PSY 1150 – Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Competency Areas	Hours
An Overview of Industrial/Organizational Psychology	Class	5
Principles of Human Resources Management	D. Lab	0
Psychological Testing	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Performance Appraisal	Credit	5
Training, and Professional Development of Employees
Principles of Leadership
Motivational Factors
Workplace Conditions
Safety and Health
Workplace Stressors

Prerequisite:	Minimum Asset reading testing score of 42, or comparable SAT, or ACT Score
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


An Overview of Industrial/Organizational Psychology		2	0	0
	Define and discuss industrial/organizational culture.
	Describe areas of industrial/organizational psychology.
Principles of Human Resources Management		14	0	0
	Understand the recruitment process.
	Define the selection process for employees.
	Describe fair employment practices.
	Understand the processes of interviews, applications, resumes, letters of recommendations.
	Identify and describe methods used by I/O psychologists.
Psychological Testing		4	0	0
	Understand the characteristics and purposes of psychological testing.
	Describe the types of psychological tests used in the workplace.
	Discuss the relationship between psychological testing and fair employment practices.
Performance Appraisal		8	0	0
	Discuss the purpose of performance appraisals.
	Understand performance appraisal methods.
	Understand the sources of errors in appraisals.
	Utilize results of employee appraisals to construct plans for improvement.
Training, and Professional development of Employees		6	0	0
	Understand the objectives of training programs.
	Demonstrate familiarity with training methods in the workplace.
	Explain the evaluation of training.
	Understand the basic concepts of classical and operant conditioning as applicable to the workplace.
Principles of Leadership		4	0	0
	Discuss theories of leadership.
	Demonstrate knowledge of leadership styles.
	Discuss the roles of power and expectations in the workplace.
	Understand the role of gender in leadership.
Motivational Factors		4	0	0
	Demonstrate knowledge of theories of motivation.
	Understand the importance of job satisfaction.
	Discuss and compare intrinsic vs. extrinsic rewards.
Workplace Conditions		4	0	0
	Define the physical conditions of the workplace.
	Understand optimum physical conditions in the workplace.
	Identify psychological and social working conditions.
Safety and Health		4	0	0
	Identify causes of accidents in the workplace.
	Describe general accident prevention techniques.
	Understand the effects of drug and alcohol abuse.
	Identify hazards of modern-day technology.
Workplace Stressors		4	0	0
	Understand the nature of stress.
	Recognize the causes of stress in organizations.
	Distinguish type A and B personalities.
	Explain the results of stress in the workplace.
	Identify stress reduction techniques.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Print	Aamolt, Michael. (2006). Applied industrial/organizational psychology. (5^th ed.) Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
	Baltus, Rita. (1998). Personal psychology for life and work. (5^th ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill.
	Costley, Dan., Santana-Melgoza, C. & Todd, R. (1994). Human relations in organizations. (5^th ed.) New York: West Publishing Co.
	Kossen, Stan & Drafke, Michael W. (2004). The Human side of organizations. (2^nd ed.) New York: Pearson Custom Publishing Co.
	Reece, Barry & Srandt, Rhonda. (2007). Effective human relations in organizations. (10^th ed.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
	Schultz, Duane & Schultz, Sydney. (2005). Psychology and work today. (9^th ed.) New York: MacMillan & Co.
	Van Fleet, David. (1991). Behavior in organizations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Posted: 10/08/08