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The course explores theoretical and technical knowledge concerning the psychological processes underlying individuals’ behaviors at the workplace. Communication and decision-making processes are connected and continuously take place in the working environment. The course examines several types of organizational structures, and the impact of novel technologies on the working processes. Finally, the course applies the most appropriate methods and techniques for carrying out in-field studies in the organizational context. The course discusses topics including organizational theories; organizational structure and culture; occupational psychology (selection and evaluation); communication; groups and team-building; leadership and management; decision making and creativity; motivation and job design; attitudes, values, job satisfaction, and commitment; human error; health at workplace; marketing; ergonomics; eye tracking and psychophysiology at workplace; brainstorming; focus groups; affinity diagrams; and video analysis.

This course analyzes the incentives created by laws and legal institutions, as well as their implications for economic activity in a globalized world.

This course introduces students to core material in the areas of psychology broadly defined, including an introduction to research methods in Psychology. The course is intended for students who are visiting from overseas universities. It can serve as an introduction to the field for students taking the course as part of their psychology degree at their home university, or as an outside subject in another degree program.

The extraction, production, distribution and use of energy sources has significant environmental, social, political and economic impacts. Impacts are multi‐scalar, ranging from global climate change to socio‐cultural disruption at local, national and regional scales. This module exposes students to these impacts and related energy geopolitics with detailed case studies. The module also gives students a comprehensive background of the development and use of promising future post-carbon alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, and biofuels. It discusses how to build the energy-efficient architecture of a low carbon economy and develop sustainable energy system design for the future.