PSY3730 Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Contents

• Staffing
• Requisites
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Reference materials
• Student workload
• Assessment details
• Important assessment information
• Assessment notes
• Production date
• PDF version

STAFFING

REQUISITES

RATIONALE

Organisations are an integral part of life. Understanding the behaviour of people, individually and collectively in organisations, is essential for the development and effective management of the human resources of industry. The prime aim then is for the student to achieve this understanding through the knowledge and methodology of the scientific study of behaviour.

SYNOPSIS

This course concentrates on how psychologicial knowledge and methods can be applied in industrial and organisational settings. Particular topics concern such matters as job analysis and performance appraisal, recruitment and selection techniques, group behaviour, leadership and participation, ergonomics and safety in the workplace.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course students will be able to:

1. explain the competencies required to be an organisational psychologist (Exam);
2. identify the issues involved in a job analyses (Assignment and Exam);
3. describe how to effectively appraise employee performance (Exam);
4. identify tests that are both reliable and valid predictors of performance (Exam);
5. explain the scientific approach to validating selection procedures (Assignment and Exam);
6. conduct a training needs analysis, design and evaluate a career development programme (Assignment and Exam);
7. identify the issues involved in occupational stress (Exam);
8. explain strategies that improve team-work in the workplace (Exam);
9. explain the range of leadership styles and how they differ across cultures and other contexts (Exam);
10. explain the influence of the work environment on individual behaviour and safety outcomes (Exam).

TOPICS

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials are available for purchase from USQ BOOKSHOP (unless otherwise stated). Orders may be placed via secure internet, free fax 1800642453, phone 07 46312742 (within Australia), or mail. Overseas students should fax +61 7 46311743, or phone +61 7 46312742. For costs, further details, and internet ordering, use the 'Textbook Search' facility at http://bookshop.usq.edu.au click 'Semester', then enter your 'Course Code' (no spaces).

Aamodt, M.G 2007, Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An Applied Approach, 5th edn, Thomson Wadsworth, Australia.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

The most useful sources of reference are the following publications:

The International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology edited by Cary L. Cooper and Ivan T. Robertson. It is published annually by John Wiley & Sons.

The second edition of the Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology is edited by Marvin D. Dunnette and Leaetta M. Hough. It was published in four volumes between the years 1990 and 1994 by Consulting Psychologists Press.

The Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology (Volumes 1 & 2) edited by Neil Anderson et al. published in 2001 by Sage Publications, London

The Industrial-Organizational Psychologists is available online at http://www.siop.org.

The Annual Review of Psychology which comes out annually also has very relevant articles in it.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

NOTES

1.

Examination dates will be available during the semester. Please refer to the examination timetable when published.

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   To complete each of the assignments satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assignment. To complete the examination satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for the examination. Students do not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to be awarded a passing grade in this course. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. No assignments will be accepted after model answers have been posted.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
6. Examination information:
   In a Restricted Examination, candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into the examination. Candidates who wish to bring in a dictionary will have to inform the examiner in advance.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the examination period at the end of the semester of the next offering of this course.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

This version produced 27 May 2008.