Магистратура
2021/2022
Психология управления командой разработчиков программного обеспечения
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Системная и программная инженерия)
Направление:
09.04.04. Программная инженерия
Кто читает:
Департамент психологии
Где читается:
Факультет компьютерных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Абрамова Ольга Александровна
Прогр. обучения:
Системная и программная инженерия
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
a. Psychology of Software Development Team Management is a course about building the effective software development teams in the context of modern IT organization with focus on human-centered approach, innovation and successful product development. The course provides the knowledge of the main concepts, models and theories of teamwork management with practical skills’ training in the real project. The course is designed to prepare students as future IT project managers with knowledge of essential psychological basis of people behaviors in teamwork and modern organizational context. b. The course is obligatory discipline for the 2st year master students of the MSc program 09.04.04 “System and Software Engineering”. c. It is presupposed that all students enrolled on the course completed corresponding full-time Bachelor degree training programs and were selected (based on either portfolio tenders, or other core performance indices) to continue their MS studies in the educational program “System and Software Engineering” (SSE). Therefore, no other special requirements, apart from those that are mentioned above, are put forth.
Learning Objectives
- The aim of the course is to give students theoretical knowledge and practical skills in management of software teams. Deeper understanding of people behavior with regard to motivational process, personality traits, leadership styles and organizational culture in IT organization is essential during the war for talent and digital transformation of business. Modern horizontal organizational structures require different strategy and techniques to inspire people for creative outcomes, stable performance and innovative products. Students will improve their leadership skills, develop deeper emotional intelligence in recognizing employees’ needs and start usage of psychological instruments in management practice. Moreover, the project teamwork will get experience in creating social roles, planning team results and influence groupthink processes.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- critically reflect and apply main motivational theories in organizational psychology
- able to use the specific concepts, models, and methods of decision making process to solve complex problems in software development team
- analyze and train contemporary leadership styles in a dynamic 21st century work environment of IT company, acting consistently, ethically and socially responsibly
- compare and train the management style of software development team leader in corporate organization and in a start-up.
- create the software development team with remote work practice with regard to international context
- critically reflect upon theoretical approaches and implement them to achieve effective organizational change towards innovation on a team level
- plan and execute the team research projects to generate and evaluate complex ideas and organizational practices
- understand the main innovative technologies, theoretical approaches, best practices of organizational psychology on a team level
Course Contents
- Innovative technologies and people in software development.
- Software development team building.
- Motivation in software development team.
- Decision making in software development team.
- Change and innovation in software development.
- Software development team types.
- Software development team management: corporation vs startups.
- Leadership in software development teamwork.
Assessment Elements
- Class participation and preparedness
- Homework №1.
- Homework №2.
- Test
- Class participation and preparedness
- Homework №1.
- Homework №2.
- Test
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.262 * Homework №2. + 0.225 * Class participation and preparedness + 0.25 * Test + 0.263 * Homework №1.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Chiocchio F., Kelloway E.K., Hobbs B. The Psychology and Management of Project Teams: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, 2015. Oxford Scholarship Online (available: HSE Electronic Resources / Oxford Scholarship online).DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199861378.001.0001
- Christensen, C. M. (2013). The Innovator’s Dilemma : When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business Review Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=675240
- Reiter-Palmon R. Team Creativity and Innovation, 2017. Oxford Scholarship Online (available: HSE Electronic Resources / Oxford Scholarship online).DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190222093.001.0001
- Schwartz, B. (2015). Why We Work. New York: Simon & Schuster/ TED. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1970298
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Hofstede, G.J. Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures / Gert Jan Hofstede, Paul B. Pedersen, Geert H. Hofstede. – Yarmouth: Intercultural Press Inc, 2002. – 234 p. – ISBN 9781877864902. - Текст: электронный // DB Books 24x7 [сайт]. – URL: https://library.books24x7.com/toc.aspx?bookid=6723