PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Stampa
Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic year
2022/2023
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
M-PSI/06 (PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANISATIONS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGY
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
1st semester (26/09/2022 - 13/01/2023)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Teacher
FERRETTI MARIA SANTA (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the main theories in the field of Work and Organizational Psychology.
Learning outcomes
This course will give to students the main knowledge about the training processes in organizational contexts. The focus will be on both individual and contextual factors able to influence training outcomes. The course will examine the main theories and applicative issues typical of the training processes in organizational contexts.
Course contents
The course will focus on:
The emerging training models
- Development of skills in the workplace
- Training process: the phases
- Role of the organization in job learning
- New technologies and learning processes
- Focus on Millennials and Professionals in educational design
- Social Leadership and virtual teams
- Empowerment: Coaching, mentoring and job crafting

The program is identical for attending and non-attending students.
Teaching methods
Interactive lessons, exercises, simulations, case studies.

In accordance with the Didactic Technical Instruction 2021-22, the lessons will be in the presence and guaranteed the use of the material relating to the lessons with the possibility of downloading the lesson and consulting the slides or other teaching material from the KIRO university platform.
The possibility of teaching with a blended method, namely in the case the number of subscribers is greater than the capacity of the classroom, according to the sanitary standards, two groups will be made one in the presence and one at a distance with weekly rotation. At the beginning of the course, notice will be given regarding this delivery method.
Reccomended or required readings
- Fraccaroli F., Apprendimento e formazione nelle organizzazioni. Una prospettiva psicologica, Il Mulino, Milano, 2007. Capitoli: 2,4,5.

If the book is not available in paper format, it will be possible to consult and print each chapter at the following link: http://www.darwinbooks.it/doi/10.978.8815/303202.

- Nacamulli R.C.D., Lazazzera A., L'ecosistema della formazione, Egea, Milano, 2019. Capitoli: 1,2,4,7,8,9,10,12,13,15,16,17.
If the book is not available in paper format, it will be possible to consult and print each chapter at the following link: http://www.darwinbooks.it/doi/10.978.8815/303202.
Assessment methods
The written examination will consist of open questions.
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030