Psychology 3241/001
Personnel and Industrial Psychology
3 credit hours
On-line
Dr. John G. Cope
Summer I, 2014
Office(On-line): 110 Rawl; Office Hours: 08:00 to 09:30, Monday-
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On-Line Syllabus: Psyc. 3241/001 On-line
Course Description:Systems approach to study employee-employer relationships influencing productivity and satisfaction. Secondary emphasis is placed on employee selection, job analysis, performance appraisal, and training. Research applied to industrial, governmental, and military organizations.
Course Objectives:
Content: Students will learn the subject matter of psychology as it relates to people at work. This course will provide an examination of employee behavior in organizational settings. Specifically, the approach will be to discuss issues relevant to management and personnel administration based on an understanding of human behavior. The class will revolve around two main content areas: personnel issues regarding criterion and predictor variables; and organizational theories such as the study of leadership, motivation, and satisfaction.
Methods: The course will focus on research-based (empirical) methods and information typically found in refereed publications, books, and on the web. Students will gain theoretical and practical information about the subject matter through an understanding of the research methods used in studying the various topics. Many of the examples used in class power points involve actual case studies and antidotal information taken from real-world settings.
Broader Impact: Industrial/Organizational psychology deals with real-life topics and has broad implications for student’s lives in the world of work. Much of the subject matter (e.g., selection, appraisal, training, leadership, and motivation) is drawn from everyday questions and problems that arise in organizations and other places of employment.
Course Requirements: The course will be structured around power point presentations composed of text material, and information from your instructor. You will also be required to read the assigned chapters in the accompanying text and any material referenced by links on the power point slides. Chapter notes will also be provided to assist you with an in-depth understanding of material from the chapters in your book.
Recorded lectures may also be provided online if that becomes technically feasible.
As it is an online class, checking Blackboard and email frequently are required. The course is essentially self-paced, that is you may read the material in whatever order you wish; however, reading material out of sequence may prove confusing. It is strongly suggested that you pace your reading according to the order topics are presented in the syllabus.
Your final grade will be determined on the basis of performance on three tests, covering 12 topic areas (see below). Each test will account for a third of the final grade for the class. Specifically, each test will consist of 50 multiple-choice items which will represent information provided in the text and from the power points. The tests will be administered through Blackboard.Final grades will be computed by averaging the three test scores.
Tests will be released on Blackboard and available from 9:30a to 10:45a on the announced testing day (all tests with the exception of the already designated Final, which occurs on the posted final-exam day, will be confirmed one week prior to posting. Dates below are approximate). If you cannot be available for the regularly assigned time please contact your instructor priorto the test date. Missing a test without prior notification will result in a zero being entered as a grade (unless you provid written authorization from an official ECU source).
Discussion boards can be created to facilitate discussion among certain chapters and topics.
The following grading scale will be used to compute final grades:
Grade / Quality Points / 10-Point ScaleA / 4.0 / 94-100
A- / 3.7 / 90-93
B+ / 3.3 / 87-89
B / 3 / 83-86
B- / 2.7 / 80-82
C+ / 2.3 / 77-79
C / 2 / 73-76
C- / 1.7 / 70-72
D+ / 1.3 / 67-69
D / 1 / 63-66
D- / .7 / 60-62
F / 0 / Below 60
Blackboard:Class materials, announcements, and grades for PSYC 3241/001 are posted online using Blackboard. It is your responsibility to check Blackboard and your email regularly for important class information. To enter our course, go to the Blackboard site. ( Click Login and enter your ECU userid and password. If you have any trouble logging in, contact the ECU IT Help Desk at 252-328-9866. After you login, find and select this course. Use the toolbar on the left to navigate to the syllabus, power points, grades, discussion boards, and other useful information and/or tools. If there is any difficulty using Blackboard, contact the helpdesk as soon as possible as it is vital to your success that you have access.
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Text:Greenberg, J. (2011). Behavior in Organizations.10th Ed.)Prentice Hall.
Please make sure you get the 10th Edition and not an earlier copy.
Several supplemental materials are available to help students at your book’s companion web site: Including:
Learning Objectives
Chapter Quizzes
Internet Exercises
Student Power Points
Class Syllabus
Topics to be CoveredChapter
Introduction01
Organizational Theory and Design15
Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Innovation14
Test 1May 27th, 2014
Nature of ManNotes
Personality04
Learning Theory03
Motivation07
Leadership13
Test 2June 10th, 2014
Power12
Communication09
Decision Making10
Human Resource ManagementNotes
Test 3June 24th, 2014
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