BUS2373 Business Psychology – Workshop
The BUS2373 Business Psychology Course panel of the Department of Business Administration organised an immersive full-day workshop on the 31st of July 2026 in the auditorium of the Multipurpose Building at FMSC to facilitate students in the Department reflecting on and integrating their understanding of group dynamics within organisations. During the morning session, students were guided through collaborative design thinking to develop viable solutions to everyday issues by creating innovative prototypes. Using reusable and/or recyclable materials they brought themselves, both students and course panel members contributed to a creative atmosphere. The student groups progressed through the stages of group development, from idea generation to the establishment of group norms, ultimately producing thoughtful, viable products that demonstrated potential as solutions for the issues they identified or as foundations for further development.
In the afternoon, the workshop shifted focus to dance therapy. Students, both individually and in groups, participated in movement exercises intended to release tension and enhance self-awareness. The session also introduced techniques applicable to daily life, aiming at promoting overall well-being. Following the workshop, students were required to submit a reflective report on their overall workshop experience, with particular emphasis on how the group dynamics unfolded within their groups from the very start to the end of the workshop.
The concept and structure of the workshop were seeded by Prof. Hemamalie Gunatilaka, Course Leader of BUS2373 Business Psychology. Dr. Ayomi Irugalbandra, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Secondary & Tertiary Education at the Faculty of Education, Open University, Sri Lanka, facilitated the workshop. Dr. Irugalbandra holds a PhD from the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, with research focused on creative thinking and adaptability skills through a drama-based teaching approach.
