Psyc 3302 Spring 2012 Business Psychology Psychology 3302 Section 001 Spring 2012 Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 30pm 4 50pm Life Science Building Room 100 LS 100 Instructor Nicolette P Lopez Ph D Office Life Science Building Room 308 Phone 817 272 5480 E mail nlopez uta edu Office Hours Thursdays from 9 00 am to 10 30 am or by appointment Course Content and Learning Outcomes This course will cover a wide range of Industrial Organizational I O Psychology concepts and topics such as selection training performance appraisal and employee attitudes Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to a describe and integrate the basic theories of I O psychology b identify and apply the techniques and methods used by I O psychologists and c 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 Aamodt M G 2010 Industrial and Organizational Psychology An Applied Approach 6th Ed Thomson Wadsworth Publishers ISBN 10 0 495 60106 3 There is also a companion Web site for this text http www wadsworth com cgiwadsworth course products wp pl fid M20b product isbn issn 9780495601067 token The text is available as an eBook http www cengagebrain com shop ISBN 9780495601067 cid APL1 Communications When communicating with faculty members and other professionals all students are expected to communicate in a professional and formal manner regardless of the media phone e mail face to face etc This includes addressing one s audience using their proper title using proper grammar and using proper spelling How one delivers a message is often as important as the message itself Thus I expect students to communicate professionally when communicating with me This includes but is not limited to using proper greetings proper grammar and an appropriate tone Communications deemed inappropriate will not receive a response Electronic Mail UT Arlington provides all students with an official UT Arlington electronic mail e mail address This instructor will use your UT Arlington student e mail account for official communication regarding this course Communications and other class announcements will also be posted on the Blackboard system Cell Phones Do not leave your cell phone or other electronic device turned on during class Even on vibrate mode these devices are very distracting to me and to other students Computers and Other Electronic Devices Students may use their laptop or other computer devices for in class note taking purposes only Students will refrain from using computers to access Facebook YouTube or other outside Web sites that are not directly related to the class discussion Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the student losing in class computer privileges Page 1 of 6 Psyc 3302 Spring 2012 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 Grades for the course will be computed as follows Class Participation 10 Class Attendance 10 Term Paper 20 Exam 1 20 Exam 2 20 Exam 3 20 Final Exam 20 Plagiarism Tutorial The course grades will be assigned as follows A 90 100 B 80 89 C 70 79 D 60 69 F 0 59 see below Class participation includes but is not limited to contributing to class discussion in class exercises and outside ofclass assignments Participation Attendance Much of psychology is about human interactions To learn psychology it helps to interact and personalize it You will maximize your learning experience by coming to class asking questions making comments discussing topics or taking an informed stand and disagreeing with the instructor Participation includes contributing to class discussions in class exercises or out of class assignments All assignments and projects should be written in a professional manner Students should use all of the resources available working knowledge real world experience Internet text etc to support arguments and explanations Specific instructions regarding the assignments and projects will be provided when they are assigned Attendance is mandatory and promptness is expected Attendance will be periodically monitored The instructor reserves the right to deny entrance into the class if students are late The instructor also reserves the right to remove any student that disrupts the learning process Term Paper Students will be required to write a six 6 page not including references or title page double spaced APAstyle term paper that compares and contrasts a topic relevant to I O psychology Specific instructions will be available on the first day of class Exams There will be three 3 in class exams The exams 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 Students are required to provide their own Scantron answer sheets the big blue one 4521 and pencils for the exams An official UT Arlington picture I D may be required I will drop the lowest exam score If a student misses an exam that will be the score that is dropped Any additional exam s missed will result 0 points for the exam grade There will be NO MAKE UPS under any circumstances If an exam is canceled due to inclement weather or other unexpected reasons it will take place on the subsequent scheduled class time and at the same place as originally scheduled Page 2 of 6 Psyc 3302 Spring 2012 Final Exam There will be one in class mandatory i e not optional comprehensive final exam worth 20 of your total grade The final exam will be given in accordance with UT Arlington s Final Exam Schedule The final exam will not be given on any other day and time No exceptions Extra Credit Opportunities for extra credit are available It is the student s responsibility to inform the instructor in writing via e mail or in person during office hours of his her desire to complete an extra credit assignment on or before March 1st No extra credit will be available past this date no