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PSYC4727: Positive Organisational Coaching
2025 unit information
How can psychology help create 'healthy' workplaces? Executive and management coaching have emerged as important factors in the enhancement of performance, engagement and well-being in the workplace, This unit examines key issues in contemporary executive and workplace coaching and equips students with the knowledge and skills to provide world-class executive and management coaching, The emphasis is on critical evaluation of theory and application to practice, Although primarily focused on positive psychology, solution-focused and cognitive- behavioural approaches to coaching in organisations, the application of psychodynamic (eg Kilburg) and systems (eg O'Neil) approaches to the enhancement of performance and well-being are also considered. The unit covers issues in senior executive coaching, coaching middle management, establishing manager-as-coach programs, and the use of positive psychology in the workplace.
Unit details and rules
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Science
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Psychology Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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PSYC4721 and PSYC4722 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate competence in developing coaching programs and proposals
- LO2. demonstrate understanding of ethical and professional practice related to organisational coaching
- LO3. conduct evaluation of a coaching program
- LO4. demonstrate understanding of the core issues in executive and organisational coaching
- LO5. demonstrate an understanding of leadership in organisations and coaching applications
- LO6. Identify knowledge on wellbeing in organisations, and positive organisational theory and approaches relevant to coaching.
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Intensive July 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Intensive July 2024
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive July 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Intensive July 2025
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Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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