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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PSY 255 INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Spring 2012 Tuesday Thursday 2:40pm – 4pm Professor: Dr. Chu-Hsiang (Daisy) Chang Office: Psychology Building 346 Office Hours: Thursday 12:30 – 2:30pm, or by appointment Phone: 517-355-2171 Email: [email protected] Teaching Assistant: Fion See Office: Psychology Building 74 Office hours: Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm Email: [email protected] REQUIRED TEXT Levy, P. E. (2009). Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Understanding the Workplace (3rd edition). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an introduction to industrial and organizational psychology which will provide a critical examination of people at work. It is designed to be a survey class and covers a wide range of traditional and contemporary topics in the field. Traditionally, industrial psychology is concerned with human resource functions such as analyzing jobs, and recruiting, selecting, training, and appraising employees. Organizational psychology explores topics such as employee attitudes, work behaviors, motivation, and leadership. Contemporary developments in the I-O field include issues related to employee diversity, affect and emotions, and justice perceptions. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of this course, students should be able to: (1) Discuss the roles of I-O psychologists play in industry, government, and academia; (2) Explain and evaluate major concepts and theories in the I-O psychology field; (3) Perform basic human resource functions for an organization; (4) Apply principles of I-O psychology to understand people’s behaviors at work. CLASS ACTIVITY PAPERS Throughout the semester, there will be classroom activities (group discussions, practicing interview, etc.) that are designed to give you some applied experiences with the topics covered in the class. Class activities are listed in the schedule below. There is a written component for each class activity that you will need to turn in at the end of the class period. Each paper for the activity is worth 25 points, with a total of 175 points, composing 35% of your final grade. IN-CLASS TEST Tests will be closed book and closed notes. They will consist of multiple choice questions. There will be two in-class tests, each test is worth 100 points. FINAL EXAM The final exam will be closed book and closed notes and consist of multiple choice questions. It will be on Monday, 30th April from 3 – 5pm in the regular room where the class meets. It is worth 100 points.PARTICIPATION i-Clickers will provide an opportunity for you to self-assess your understanding of material and provide feedback to me as an instructor. Calculation of credit for clicker points takes into account the likelihood that you may miss several classes due to illness or emergencies, or that you may forget your clicker or miss an opportunity during class due to momentary inattention. There are 5 participation opportunities per class during 25 separate classes this term for a total of 125 possible clicks. (In some classes such as exam reviews we will likely have more than 5 clicker questions, but only 5 per class count). Points are given for participating and are not contingent on correctly answering a question. Points will be assigned on the scale below 100 clicks full credit (80% or more participation) 25 points 87-99 clicks less than 80% participation 20 points 75-86 clicks less than 70% participation 17.5 points 62-74 clicks less than 60% participation 15 points 61 or less clicks less than 50% participation 0 points To be clear, if you miss class or forget your clicker, you do not need to inform me or the TA as this scale is very generous in allowing for such events. It also means that there is no value in attempting to talk your way into more clicker points. There is no value in arguing that you deserve some credit for less than 61clicks – this means that you missed more than half of the classes and cannot be considered as being an active participant. Recording of clicker credit starts on 12th January. Be sure to register your clicker following the instruction listed below. We may also do a roll call in class to ensure that everyone’s clicker is registered. The participation will be worth 5% of your final grade. To register your clicker so that you can receive your participation credit, you will do so online within the first week of class. While you can register online at any time, you must have come to class at least once and voted on at least one question in order to complete the registration process. Once you have voted on a question in my class, go to “Complete the fields with your first name, last name, student ID, and remote ID. Your student ID should be your MSU email account (e.g., [email protected]). The remote ID is the series of numbers and sometimes letters found on the bottom of the back of your i-Clicker remote. i-Clicker will be used every day in class, and you are responsible for bringing your remote daily. If you need technical support for i-Clicker, please contact (866) 209-5698 or via email [email protected] from 9AM-11PM EST, M-F. The iclicker website (www.iclicker.com) also has support documentation, video tutorials, and FAQs for students. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING Class activity papers 175 points Two in-class tests 200 points One final exam 100 points Participation 25 pointsFinal Grades will be determined as follows: Grade Total points Percentage 4.0 450 and above 90% and above 3.5 425 – 449 85 – 89% 3.0 400 – 424 80 – 84% 2.5 375 – 399 75 – 79% 2.0 350 – 374 70 – 74% 1.5 325 – 349 65 – 69% 1.0 300 – 324 60 – 64% 0.0 Below 300 59% and below EXTRA CREDIT Students will have opportunities to earn up to 20 extra credit points. There are two sources for the extra credit points. First, you can earn extra credit through the HPR system by participating in research. For research participation, please see the instruction at the end of the syllabus. Please note that participation in research is completely voluntary. Next, opportunities exist throughout the semester to complete extra credit assignments as handed out during class by the instructor. MAKE-UP POLICY All assignments and tests must be completed when scheduled. Unless prior permission has been obtained, NO late or makeup


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