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Course Content

This is an introductory course in the way that psychology is applied in an industrial setting. We will cover the major issues in industrial and organizational psychology.

Course Materials

The course consists of reading, lectures, demonstrations, written assignments, and discussion. It is your responsibility to keep current on these materials.

Attendance

Frequent absences will do nothing to increase my confidence that you have learned the material covered in this class. I will take attendance into consideration when determining final grades. I give you three extra credit points if you have no unexcused absences. I will deduct one point for each unexcused hour that you miss class.

Honesty/Integrity

Cases of cheating or plagiarism will result in no credit for the assignment or test and an overall failing grade for the course.

Portfolio

You are to prepare a portfolio summarizing TEN printed articles related to industrial psychology.  Each summary will be graded.

Assignments

There may be sporadic homework assignments. Each assignment will be worth at least two points. Homework assignments may be typed or legibly handwritten.

Quizzes

There will be six to ten quizzes. All quizzes will be announced at least one class in advance. You may drop your lowest quiz score.

Make-ups

I will drop the first quiz you miss as your lowest quiz score.   You may make-up any subsequent test, quiz, homework assignment, or paper, but you will loose one point per day for makeups unless you have a University-approved excuse justifying the delay. Make-ups must be completed the week you return to class.

Final Exam

The final exam is cumulative and will be given on the last class. It is optional. A student who maintains an A average may elect not to take the final. The final exam will cover all of the course material. It will be scored as shown below:

SCORE CONSEQUENCE

79% or less You will receive no credit for the final exam. Your grade will not be affected. In no case will I lower a cumulative grade based on the results of the final exam.

80% or higher your grade will be increased by one letter.

Grade Scale

Grades will be calculated on the following scale:

A 90% and above     B 80 - 89%     C 70 - 79%    D 60 - 69%      F less than 60%

Office Hours

I will be available to discuss the course, the weather, or any topic of mutual interest at the hours posted above. If these are not convenient, please see me to make an appointment at another time.

Special Needs

If you have special learning needs, please let me know. Students requiring special considerations should get in touch with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. This office will notify me in writing of the accommodations you need in compliance with 504/ADA. If you have special learning needs, please let me know.

TOPIC

ASSIGNMENT

EVALUATION

INTRODUCTIONS

Historical Background
What I-O Psychologists Do

Riggio, Chapter 1

L&C Chapter 1
Jewell, Chapter 1
Riggio, Chapter 1

The Experimental Method
The Correlational Method
The Survey Techniques
Case Study/Observational Methods

Riggio, Chapter 2

L&C Chapter 2
Jewell, Chapter 2
Smither, Chapter 2

QUIZ #1

PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW

Personnel Psychology
Fair Employment Practice

Riggio, pps 116-118
Smither, 60-67

L&C Chapter 3, & pps 270-274

QUIZ #2

Functions
Types
Methods

Riggio, Chapter 3
L&C, Chapter 5

Smither, 67-72

QUIZ #3

TESTING: PREDICTING JOB PERFORMANCE

Principles of Testing

Reliability
Validity
Standardization

Testing Methods

Riggio, Chapter 4, pps 89-91
Smither, Chapter 4

L&C Chapter 7, Chapter 8, pps251-258
Jewell, Chapter 3

QUIZ #4

Principles of Performance Appraisal
Methods
Process-oriented methods
Product/outcome oriented methods

Riggio, Chapter 6

L&C Chapters 5 & 6
Smither, Chapter 6

QUIZ #5

 SELECTION SYSTEMS

Recruiting
Selecting
Evaluating

Riggio, Chapter 4
L&C Chapters 3 &  8

Smither, Chapter 3

QUIZ #6

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Training Needs Assessment
Learning Principles
Training Methods
Training Program Evaluation

Riggio, Chapter 5

L&C Chapter 9
Jewell, Chapter 5
Smither, Chapter 5

QUIZ #7

Trait Approaches
Behavioral Approaches
Situational Approaches
Power

MOTIVATION

What is Motivation?
Theories of Motivation

Riggio, Chapter 7

L&C Chapter 10
Smither, Chapter 7

QUIZ #8

JOB SATISFACTION

Background
Theories
Elements
Measurement

Riggio, Chapter 8

L&C Chapter 11
Smither, Chapter 8

QUIZ #9

STRESS

Riggio, Chapter 9

L&C Chapter 11, pps 387-392
Jewell, Chapter 9
Smither, Chapter 15 

QUIZ #10

Description

  Ten one-page summaries

 One page per summary with the article listed in APA format on the top of the page.

  Five points per summary.

Process

•Honesty Testing
• Evaluating Job Performance
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Multi-cultural work place
• Literacy in the work place
• Age discrimination.
• Leadership training
• Job Analysis
• Job Satisfaction
• Group Processes
• Gender discrimination 
• Workplace violence

• Drug Testing
• Stress Management
• Consumer Behavior
• Organizational Surveys
• Performance Evaluation
• Assessment Centers
• Downsizing
• Interviewing
• Measuring Attitudes
• Polygraph Testing
• Drugs in the Workplace
• Ethnic Discrimination
• Salary Discrimination

Outline

1.  Introduction.

Describe the article and briefly overview the main points.
Tell why the article relates to Industrial psychology.

2. Body.

Summarize the author's main points.

3.  Summary

Give your opinion of the article or the author's ideas.

4.  Reference.

List the article in standard APA format.   I will not grade a paper that does not have references included.