Psychosociology of Work

Category: Discipline
  • Dejours, C. (2005). O fator humano. Rio de Janeiro: FGV Editora. Huczynski, A. & Buchanan, D. (2007). Organizational Behaviour, sixth edition, FT Prentice Hall. Neto, H. V. (2015). Estratégias organizacionais de gestão e intervenção sobre riscos psicossociais do trabalho, International Journal on Working Conditions, No. 9, pp. 1-21. Neto, H. V; Areosa, J; Arezes, P. (2014). Manual sobre riscos psicossociais no trabalho, Coleção Ricot, Civeri Publishing Ferreira, J..; Neves, J. & Caetano, a. (2003), Manual de psicossociologia das organizações, Lisboa, Mcgraw-Hill.  
  • Safety at Work Engineering
  • 1181
  • 3429
  • Psychosociology of Work
  • ISLA Gaia1181-3429
  • 2
  • 3
  • 0
  • 27
  • Não
  • Português
  • The expository method is used to transmit knowledge bases but, mainly, the interrogative, active and demonstrative method is used for a critical analysis of the shared content and an effective application of the principles of managing psychosocial working conditions and assessing psychosocial risks in the area of safety and health at work. Case studies are used to illustrate content and the preparation of a practical work to activate students in the learning process and allow the testing of concrete approaches and instruments.
  • Mandatory
  • Skills - To promote knowledge and basic skills to apply theoretical and conceptual terms and researches in the field of work psychosociology, in particular as regards its implications for the area of Health and Safety at Work. - To provide skills to enable the construction of an integrative and functional perspective of the work concept, and interventions that promote excellence and quality of life at work. - Provide technical expertise for proper  management of the exposure to psychosocial risks in work contexts.
  • 1. Work psychosociology: Historical and conceptual aspects 2. Meaning and Value of Work 3. Quality of life at work and working conditions 4. Motivation and job satisfaction 5. Psychosocial risks at work

  • A avaliação contínua durante a parte letiva do semestre considera três componentes:

    - Teste de avaliação (45%)

    - Trabalho aplicado (45%)

    - Participação (10%)

     

    Os estudantes que não atingirem nota mínima nos elementos de avaliação ou que não atinjam uma nota
    final agregada igual ou superior a 9,5 valores, passam para exame.

     
  • Semestral
  • This course unit aims to prepare students for the utilization of psychosociological approach in to the work organizations and working contexts, providing them with some theoretical frameworks and tools to: 1. Understand the characteristics, at individual and group level, that influencing the different processes and organizational results, and the quality of working life; 2. Realize the importance of the psychosocial work environment and the need to foster motivation and job satisfaction; 3. Conceive the existence of factors and psychosocial risks that influence organizational dynamics of work and working conditions.

Attracting and Retaining Talent

Category: Discipline
  • Human Resource Management
  • 1192
  • 16427
  • Attracting and Retaining Talent
  • ISLA Gaia1192-16427
  • 1
  • 6
  • 0
  • 27
  • Não
  • Português
  • Semestral

Motivated Thinking

Category: Discipline
  • Festinger, L. (1957). A theory of cognitive dissonance. Stanford University Press. Heider, F. (1958). The psychology of interpersonal relations. Wiley. Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Kunda, Z. (1990). The case for motivated reasoning. Psychological Bulletin, 108(3), 480–498.  Steele, C. M. (1988). The psychology of self-affirmation: Sustaining the integrity of the self. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 21, pp. 261–302). Academic Press.  
  • Social and Organizational Psychology
  • 6445
  • 23823
  • Motivated Thinking
  • ISLA Gaia6445-23823
  • 1
  • 2
  • 0
  • 27
  • Não
  • Português
  • The course was delivered online, using a learner-centered approach focused on autonomy and critical integration of knowledge. Due to limited time, sessions prioritized explanatory examples and encouraged students to conduct independent research. Each student was invited to explore scientific literature and produce a critical review on motivated reasoning applied to HRM domains of their choice, fostering active knowledge construction. The digital platform served as a repository for teaching materials and student submissions, ensuring accessibility and organization.
  • Mandatory
  • To develop knowledge of psychological mechanisms that bias perception and decision-making in organizational contexts. To foster skills to identify and mitigate cognitive biases, including confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance, and rationalization. To enable students to apply theoretical models and scientific evidence in the critical analysis of HRM practices, enhancing competencies in ethical, reflective, and data-driven decision-making.
  • Foundations of Motivated Reasoning Key concepts such as confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance, self-affirmation, and rationalization. Applications in HRM Impacts on recruitment, performance evaluation, conflict resolution, organizational change, and HR policies. Perception and Selective Attention Cognitive filters, heuristics, and biases affecting candidate and employee assessments. Motivation and Decision-Making Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on perception and organizational decisions. Bias Mitigation Strategies Evidence-based techniques to foster ethical decision-making and organizational fairness.

  • Descrição dos instrumentos de avaliação (individuais e de grupo) ¿ testes, trabalhos práticos, relatórios, projetos... respetivas datas de entrega/apresentação... e ponderação na nota final.

    Exemplo:

    Descrição

    Data limite

    Ponderação

    Trabalho de recensão crítica

    11

    15-05-2026

    100%

     

    A avaliação da unidade curricular é realizada através de trabalhos individuais de recensão crítica. Cada estudante escolhe uma área de aplicação da GRH e produz uma análise fundamentada sobre o Pensamento Motivado, integrando conceitos teóricos e evidência científica. Os parâmetros de avaliação incluem: profundidade da análise, articulação teórico-prática, qualidade da argumentação, capacidade crítica e clareza na comunicação escrita. Este instrumento permite aferir o grau de compreensão dos conteúdos e o desenvolvimento das competências previstas nos objetivos de aprendizagem.

     
  • Anual
  • The course “Motivated Reasoning” explores the psychological processes that bias perception, reasoning, and decision-making in organizational contexts. Integrated into the curriculum of the Postgraduate Program in Social and Organizational Psychology, this unit examines key theoretical models and empirical evidence—such as cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, attribution errors, and self-affirmation dynamics—with a focus on their application to Human Resource Management. Its scope includes recruitment and selection, performance evaluation, conflict resolution, and organizational change. This unit is highly relevant for developing critical skills in identifying and mitigating cognitive bias, supporting ethical, evidence-based, and inclusive HR practices.

Cloud Computing

Category: Discipline
  • Abdula, M., Averdunk, I., Barcia, R., Brown, K., & Emuchay, N. (2018). The Cloud Adoption Playbook: Proven Strategies for Transforming Your Organization with the Cloud (1 edition). Wiley. Bagley, R. O. (2014). How The Cloud And Big Data Are Changing Small Business. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccabagley/2014/07/15/how-the-cloud-and-big-data-are-changing-small-business/ Bond, J. (2015). The Enterprise Cloud: Best Practices for Transforming Legacy IT (1 edition). O¿Reilly Media. Jackson, K. L., & Goessling, S. (2018). Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions: Build cloud strategies that align technology and economics while effectively managing risk (1 edition). Packt Publishing. Rafaels, M. R. J. (2015). Cloud Computing: From Beginning to End. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
  • Technology and Web Systems Engineering
  • 6158
  • 16930
  • Cloud Computing
  • ISLA Gaia6158-16930
  • 1
  • 6
  • 868
  • 27
  • Não
  • Português
  • 1. Project-Based Learning (PBL): Students work on complex projects that address real-world issues. This promotes problem-solving skills, collaboration and critical thinking. 2. Problem-Based Learning (PBL): Students learn by solving authentic problems. They identify problems, conduct research and collaborate to find solutions, which promotes a deeper understanding of the content. 3. Cooperative Learning: Students work together in small groups to achieve common goals. Collaboration is emphasized, and each member of the group is responsible for their own and their classmates' learning. 4. Microlearning: Content is broken down into small units to facilitate fast, focused learning.
  • Optional
  • Understand why companies are moving to cloud services to support their business What are the business models What are the main service providers Main concepts of cloud architecture Hands-on resources for building and deploying a cloud service Introduce the fundamental concepts of cloud computing; Identify the physical infrastructure support needs of a cloud; Make known the different types of virtualization and cloud computing; Characterize the virtualization of computational resources; Present solutions to develop a strategy to ensure the scalability of a solution.
  • Theorical classes: General Overview: history, market, trends Distributed Architectures review: SOA, Event Driven Components and Services   What is a Cloud? Private, public, hybrid Technologies, business models, major national and international service providers IaaS BaaS PaaS SaaS others Pratical Agenda: 1st Work - IaaS & PaaS AWS EC2 - Deploy and run ubuntu server Docker PaaS - AWS Beanstalk Heroku ¿ 2 application deployment, each per service 2nd Work- SaaS & BaaS Trello Board AWS BaaS Firebase (Store data and Media) Each work have a 6 hand-on classes planning

  • Theory ¿ 50%

    • Participation ¿ 5%
    • Online Quizzes during classes - 10%
    • Group work + presentation - 15%
    • Teste final- 20%

    Projects ¿ 50%

    • 2 projects: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, BaaS
  • Semestral
  • This Curricular Unit aims at an introduction to cloud computing. Build the competencies to implement or adopt Cloud technology, understand what exactly it is and what options exist when thinking about cloud deployments. This UC covers a wide range of cloud computing topic areas, providing a solid foundation of understanding. This UC also creates an environment for understanding the theory and practical ways of the different models of Cloud Computing services: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS), providing examples and differences between each .

Mercados Financeiros

Category: Discipline
  • Business Management
  • 1206
  • 18412
  • Mercados Financeiros
  • ISLA Gaia1206-18412
  • 3
  • 3
  • 1388
  • 27
  • Não
  • Português
  • Optional
  • Semestral
  1. Interoperability and Systems Integration
  2. Web Programming - Server I
  3. Negotiation Techniques
  4. Statistics II

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