Frankfurt Summer School - Psychology

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Module 1:Social Psychology (week 1 and 2)Humans are social beings; hence, social psychology affects all of us. We constantly think,feel and act not only as individuals but also - and sometimes primarily - as members ofsocial groupings. Social psychology studies human interaction - its forms, causes, consequencesand psychological processes. In this course, we will study how human behaviorand thinking is influenced by the actual or imagined presence of others. Students will get anoverview of social psychological theories and will learn to apply these theories to everydayproblems and situations. We will provide a full range overview of social psychology and wewill discuss topics such as attribution processes, influence and obedience, attitudes andpersuasion, prejudice, aggression and violence, intergroup behavior, prosocial behavior,social rituals as well as attraction and love. The course will comprise lectures, group work,self-assessments and exercises.Textbook: Hogg, M. & Vaughan, G. (2014) Social psychology (7th edition). Boston: Prentice Hall.Module 2:Organizational Behavior (week 3 and 4)Organizations consist of the people who work within them. This course therefore attemptsto build the students' understanding and skill in leading and managing people and organizations.The objectives of this course are (1) to raise the student's awareness of the centralityof organizational behavior to understanding organizational functioning and effectiveness;(2) to show how an understanding of human behavior via the disciplinary basis of psychologyprofoundly deepens our analysis of organizations, and (3) to demonstrate the core valueof an understanding of organizational behavior to a manager's ability to achieve organizationalgoals. We will provide an overview of organizational behavior and we will discusstopics such as perception and personality, motivation, leadership and decision making,groups and teams, organizational culture and change, and gender and diversity in organizations.The course will comprise lectures, group work, self-assessments and exercises.Textbook: Robbins, S.P. & Judge, T.A. (2014). Essentials of Organizational Behavior (12th edition). Boston: Prentice Hall.

Period
01-01-2014 - 20-08-2014 (33 weeks)

Target group
Students in the field of Educational Sciences, Social Sciences and Economics with little or no previous knowledge in the field

Course aim
Module 1:Social Psychology (week 1 and 2)Humans are social beings; hence, social psychology affects all of us. We constantly think,feel and act not only as individuals but also and sometimes primarily as members ofsocial groupings. Social psychology studies human interaction its forms, causes, consequencesand psychological processes. In this course, we will study how human behaviorand thinking is influenced by the actual or imagined presence of others. Students will get anoverview of social psychological theories and will learn to apply these theories to everydayproblems and situations. We will provide a full range overview of social psychology and wewill discuss topics such as attribution processes, influence and obedience, attitudes andpersuasion, prejudice, aggression and violence, intergroup behavior, prosocial behavior,social rituals as well as attraction and love. The course will comprise lectures, group work,self-assessments and exercises.Textbook: Hogg, M. & Vaughan, G. (2014) Social psychology (7th edition). Boston: Prentice Hall.Module 2:Organizational Behavior (week 3 and 4)Organizations consist of the people who work within them. This course therefore attemptsto build the students understanding and skill in leading and managing people and organizations.The objectives of this course are (1) to raise the students awareness of the centralityof organizational behavior to understanding organizational functioning and effectiveness;(2) to show how an understanding of human behavior via the disciplinary basis of psychologyprofoundly deepens our analysis of organizations, and (3) to demonstrate the core valueof an understanding of organizational behavior to a managers ability to achieve organizationalgoals. We will provide an overview of organizational behavior and we will discusstopics such as perception and personality, motivation, leadership and decision making,groups and teams, organizational culture and change, and gender and diversity in organizations.The course will comprise lectures, group work, self-assessments and exercises.Textbook: Robbins, S.P. & Judge, T.A. (2014). Essentials of Organizational Behavior (12th edition). Boston: Prentice Hall.



Credits
8.0 ECTS creditsFurthermore, you can gain up to 3 ECTS points for the German language course.

Course fee
EUR 1800[Convert to USD]The programme fee for participants is 1,800 . The fee covers all tuition fees, accommodation, the social programme and health insurance. Students registered at one of our partner universities will receive an attractive discount. Please contact us. Please note that all participants have to take care of the visa application including covering the visa application fees themselves if they need a visa for Germany. Students enrolled at Goethe University are given the opportunity of taking part in Frankfurt Summer School for free if they are willing to support the international participants as buddies.

Course leader
Prof. Dr. Rolf van DickDean of the Department of Psychology and Sports SciencesScientific Director Center for Leadership and Behaviour in Organizations (CLBO)E-Mail: van.dick@psych.uni-frankfurt.deWebsite: http://www.socialpsychology.uni-frankfurt

Goethe University Frankfurt International Office
Address: Gruneburgplatz 1
Postal code: 60323
City: Frankfurt am Main
Country: Germany
Website: http://summerschool.uni-frankfurt.de/
E-mail: summerschool@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Phone: +496979817247