Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean
Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA)
Course Objective
:This course enables the students to understand basic processes and structures underlying human behavior as a basis for managing people in an organizational setting.
Course Description
:This course consists of introduction to psychology, scientific study of psychology, motivation, learning, memory, thinking, intelligence, and personality
Course Contents:
Lecture hours show the approximate classroom time allocated to each unit.
Unit 1.Introduction to Psychology:
Concepts, scope, major perspectives, trends for New Millennium and applications, theories in psychology: behaviorism, social learning and cognitive theories
Unit 2.Scientific Study of Psychology:
Use of Scientific Methods in Psychology: research methods, data collection and analysis and ethical considerations in psychological research
Unit 3.Motivation and Learning:
Motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, biological and psychological needs and motivation, emotion and its applications Learning: concept, theories (classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive approaches to learning) and applications
Unit 4.Memory and Thinking:
Memory: information processing, sensory memory, short-term vs. long-term memory, forgetting and memory errors Thinking: cognitive processes, cognitive biases and creative thinking, problem-solving strategies
Unit 5.Intelligence and Personality:
Intelligence: intelligence testing, emotional intelligence, and intelligence and cognitive abilities Personality: trait-based approaches to personality, personality assessment, personality development, and application of personality in psychology
Suggested Readings:
Baron, B.A. (2003) Psychology. Sixth Edition, Printice-Hall of India Feldman, R.S.(2004) Understanding Psychology. Sixth edition. New Delhi, TATA McGraw- Hill. Morgan, C.T., King, R.A. Weisz, J.R. & Schopler, J. (1993) Introduction to Psychology. New Delhi, TaTa McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd. Lahey, B.B. (1998) Psychology: An introduction, New Delhi: TaTa McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd Robbins, S.P. and Timothy, A(2007) Organization Behaviour, Twelfth edition, Prentice Hall of India