Business Psychology Psychology 3302 Section 001 Fall 2010 MWF 10 00 10 50am Room LS 424 Instructor William David Rigdon M S Office LS 424 Office hours before class Mondays Wednesdays or by appointment Phone 817 925 2376 E mail rigdon uta edu Student Learning Objectives This course will cover a wide range of Industrial Organizational I O Psychology topics such as selection training performance appraisal work motivation and organizational theories The outcomes of this course are a students will be able to describe and integrate the basic theories of I O psychology b students will be able to identify and apply the techniques and methods used by I O psychologists and c students will be able to explain the application of I O psychology in today s workplace It is critical that students read the assigned material before coming to class Discussions and lectures will be based on the assigned readings Please make sure that you budget enough time during the week to read the material from the text Required Text TITLE Industrial Organizational Psychology AUTHOR Aamodt EDITION 6th COPYRIGHT YEAR 2010 PUBLISHER Cengage Learning ISBN 9780495601067 Research Participation Requirement Students enrolled in Psychology 3302 must complete a research participation requirement The requirement for this course is three 3 research hours or equivalent Research participation is an experiential learning opportunity which enhances and deepens students understanding of and appreciation for the scientific study of psychology Failure to meet this requirement will result in an Incomplete or failing grade This requirement may be satisfied by serving as a participant in psychological research or by summarizing and evaluating published studies in journals or in other sources More details will be provided in an orientation session and in an informational handout Points are not added to the course grade for completion of this requirement Communications When communicating with faculty members and other professionals all students are expected to communicate in a professional and formal manner regardless of the communications media phone e mail face to face etc Thus I expect students to communicate professionally when sending e mail communications to me UT Arlington provides all students with an official UT Arlington electronic mail e mail address UT Arlington and this instructor will use students UT Arlington e mail accounts for official communication with students All communications regarding this course will be sent to students UT Arlington e mail accounts Evaluation Grading is based on a mastery model There is NO curve You may all get A s you may all fail or you may sort yourselves out across a normal distribution of grades It depends on the time and effort you put in to mastering the material The course grades will be assigned as follows A 90 100 points B 80 89 C 70 79 D 60 69 F 0 59 points There will be 4 Exams worth 20 points each and a comprehensive Mastery Assessment worth 30 points The lowest exam score will be dropped giving a total potential exam points of 60 Students will also be graded on class participation worth 10 points This gives a total potential of 100 points for the course 4 Exams drop the lowest score The exam will cover material from lectures assignments discussions videos presentations additional readings and the corresponding readings in the textbook All of the exams will consist of multiple choice items A student arriving late after the scheduled class start time on an exam date will not be allowed to take the exam after the first exam is returned The lowest exam score will be dropped If an exam is missed that will be the score that is dropped Any additional exams missed will result in 0 points for the grade Students are not exempt from any exams There are a total of 60 points to be earned through exam performance If an exam is canceled due to inclement weather or other unexpected reasons it will take place in the subsequent scheduled class time and at the same place as originally scheduled Because the lowest exam score is dropped this instructor will only give makeup exams due to extraordinary circumstances and when official paper documentation is provided Class Participation Class Participation includes attendance contributing to class discussions in class exercises or out of class assignments Class attendance and participation are mandatory Psychology is all about human interactions and the best way to learn the material is to interact and apply it personally If a student has difficulty speaking up in class see me to address the issue and we will work out a solution Students get points for coming to class asking questions making comments or taking an informed stand and disagreeing with the instructor Student Mastery Assessment At the end of the semester the degree to which students have mastered the material will be assessed Students will not receive credit for assessments that do not demonstrate a substantive understanding of the material Failure to be in class for the Student Mastery Assessments will result in a zero 0 points for that assessment No make up times will be allowed for Student Learning Outcomes assessments More information regarding the Student Mastery Assessment will be provided in class Tentative Class Schedule for Fall 2010 Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri Mon Wed Fri 27 Aug 30 Aug 1 Sep 3 Sep 6 Sep 8 Sep 10 Sep 13 Sep 15 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 22 Sep 24 Sep 27 Sep 29 Sep 1 Oct 4 Oct 6 Oct 8 Oct 11 Oct 13 Oct 15 Oct 18 Oct 20 Oct 22 Oct 25 Oct 27 Oct 29 Oct 1 Nov 3 Nov 5 Nov 8 Nov 10 Nov 12 Nov 15 Nov 17 Nov 19 Nov 22 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 29 Nov 1 Dec 3 Dec 6 Dec 8 Dec 10 Dec Syllabus Orientation Introduction to I O Psychology Job Analysis and Evaluation Job Analysis and Evaluation Labor Day Legal Issues in Employee Selection Employee Selection Recruiting and Interviewing Employee Selection Recruiting and Interviewing Employee Selection References and Testing Employee Selection References and Testing EXAM 1 Evaluating Selection Techniques and Decisions Evaluating Selection Techniques and Decisions Evaluating Employee Performance Evaluating Employee Performance Designing and Evaluating Training Systems Designing and Evaluating Training Systems Employee Motivation Employee Motivation Employee Satisfaction and Commitment Employee Satisfaction and