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PSYCHOLOGY
403: SOCIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
(Fall 2008,
section 1)
Catalog Course Description: Organizational behavior from psychological perspective. Job attitudes, motivation to work, leadership, job design, organizational change. Experiential approach: class exercises and self-analysis. [Prereq: PSYC 104.]
Instructor:
David
Campbell
Office:
444 BSSB
Phone:
826-3721
Office
Hours: Wed
E-mail:
dec1@humboldt.edu
Web
site: www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm
Text: (Be sure to purchase the correct edition. Copies will be available in the campus bookstore.)
Course
Goals:
Course
Procedure:
Students
in upper-division courses are expected to take an active role in their
learning. With that in mind, we will not use a strict lecture format.
Instead, we will run this course with a mix of short lectures and group discussion. Accompanying each reading
assignment you will have a set of homework questions intended to
provoke
thought, stimulate discussion, and review key points.
You are expected to actively engage with your
reading and come to class with your written responses to the homework
questions
prepared in advance.
You can expect
an experiential activity associated with each class
meeting. These activities will address such topics as active listening,
workplace ethics, group dynamics, conflict & negotion, and
organizational change.
Tests will consist of a midterm exam and a comprehensive final exam.
You will be involved in a research project or term paper. We will work out the details in class.
Course
Grade:
Your
course grade will be
determined by weighting the assignments and activities as follows:
25% Homework (notes on the reading, other work as assigned) Homework questions posted at http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Ecampbell/IO_Homework_Questions.htm
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
25% Term paper (a scholarly analysis on a topic approved by the instuctor, prepared in APA format)
Student Responsibilities: Both students and instructor will approach this
course in
a constructive and mature manner. It is expected that you will give
this course your full attention and maintain a positive attitude
regarding your responsibilities. If you must miss a class or must turn
in an
assignment late, advise the instructor in advance (e-mail is
convenient). But note that missed classes and late work will have
consequences. Also, be sure to review the HSU policy on academic honesty . You need to be aware of what
constitutes cheating and plagiarism (e.g., is it OK to turn in
essentially the same paper in two classes with similar assignments, or
is it OK to make use of quizzes provided by your roommate from the same
class last semester?)
Note: There
may be occasions
when a class activity will involve eating or drinking food—e.g.,
cookies,
popcorn, dairy products, or soft drinks.
If there is a reason why you cannot participate in such
activities,
whether medical, religious, or cultural, be sure to tell the instructor
so that
appropriate accommodation can be made.
Extra
Credit:
You can earn extra credit in this course by participating
in one or two hours of research as a participant (subject). To sign up for experiments, you need to first
create an account in the participation pool system.
Instructions are available at http://www.humboldt.edu/~cla18/partpool.htm
Topics and Assignments
You will find helpful review material and other resources at the publisher's website: http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0470129182&bcsId=4221
Date
Topics
and Assignments
Aug 27
Orientation
Sept 3 Ch 1 – Overview of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (NOTE: Reading & homework must be completed prior to the start of class.) [Activity: Social contracts]
Sept 10
Ch 2 – Research methods in I/O Psychology Activity [Activity: Ethical dilemmas]
Sept 17 Ch 3 – Job analysis [Activity: Active listening]
Sept 24 Ch 4 – Performance appraisal [meet at DimDim.com , check email for invite info, 5:00 for Alaba - Latner, 6:00 for Lazar - Wunner]
Oct 1
Ch 5 – Assessment methods [Activity: Learning styles]
Oct 8 Ch 6 – Selecting employees [Activity: Systems approach]
Oct 15 Ch 7 – Training (Midterm Exam on Ch 1-7 in last hour of class)
Oct 22 Ch 8 - Theories of employee motivation [Activity: Conflict & negotiation, Part I]
Oct 29 Ch 9 – Feeling about work: Job attitudes and emotions [meet at DimDim.com , check email for invite info, 5:00 for Alaba - Latner, 6:00 for Lazar - Wunner]
Nov 5
Ch 10 – Productive and counterproductive employee behavior [Activity: Ergonomics]
Nov 12
Ch
11 – Occupational health psychology [Activity: Conflict & negotiation, Part II]
Nov 19 Ch 12 – Work groups and work teams [meet at DimDim.com , check email for invite info, 5:00 for Alaba - Latner, 6:00 for Lazar - Wunner]
Nov 26 Thanksgiving
Vacation!
Dec 3
Ch 13 – Leadership and power in organizations [Activity: Group dynamics]
Dec 10
Ch 14 – Organizational development and theory [Activity: Organizational change]
Dec 17
Final Exam (covers Ch 1-14), Term papers due at Turnitin.com with brief in-class oral reports.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: In
order to receive credit for your term paper, you must submit it by our
deadline to the Turnitin.com site (not Moodle and not direct email to
the instructor). Well before the deadline, your should:
1. Go to www.turnitin.com and click on "New Users" to set up a user profile.
2. You will need our class ID (2331697) and our password (Munsterberg) to enroll in Psychology 405.
3. If you already have a Turnitin account, then just click on the "enroll in a class" tab and provide our class ID and password.
4.
When your paper is ready to submit, logon to Turnitin, select our
course and the term paper assignment, then select "file upload" to
select and submit your work. Turnitin accepts files in several formats
including Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, RTF, PDF, PostScript, plain
text, and HTML. (If none of these work, you can also use copy/paste to
submit your work.)
5. You should be fine with the above information
but note that Turnitin has a handy student guide (just click on the
Help button after logging on).