HS 231 No. of hrs/week = 02
No. of credits = 02
1. INTRODUCTION : Scope of industrial Psychology, methodology, limitations of industrial psychology. (2)
2. PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY : Human needs in industry, job analysis and job requirements. Personnel selection and appraisal - aptitude test, test of personality, interests and achievement tests. Performance appraisal. Employee training. (8)
3. HUMAN FACTORS PSYCHOLOGY : Work environment, equipment and work design, human error. Accidents and safety, engineering psychology. (8)
4. HUMAN RELATIONS PSYCHOLOGY : Behavioral management theories-McGregor, Hertzberg, Lickert. Leadership and management development. (8)
5. ORGANIZATION PSYCHOLOGY : Decision making in an organization, effective group functioning, motivation and job satisfaction, attitudes and behaviour, morale, personnel counseling. (8)
6. CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY : Basis of consumer
behaviour, data collection
methods, marketing research, advertising effectiveness, selling. (6)
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. Psychology in industrial organization - LAURENCE SIEGEL & IRWING M.LANE.
2. Industrial psychology - JOSEPH TIFFIN, ERNEST J.McCORMICK.
3. Industrial psychology - THOMAS W.HARREL.
4. Industrial psychology - B.VON HALLER GILMER.