ABM 2102 BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY
Lecturer
Mr. Francis Eboyu (BSc. Psy.; M. Org. Psy)
Course Type:
1.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Credits (CU):
3 CU i.e. 45 Contact Hours per semester
Course Duration: 15 weeks (45 lecture hours)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Business psychology deals with the management of human resources in an organization. The course will
provide students the basic concepts, principles and practices of business psychology some times referred to as
industrial psychology that include; employee/occupational attitudes, managing individual differences in
organizations, groups in organizations, employee selection, managing employee stress, employee motivation,
employee health and safety and organizational change and development.
2.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objective of the course is to introduce students to principles and the practices of business psychology. Students
will appreciate how the discipline will aid them in their careers and how findings of Business Psychologists will
directly influence their lives as job applicants, employees, managers and customers.
SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES
To expose students to the nature and interaction of individuals, groups, in organizations.
To introduce students to an integrated approach of using research findings and behavioral science concepts in
dealing with behavior of people in work situations.
To enable students appreciate the methods and goals of changing and developing organizations.
3.
Hall.
RECOMMENDED REFERENCES FOR READING
Cascio, W. F. (1998). Applied Psychology in Human Resources Management (5th) New Jersey: Prentice
Miner, J. B. (1992).Industrial Organizational Psychology, McGraw Hill.
Muchinsky, P.M. (1993). Psychology Applied to Work: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational
Psychology (4th E) California: Book/Cole.
Robbins, P. S. (1989).Organizational Behavior: Concepts, Controversies and Application (4th Ed.) New
Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Schulz, D. P. & Schulz, S. E. (1990). Psychology and Work Today: An Introduction to Industrial and
Organizational Psychology (5th Ed) New York: Macmillan.
4.
COURSE CONTENT, METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND TOOLS OF INSTRUCTION
TOPIC
CONTENT
METHOD OF
TOOLS
ISTRUCTION
1.INTRODUCTION
Interactive lectures
Chalk / BB or
 Definition of Psychology
Power point
and Business/Industrial
presentation
Psychology
 Various sub specialties of
industrial psychology
2.EMPLOYEE/OCCUPATIONAL Types of Employee Attitudes;
ATTITUDES

Job involvement

Job satisfaction

Organizational
commitment

Effects of negative
employee attitudes

Approaches to
managing negative attitudes
3. MANAGING INDIVIDUAL

Personality
DIFFERENCES IN

values
ORGANIZATIONS

ability

perception

needs
4.GROUPS IN

Types of groups
ORGANIZATIONS

Group development

Relevance to the
management of organizations

Teamwork
processes
5.EMPLOYEE SELECTION

Principles of
employee selection

Methods of
employee selection
6.MANAGING EMPLOYEE

Causes of work
STRESS
stress

Effects of work stress

Approaches to stress
management
7.EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION

Perspectives/theories
of employee motivation

Techniques for
employee motivation
8.EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND

Employee health
SAFETY

Employee safety

Physical conditions
at work

Accidents at the work
place

Approaches to health
and safety management
9.ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 
The change process
AND DEVELOPMENT

Resistance to
change

Approaches to
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
Interactive lectures
Case studies
Class presentations
Chalk / BB or
Power point
presentation
managing resistance to
change

Evaluation
Tests (2 hrs)
5. OVERALL COURSE EVALUATION
Continuous Assessment Tests
Final examination
40%
60%