Module Code - Title:
PM5022
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DESIGNING WORK INTO THE FUTURE
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The purpose of this module is to consider work and job design into the future. It critically examines the key issues in motivation and performance as organisations move to different forms of work organisation (e.g. hybrid, virtual), and the impact this has on work motivation, work performance and employee well-being for a sustainable future of work. Thus, this module focuses on the way which employees experience work and organisations, which contributes to sustainable workplaces in a variety of formats, considering how employees can perform well and stay well, and how organisations can create work that is motivating and engaging.
Syllabus:
The design of organisations, work and jobs - now and into the future; Work Motivation, work design and the link to performance and well-being; Work Performance and managing performance into the future; Employee well-being - designing work to be sustainable
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Develop knowledge and understanding of how to design work and jobs for organisations of the future
2. Consider the impact of work design on work motivation, performance, and well-being
3. Develop skills in designing work that is motivating
4. Develop skills in creating sustainable performance expectations in organisations of the future
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
5. Develop an appreciation of the impact of work and organisations on employee well-being into the future
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module will be an online module with recorded lectures and moderated live sessions to deepen learning and knowledge.
This module takes an evidence-based approach to the design of work, it's link to employee motivation and its impact on well-being and performance. It considers management fallacies and how the lack of evidence-based and research supported approaches leads to poor outcomes for both employees and organisations.
The UL graduate attributes of "agile", "responsible", "articulate", "courageous", and "curious" will be delivered upon through a combination of personal immersion in lectures, peer learning, individual and group projects.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Cardy, R., & Leonard, B. (2014)
Performance Management: Concepts, Skills, and Exercises: Concepts, Skills and Exercises.
, Routledge
Latham, G.P. (2012)
Work motivation: History, theory, research and practice
, Sage
Gagne, M. (2014)
The Oxford handbook of work engagement, motivation and self-determination theory.
, Oxford University Press
Parker, S. K. & Bindl, U. K (2017)
Proactivity at work: Making thing happen in organizations
, Routledge
Other Relevant Texts:
Pulakos, E. D., Mueller-Hanson, R., & Arad, S. (2019)
The evolution of performance management: Searching for value. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6, 249-271.
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Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Spring
Module Leader:
donald.truxillo@ul.ie