Short Bio
Joana Costa (MSc, Senior Lecturer) is a Business Psychologist with an MSc in Organisational Psychology (with honours) by the University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School and a BA in Psychology by the Catholic University of Portugal. She is a Registered Graduate Member and Assistant Test User in Occupational Test Administration (Ability & Personality) by the British Psychological Society. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology at the University of Saint Joseph and her research interests include organisational behaviour, development, and communication, as well as organisational attractiveness and employer branding.
Publications
Presentations & Scientific Posters:
- Co-author of the scientific poster "Life Values and Creativity in Future Psychologists and Managers", presented at the "International Psychologist Applications Conference and Trends" (April 2016)
- Main author and presenter of the research project "Cyberbullying, academic performance and self-destructing behaviour in portuguese college students", presented at the "XXII Encontro da Adolescência" (March 2015)
- Co-author of the scientific poster "The psychological roots of family", presented at the international conference “Família e Psicologia: Contributos para a investigação e intervenção” (May 2013)
Modules
Year 1 Master
In this course, it introduces some assessment tools which can be applied in organizational setting. Topics like personality, motivation, socializing, job satisfaction, commitment and work engagement, interviewing skills and techniques will be covered. In addition, application of the assessments in researches of Organisational Psychology will be implemented.
Year 1 Bachelor
The course aims at developing a useful attitude for observing what is going on in society, leading to more informed decision making beyond sociological investigation as such. After a few exercises showing how we are embedded in social settings, a presentation of various sociological schools and trends will invite students to broaden their vision of society by understanding of different points of view and positive appreciation of them. Then a review of sociological tools will be followed by short experimentation of sociological research.
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of human perception. The course will begin by exploring some of the basic concepts of perception, especially the idea of perception as an active, knowledge-driven process with which we create meaning from the sensory ‘input’ we receive about the world around us. The anatomy and characteristics of sensory organs will be described, especially those of the visual system. In particular, the relationship between the visual stimulus, neurophysiological findings and visual perception. Finally, visual information processing in the brain will be explored, especially how information about form, depth and motion are processed in different cortical areas.
Year 2 Bachelor
Students will have the time and place to observe, practice and test their learning achievements in areas related to human life. The use of real life situations, scenario building, simulation, introspective exercises and project development and management will create an environment where students will be challenged to question and research the wide range of issues that are central to the emergence and dynamics of life.
Gender is a cultural construct that shapes individual’s lives, in the sense that it influences personal experiences and beliefs. The study of gender interests both psychology and sociology for it is located at the crossroads of these two disciplines. Therefore, both perspectives, psychological and sociological, will be consistently considered.
Students will be exposed to several theoretical approaches on gender differences and gender development, covering biological grounded views, social learning views and cognitive developmental views, among others. Consequences of gender bias and stereotyping in culture, work organizations and media will be discussed. The course intends to (1) contribute to a better understanding of socialization, cultures and policies from a gendered perspective and to (2) encourage students to think critically regarding widely accepted gender roles.
Year 3 Bachelor
In this course we aim to give skills to the students to develop an understanding of the relationship between ethical questions and the different social forms that structure social interaction. Thus our object will not be to apply the ethical reasoning schemas of philosophy to social questions, but, instead we will explore the distinctive ways in which the Sociology have framed and conceptualized ethical questions, and their relevance to contemporary ethical conundrums.
This course adopts a non-medical perspective, in which, rather than finding treatments to mental disorders, it looks for an understanding of behavioural differences and how to apply factors that help individuals and communities to thrive and flourish. Students will review research related to the scientific study of developing character strengths and virtues and will learn how to implement interventions in order to prevent disorders and promote positive development.
Building on the foundations of perceptual psychology, this module will extend students’ understanding of the information processing that underlies human behaviour and experience. Different models of human memory will be evaluated and various approaches to the representation of knowledge in memory will be discussed. Human problem-solving, reasoning and decision-making will be considered as well as how creativity can be understood within an information processing framework. This module will emphasis the relationship between empirical findings from experimental studies of human cognitive processes and the development of models of mental processes.
Year 4 Bachelor
Building upon the students’ knowledge of research methods and the analaysis of data from research studies in psychology, this module will require students to conduct their own research project proposal to explore a research question selected from a range of different topics derived from the psychology literature. Students will be organised into groups under the leadership of a member of faculty who will guide them through the process of developing, conducting and reporting on their own research project. Students will need to submit a written project report and also to make an oral presentation of their project and answer questions related to their project.
This module introduces students to a developmental, ecological and constructivist perspective of vocational orientation and career development. Students will acquire skills for the development, implementation and evaluation of vocational intervention projects. They will learn how to select, adapt or develop strategically articulated instruments and activities according to the identified vocational problems and needs, taking into account their advantages, limitations and differential effectiveness.
This module introduces the various assessment tools which can be used in organisational settings to evaluate human attributes and performance. Factors such as personality, motivation, socialisation, job satisfaction, commitment and work engagement will be considered and the interview skills and techniques necessary for effective assessment of work skills will be covered. In addition, application of measurement and assessment in research on organisational psychology will be discussed.
This module explores the relationship between social psychology and human behaviour in organisational settings. This interaction between these two disciplines of psychology will be discussed and the relevance of topics such as motivation, teamwork and leadership will be explored and how various interventions can be implemented in the workplace to support organisational aims. The module will also consider how technological influences individual and group behaviour in the workplace and how career planning and personal goals can influence organisational behaviour.
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