Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Cognitive Management (17.IMDR10)

Native organizations units: Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Type of studies	Title
Doctoral Academic Studies	Industrial Engineering / Engineering Management (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Ljudski resursi i komunikacije Ljudski resursi i komunikacije
ECTS	10

Introduce students to basic concepts of cognitive management, raising awareness of the relevance of cognitive management as applied management discipline, developing awareness of and openness to interdisciplinary cooperation touch with scientific disciplines, exploring the scientific and practical aspects of the problem. Introduction, application and development of standard methods (including experimental testing) and research techniques in management. Introduction to the method of application of psychological knowledge, theory and research to solve problems in practical work.

Mastering the cognitive principles and regularities of human economic behavior and ways of application of psychological knowledge and principles to the design, editing and predicting economic behavior of both individuals and groups, and understanding the nature of human interaction and psychological characteristics of human psychological processes and economic behavior.

Introductory considerations. Definition of cognitive management. Predictors of cognitive management. Cognitive management as parallel and sequential process. Terror management theory and cognitive management. Cognitive psychology of learning and management. Attitudes and cognitive management. Values and cognitive management. Emotions and cognitive management. Cognitive development and management. Motivation and cognitive management. Cultural, gender and age aspects of economic behavior. Cognitive management in crisis situations. The concept of justice and cognitive management. Cognitive and tax management. Emotional branding. Changing attitudes: the central and lateral strategies. Connotative and denotative meaning. Hemispheric strategies in information processing and decision making. Psychological aspects of adopting a new economic system. Methods and techniques of research

Lectures, case studies, practical exercises and consultations.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Pecujlija, M. et al	Questionnaire and EFA as Tools for Researching Employee’s Assumptions Despite of Scheins Opposite Claims	2010	African Journal for Business and Management	English
Anand, Stephen Lea	The psychology and behavioural economics of poverty	2011	Journal of Economic Psychology	English
Pecujlija, M. et al	Employees Attitudes Toward Company Privatization as Possible Predictors of a High-Performance Work System	2010	African Journal for Business and Management	English
Kirchler, E.	The economic psychology of tax behaviour	2007	Cambridge University Press.	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Presentation	Yes	Yes	10.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	30.00
Project defence	Yes	Yes	30.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00