Teaching:

I’m currently teaching the following courses:

- Product & Systems Design Engineering (Undergraduate level):

- Organization Theory (Fall semester)

- Consumer Psychology (Fall semester)

- Organizational Behaviour (Spring semester)

- Sociology (Spring semester)

- Holistic Alternative Therapeutic Systems (Postgraduate level):

- Introduction to Sociology/ Communication theories (Fall semester)

Office hours:

Thursday, 18.00-20.00 (A.1.2.2.)

Courses descriptions:

Organization Theory - Course Description:

This course maps the terrain of organization theory along different levels of analysis. It provides the historical roots of organization theory, its current state of art, and its recent developments. The aim of the course is to familiarize participants to the field of organization theory through the presentation and analysis of ‘traditional’ theories as well as contemporary approaches (e.g. classical theories of organizations, bureaucracy, contingency approaches, symobolic - interactionist approaches, post-modern approaches). Τhe understanding of these approaches is enriched by reference to the changes in the focus of organizational phenomena under study. 

Books to be distributed:

- Παναγιωτοπούλου, Ρ. (1997). Η επικοινωνία στις οργανώσεις: Η εξέλιξη των θεωριών των οργανώσεων και οι επικοινωνιακές τους διαστάσεις. Αθήνα: Κριτική

- Μorgan, G. (2000). Οι όψεις της οργάνωσης. Αθήνα: Καστανιώτης

Consumer Psychology - Course Description:

This course is a general introduction to the field of psychology. As such, its aim is to acquaint students with the fundamental principles of human behavior. The course makes use of classic psychology studies to illustrate these principles. Various areas of investigation are introduced, including perception and learning, memory, attitude development and change.

Books to be distributed:

- Κοκκινάκη, Φ. (2005). Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία. Αθήνα: Τυπωθήτω – Δαρδανός

- Hayes, N. (1998). Εισαγωγή στην Ψυχολογία (Α’ τόμος). Αθήνα: Ελληνικά Γράμματα

Organizational Behaviour - Course Description:

The course sets out to offer an appreciation of organization dynamics, through the examination of ways in which organizational members conceptualize and act within organizations as well as ways in which organizations act as social actors. The course delves into issues such as organizational culture, leadership, inter-organizational conflict as well as issues related to human resource management. Focus is placed on the examination and analysis of real-life organizational situations with the aim to pinpoint the complexity of organizational phenomena.

Books to be distributed:

- Χυτήρης, Λ. (2001). Οργανωσιακή Συμπεριφορά. Αθήνα: Interbooks

- Zαβλανός (2002). Οργανωτική Συμπεριφορά. Αθήνα: Σταμούλη

Sociology - Course Description:

Τhis course provides an introduction  to sociological ways of thinking, research methods, and social theories. Through presentation of historical debates and basic approaches to the discipline (functionalism, structuralism, conflict theory and symbolic interactionism), it helps students to develop ‘sociological imagination’ and bring this imagination to focus in the effort to understand local, national and global communities. The course looks at the concepts of society, socialization and social stratification and social groups.

Books to be distributed:

- Ηughes M. & Kroehler C. (2007). Kοινωνιολογία: Οι βασικές έννοιες. Αθήνα: Κριτική

- Giddens, A. (2002). Aθήνα: Gutenberg-Δαρδανός