Course PMS 101 · Year I · Autumn 2026-2027

Socio-psychological foundations of human resource development

Compulsory course in Design and management of social and health services, taught by Sebastian Claudiu Stefani.

Overview

Lecturer
Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Seminar tutor
Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Social work - Masters
Field of study
Design and management of social and health services
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, examples
Entry requirements
none

Aims

Students will know the main socio-psychological foundations of human resource development;

Students will know the main socio-psychological foundations of human resource management.

Students will know the main theoretical foundations of human resource management.

Course contents

Socio-psychological perspective, its specificity and resources
The main directions for substantiating the development and management of human resources
The person, the self and the self-image
Interpersonal relationships
Groups and organizations
Cosocial behaviors in groups and organizations
Performance and decision in a sociopsychological perspective
Sociopsychology of social capital

Learning outcomes

Identification, structuring and restructuring of solution classes for optimal resource management
Explaining, interpreting and developing methods of analysis specific to human resource management
Identify and describe the concepts, theories and methodologies used to conduct research in the field
Identification and description of concepts, methodologies and procedures specific to policies, programs and projects in the field

Assessment

Written exam and project

Recommended reading

Human Resource Development, Second Edition
McGuire, D
Sage, Los Angeles, 2014 · 425
Efectul Pygmalion. Sinteze de psihologie socială aplicată,
Pascaru Mihai
Eikon, Cluj Napoca, 2012 · 250
Applied Social Psychology. Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical Problems,
Schneider, F.W., Gruman, J.A., Coutts, L.M.,
Thousand Oaks, London, 2005 · 745