Module PY3202-KP04

Work- an Organizational Psychology in Practice (AOPP)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

irregularly

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Bachelor Psychology 2027, optional subject, psychology
  • Bachelor Psychology 2016, optional subject, psychology
  • Bachelor Psychology 2020, optional subject, psychology

Classes and lectures:

  • Work- an Organizational Psychology in Practice (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 90 hours private studies and exercises
  • 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

  • Background in conducting project work: structure and process organization and typical templates and documentation
  • Communication in project settings
  • Communication techniques in managing project stakeholders
  • Background for task delegation in hospital settings
  • Exercise at the example of an implementation of a task delegation case in the hospital with the participation of all professions
  • Reflection on the case itself
  • Management of health care teams

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students are familiar with typical processes, topics, and methods in project implementation.
  • You have the skills to structure projects.
  • You are skilled in using tools and methods for dealing with challenging project partners.
  • Students expand their conversation skills
  • They expand their knowledge using the example of task delegation in hospitals.

Grading through:

  • written and oral case study
  • Active Participation

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • Seminar document :
  • Sample project management documents and samples :
  • Project management tools :
  • Nerdinger, F. W., Blickle, G., & Schaper, N. (2019) : Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie Springer
  • Rosenstiel, L. von & Nerdinger, F. W. (2011) : Grundlagen der Organisationspsychologie Schäffer-Poeschel

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Coursework is to be completed as active contributions to discussions and participation in the practical exercise units

Module examination(s):
- PY3202-L1: Work psychology and organizational psychology in practice, seminar assignment, submission, 100% of the module grade (unrated, B certificate)

The examination consists of an examination of the theory of project management and the case background, processing of the case

Further reading:
Projektmanagement und Organisationspraxis
- Kuster, J., Huber, E., Lippmann, R. et al. (2022). Handbuch Projektmanagement. Springer Gabler.
- Kerzner, H. (2022). Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling. Wiley.
Aktuelle Entwicklungen (Digitalisierung und KI in Organisationen und Gesundheitswesen)
- Davenport, T. H., & Miller, S. (2022). Working with AI: Real Stories of Human-Machine Collaboration. MIT Press.
- Topol, E. (2019). Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. Basic Books.
Praxisliteratur und aktuelle Beiträge aus der Projektpraxis
- Elsner, C. (verschiedene Beiträge und Praxisberichte zu Digitalisierung, KI-Anwendungen und Organisationsentwicklung im Gesundheitswesen).
- Ergänzende Seminarunterlagen, Fallstudien und aktuelle Projektmaterialien werden im Seminar bereitgestellt.

Last Updated:

30.03.2026