methods and techniques for generating qualitative data including interviews, observation and fieldnotes, focus groups, questionnaires, documents and archival data, and participatory methods based on different qualitative research designs.

• Explain analysis methods of the qualitative data.
• Describe how to improve trustworthiness of the research during data analysis.
• Apply rules of ethics in data analysis.

• Evaluate a qualitative research report based on the evaluation criteria.

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Important Issues in Planning for Research

1. 1. Preparing a Research Proposal: Running Head, Statement Of Purpose, Title Page, Introduction, Literature, Method Section, Design, Instruments, Participants, Procedures, References, Appendices, Limitations
   2. Ethical Issues in Psychological Research and APA Ethical Codes:Ethical Guidelines for Research with Humans,Informed Consent and Special Populations, Use of Deception, Treating Participants Well, Research Ethics and the Internet, Ethical Guidelines for Research with Animals

6. Explain the difference between a research proposal and a research study.
7. Describe some of the key reasons for writing a research proposal.
8. Begin to explain in general terms the purpose and structure of the major sections of a research proposal.
9. Outline the key differences between a proposal written for a quantitative study and one written for a qualitative one.
10. Begin to conceptualize the organization of a literature review on your topic.
11. Familiar with ethical issues in school psychology research.
12. Follow the ethical guidelines for research with humans and animals.

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Introduction to Statistics

1. 1. Types of Tests: Parametric and Non-parametric Tests, Descriptive and Inferential Tests
   2. Score Transformations: Need for Transformed or Derived Scores, Types of Transformations: Linear Transformation, Non-Linear Transformation

• Recognize the assupmtions of parametric and non-parametric tests.
• know the fundamentals of the most relevant parametric and nonparametric techniques for statistical inference.
• Choose and set up suitable parametric methods for hypothesis testing estimation.
• Solve hypothesis testing problems where the conditions for the traditional parametric inferential tools to be applied are not fulfilled.

• Define mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation.
• Demonstrate an understanding of descriptive statistics.
• Explain the difference between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

• List and explain the steps in hypothesis testing.
• Explain the purpose of hypothesis testing.
• Explain the basic logic of significance testing.

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Correlation and Regression

1. 1. Simple, Bivariate or Zero Order Correlation, Positive versus Negative Correlation, Linear versus Non-linear Correlation, Low, Moderate, Strong, and Perfect Correlation, Scatter Diagram, Partial and Semi-Partial (or Part) Correlations
   2. Simple Regression, Method of Least Squares, Types of Regressions
   3. Multiple Regression Analysis, Meaning of Multiple Regression, Purpose of Multiple Regression, Assumptions of Multiple Regression, Partial Regression Co-efficient, Meaning of Beta, R² and Adjusted R², R² Change, Tolerance and Multi-Colinearity

• Understand the concept correlation.
• Compute coeffcieint of correlation.
• Differentiate between zero-order, partial, and part correlation.
• Understand regression analysis in research.

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Basic Mediation

1. 1. Confounder, Covariate, Mediator, Moderator
   2. Basic Rules for Mediation
   3. How to Do Basic Mediation

An Example of Mediation with Experimental Data

1. 4. An Example of Null Mediation
   5. Sobel’s z versus Reduction of the Basic Relationship

• Understand mediation, moderation, condfounder.
• Understand the concept mediation in relation to psychological research.
• Perform mediation analysis.

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Basic Moderation

1. 1. Categorical Variable Moderation
   2. An Example of a Continuous Moderator
   3. Simple Slopes of the Three Moderation Lines
   4. The Interpretation of Various Interactional Patterns:  The Fan Effect, The Triangle Pattern, The Funnel Pattern, The Crossover Pattern (Butterfly)

• Understand categorical variable.
• Understand dummy coding.
• Perform moderation computation.
• Creat a moderation figure.
• Demonstrate slopes.
• Interpret slopes.

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Dissertation Writing

10.1 Writing Clearly

10.2 Avoiding Grammatical Problems

10.3 Reporting Numbers

10.4 Citing and Referencing

10.5 Typing and Word Processing

10.6 Organizing the Dissertation

• Understand steps in writing a dissertation.
• Understand APA style.
• Apply APA style in preparing mmaunscript.

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Total:

60

Unit No.

Topics

Learning outcomes

Class hours

1

Introduction

1.1 Ergonomics and its nature,

1.2 History and Scope of ergonomics,

1.3 Man-machine system.

• Define ergonomics, know about its multidisciplinary nature and its objective and scope
• The historical background of the development of ergonomics
• Basic concepts of man-machine-environment system, its types, strengths and weaknesses

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2

Equipment Design Display design

2.1 Visual Display,

2.2 Auditory Display,

2.3 Tactual and Olfactory Display;

2.4 Control Design

• Types and ways of different modes of displays along with the advantages and disadvantages of each
• Types and ways to design control of machines, their advantages and disadvantages
• How an effective display-control compatible design can be made using principles of human behavior

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3

Environmental Conditions Illumination

3.1 The Nature of light,

3.2 Measurement of light,

3.3 The Effects of Lighting on Performance;

3.4 Climate: Heat Stress,

3.5 Psychological Effects of Heat Stress,

3.6 The Effects of Heat Stress on Performance,

3.7 Reducing heat Stress,

3.8 Cold Stress, Physiological Effect of Cold Stress, Effects of cold stress on performance,

3.9 Noise: The effects of Noise on Performance, Handling Noise Performance

• How physical work environment influences human performance like illumination and temperature
• How to deal with heat and cold stress along with their psychological effects on performance
• Effects of noise on performance and how to handle those effectively

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4

Industrial Hazard

4.1 Hazard defined,

4.2 Hazard-accident model,

4.3 Hazard categories and classification,

4.4 Hazard control, some definitions

• Define hazards and explain hazard-accident model
• Know about different types of occupational hazards
• Specially the effects of psycho-social, human factor failure, and biological hazards
• Learn how to control and minimize hazards by implementation of proper strategies

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5

Psycho-social, Human Factors

5.1 Failure and Biological Hazards Psycho-social hazards,

5.2 Human factor failure hazards, and biological hazards

• The effects and control of psycho-social hazards
• The effects and control of human factor failure hazards
• The effects and control of biological hazards

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6

Industrial Accidents

6.1 Causes and Effects

6.2 Accident defined,

6.3 Causes of accidents,

6.4 Basic elements of accidents,

6.5 Implication of accidents,

6.6 Minimization of accident losses

• Define and distinguish different types of industrial accidents
• Know known causes of accidents
• Identify basic elements of accidents
• Evaluate the implications of accidents
• Minimize losses due to accident

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7

Accident Prevention Techniques

7.1 Accident prevention necessity,

7.2 Accident prevention procedures,

7.3 Different methods of accident prevention,

7.4 Steps for accidents prevention,

7.5 Safety: how to implement?

7.6 Agencies to promote accident prevention,

7.7 Parameters for establishing safety culture,

7.8 Safety culture and safety performance

• Understand the necessity of prevention of accidents
• Know accident prevention procedures
• Implement different methods of accident prevention
• Carry out steps for accident prevention
• Identify the agencies to promote prevention of accidents
• Know the parameters for establishing safety culture and safety performance

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8

Safety Management

8.1 Safety defined,

8.2 Necessity of Safety, Safety aspects: Safety management,

8.3 Activities of safety management,

8.4 The Safety triangle, Safety organization, Elements and characteristics of Safety Management System (SMS),

8.5 Legal framework of safety and health in Bangladesh

• Define safety at personal and organizational levels
• Understand the necessity of safety as a part of regular management
• Describe the activities of safety management
• Define safety triangle and safety organizations
• Delineate the elements and characteristics of Safety Management System (SMS)
• Have idea about the legal framework of safety and health in Bangladesh

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9

Understanding Environmental Issues

9.1 Environment ecology, Ecosystem, Environmental pollution, Greenhouse effect,

9.2 Understanding climate and global warming, Smog, Acid rain, Ozone depletion,

9.3 Sustainable development, Population and sustainable development, environmental policies in Bangladesh,

9.4 Environmental management standards

• Define ecology, ecosystem and environmental issues in industrial sector of Bangladesh
• Know the causes and effects of environmental pollution in our country
• Understand the causes and effects of climate change, global warming, smog, acid rain, ozone depletion
• Do advocacy in favor of population and sustainable development related issues
• Understand environmental policies in Bangladesh
• Know environmental management standards

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10

Occupational Health Management

10.1 Aim of occupational health management,

10.2 Hazards in workplace,

10.3 Prevention of occupational diseases

• Define occupational health management
• Know the aims of occupational health
• Identify hazards in workplace
• Know the ways to prevent occupational diseases

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Total:

60

Unit No.

Topics

Learning outcomes

Class hours

1

Introduction

1.1 Nature, concepts and practices of industrial relations and labor law;

1.2 Nature, theories and models of industrial relations; 1.3 Nature, process, forms and theories and practices in   industrial conflict and labor   policies and legislation;

1.4 Unionism in general as well as in Bangladesh context; 1.5 Dispute settlement machinery in Bangladesh;

1.6 Special emphasis is given on comparative industrial relations across nations and international influence on the pattern of industrial relations in Bangladesh.

• Can define industrial relation (IR)
• Understand the models of industrial relation
• Know about practices in conflict and grievance management through labor union in Bangladeshi context
• Be familiar with the dispute settlement machinery in Bangladesh
• Can compare industrial relations across nations and international influence on the pattern of industrial relation in Bangladesh

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2

Bangladesh Labor Law

2.1 Introduction, Conditions of employment and service,

2.2 Employment of juvenile workers,

2.3 Maternity benefits,

2.4 Health and hygiene, safety,

2.5 Special provisions relating to health, hygiene, and safety,

2.6 Welfare, Working hour & Leave,

2.7 Salary and wages,

2.8 Worker compensation for injuries by Accidents,

2.9 Trade union and industrial relations

• Terms and definitions related to labor, business, and industry in Bangladesh
• Conditions of employment and service
• Laws on child labor, juvenile employment and maternal benefits
• Provisions for employee health and hygiene, safety, and welfare in industries
• Rules and regulations regarding working hour and leave
• Policies on salary and wages
• Workers’ compensation for injuries by accidents
• Formation, maintenance and role of labor union in industry

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3

National Occupational Safety and Health Policy (OSH) of Bangladesh

3.1 Introduction,

3.2 Overall objective of the policy,

3.3 Role of key stakeholders in OSH Improvement programs,

3.4 Policy statement, Action programs for implementation and Strategy

• Overall objective of the national occupational safety and health policy (OSH) of Bangladesh
• Role of the key stakeholder in OSH
• Improvement, policy statement, strategies of OSH
• Action programs for implementation of OSH in practice

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4

Company Law

4.1 Introduction,

4.2 Constitution and incorporation,

4.3 Share-capital,

4.4 Management and administration,

4.5 Winding up of a company

• The definition, types, formation and incorporation of companies in Bangladesh
• How share and capitals are distributed and accumulated
• The management and administration of a company
• How to wind up a company an legal way

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5

The Contract Act

5.1 Introduction,

5.2 Formation, enforcement, performance, termination of contracts

• The definition and different types of contracts
• How a valid legal contract is formed and enforced
• How a contract performs
• What steps to be followed to terminate a contract

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30

Units

Title and subtitle

Learning outcomes

Class hours

1.

Introduction

1.1 Nature, concepts, and practices of ethics and values in industrial-organizational psychology all over the world 

• Will have clear ideas of ethics and values
• Will be acquainted with the basic nature of I-O psychology ethics and values

5

2.

Ethical Theories

2.1 Deontological Theories: Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Natural Rights,

2.2 John Rawls: A contemporary contractarian view, George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Marx

2.3 Consequentialist Theories: Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Contemporary consequentialism

• Students will know about the different ethical perspectives
• They will also know the relations of these perspectives to I-O Psychology

5

3.

Values and Value Conflicts in the Professions 

3.1 What is a profession?

3.2 Attributes of professions, professional work settings

3.3 Professional-organizational conflict

• Will come to know about the value conflicts in different professions
• Come to know about the organizational conflicts from value conflict perspectives

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4.

Business Values

4.1 The Classical Free-enterprise Model

4.2 The classical liberal model of free-enterprise capitalism, Milton Friedman, Adam Smith, Critique of the classical free-enterprise model

4.3 The Revisionist Neo-liberal Free-enterprise Model: Antecedents of the revisionist model: corporate power and the rise of managerialism,

4.4 Neo-liberal political and economic theory, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the multiple stakeholder model, Critique of the revisionist social responsibility model, the transnational trump card 

• will come to know about different models of business values
• will also come to know about the implications of practicing I-O Psychology in relation to business values

5

5.

The Values and Ethics of Industrial-Organizational Psychology

5.1 The values model of I/O psychology,

5.2 I/O psychology and the worker,

5.3 The humanist tradition and the scientist-practitioner model in psychology, 5.4 Wanted: a normative perspective---where are our ethics and values?

5.5 The demise of loyalty,

5.6 Job security, and careers as we know them,

5.7 Unacknowledged value positions, What ever happened to concern for the individual employee, employee rights,

5.8 Technical competence and societal consequences

• students will be able to know about the specific ethical practice of I-O Psychologists
• they will also come to know about different I-O Psychology models of ethis and ethical practices
• they will come to know about the competency needed for maintaining I-O ethical practices

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6.

Taking Moral Actions

6.1 The domain of moral actions, respect for people, fairness and justice, caring, beneficence, nonmaleficence, moral virtue or character,

6.2 Stage I: anticipating problems,

6.3 Stage II: a predecisional adult,

6.4 Stage III: a model for making ethical decisions and taking moral action

• will come to know about the domains of moral actions
• will know about the stages of moral action model

5

Total:

30