2024-2025 / PSYC0068-1

Staff evaluation practices

Duration

10h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in psychology, professional focus in cognitive and behavioural neuroscience4 crédits 
 Master in psychology, professional focus in clinical psychology4 crédits 
 Master in psychology, professional focus in social, occupational and organizational psychology4 crédits 
 Master in psychology, professional focus4 crédits 

Lecturer

Isabelle Hansez, Maxime Morsa, Delphine Suttor

Substitute(s)

Françoise Bertrand

Coordinator

Isabelle Hansez

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course consists of 2 parts.

The first part deals with the theoretical underpinnings of staff appraisal, providing a context that is essential for understanding the approach, but also for practical intervention.

The second part asks students to take part in a field study on appraisal process. Each student will conduct one or more individual interviews with managers and/or workers, which they will have prepared in advance. They will then transcribe and analyse these interviews. The students will also take part in group discussion sessions with their peers about the data collected.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

- Understand the current context and challenges of staff appraisal practices within companies. 
 
- Based on theoretical concepts and practical observations in connection with the individual interviews conducted, develop a critical approach to the various practices and observations made. 
 
- Gain an understanding of specific company issues through participation in a field study. 
 
- Developing research skills: conducting an interview using a prepared interview guide, transcribing, analysing and summarising data, exchanging ideas with peers, gain perspective on data relating to a specific theme. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

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Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Multiple teaching methods : 
 

  • Traditional: "ex-cathedra" type, covering theoretical concepts 
  • Practical: in-company interviews and transcription work 
  • Reflective: building and using students' critical thinking skills around assessment practices 
  • Collective: discussions between peers about the data collected and analyses 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Further information:

Theory: 2-hour classroom sessions per week 
 
Practice: interview(s) with a worker, work at home and in face-to-face group sessions

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

Slides and syllabus

Suggested reading :


- Barbelivien, D. et Meyssonnier, F. (2019). L'évaluation des salariés entre contrôle de gestion et GRH, étude comparée de cinq multinationales. Revue française de gestion, 4(281), 29-42. 
 
- Doucet, O. et Lapalme, M.E. (2021). Vu d'ici - Évaluation et gestion de la performance : vers un rôle d'accompagnateur. Gestion(46), 27-29. 
 
- Doucet, O., Giamos D. et Lapalme M.E. (2019). Peut-on gérer la performance et le bien-être des employés ? Une revue de littérature et quelques propositions de recherche sur les pratiques innovantes en gestion de la performance. Ad Machina, 165-176. 

- Paillé, P., Mucchielli, A. (2021). L'analyse qualitative en sciences humaines et sociales. 5e édition. Armand Colin. (chapitre 12) 
 
- Vidaillet B. (2013). Evaluez-moi! Evaluation au travail: les ressorts d'une fascination. Seuil.  

Written work / report


Further information:

June session:

Submission of a written report analysing their interview(s), supported by the reading and critical reflection of a scientific article.

August-September session:

Same procedure

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

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Contacts

Françoise BERTRAND, suppléante 

Francoise.bertrand@uliege.be 

 

Maxime MORSA, chargé de cours 

Maxime.morsa@uliege.be

 
Delphine SUTTOR, assistante  

delphine.suttor@uliege.be 

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