Assessment Center Research Design and Development Psychology 6300-002 Summer Seminar in Psychology Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 am – 12:20 pm Life Science Building Room 420 Instructor: Mark Frame, Ph.D. Office: Life Sciences Building Room 402 Phone: (817) 272-5482 E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 – 10:00am or by appointment Student Learning Outcomes This course will cover Assessment Centers and Assessment Center Methods from diverse psychological perspectives. This course will be an intensive writing and reading course and thus it will help to develop student’s skills and abilities in writing, critical thinking, and integration. Upon successful completion of this course students will be: a) able to explain (verbally & in writing) how Assessment Center processes can be used to select, evaluate, and develop people; b) able to describe (verbally & in writing) how Assessment Center processes can be used as research criteria in their area of interest; c) able to clearly communicate (verbally & in writing) which aspects of Assessment Centers have been researched and which have not; d) able to design and develop a scientifically grounded Assessment Center simulation; e) the co-author of white papers on how to develop an assessment center exercise, processes and/or component. Required Texts Thornton III, G. C. & Mueller-Hanson, R. A. (2003). Developing Organizational Simulations: A Guide for Practitioners and Students. Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Thornton III, G. C. & Rupp, D. E. (2005). Assessment Centers in Human Resource Management: Strategies for Prediction, Diagnosis, and Development. Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Additional chapters, journal articles, etc. will be required and/or assigned as the course progresses. Communications When communicating with faculty members and other professionals, all students are expected to communicate in a professional manner regardless of the communications media (phone, e-mail, face-to-face, etc.). Communications deemed inappropriate may not receive a response. 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. Student Support Services The University supports a variety of student success programs to help you connect with the University and achieve academic success. They include learning assistance, developmental education, advising and mentoring, admission and transition, and federally funded programs. Students requiring assistance academically, personally, or socially should contact the Office of Student Success Programs at 817-272-6107 for more information and appropriate referrals. Library Information Helen Hough is the Psychology Librarian. She can be reached at (817) 272-7429, and by email at [email protected]. Students will also find useful research information for psychology at http://library.uta.edu/. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) If you are a student who requires accommodations in compliance with the ADA, please consult with the course instructor at the beginning of the semester. The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 92-112 -The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens. As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodations" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty of their need for accommodation and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels. Information regarding specific diagnostic criteria and policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at www.uta.edu/disability. Also, you may visit the Office for Students with Disabilities in room 102 of University Hall or call them at (817) 272-3364. Academic Integrity This instructor demands that students maintain high standards of academic integrity. Academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form at The University of Texas at Arlington. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University. "Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Series 50101, Section 2.2) Any student who is found to have committed ANY act of academic dishonesty or scholastic dishonesty in relation to the assignments and requirements of this course will automatically receive a failing grade for this course. The failing grade for the course will be in addition to any University or Departmental sanctions deemed appropriate. Assignments Assignments must be written in a professional manner. The work turned in should be the student’s best effort and ready to be submitted to a client organization. Students will be responsible for developing an assessment center for this course. The number of assessment center components developed will be evenly distributed across all students. Each student will be the lead developer on one assessment center component and is responsible for the timely completion of all deliverables for that component. Each student will be a contributing developer (co-developer) on two additional assessment center components. Each assessment center component will include all materials required to ensure that the assessment center can be reliably administered, scored, and completed by a novice administrator and an inexperienced participant (assessee). All assessment center components must be integrated with each other and must be consistent in