2/3 Exam 1 (Lecture and Ch. 1, 2, 3, & 4)Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Instructor: Dr. Kelly Charlton
Office: 312 Education Center
Phone: 521-6459
e-mail: kelly.Charlton@uncp.edu (this is the BEST way to reach me)
Home Page: http://www.uncp.edu/home/charlton
Office Hours: MWF 1:30 – 2:30; TR 12:20-1:20
Textbook: Riggio, R. E. (2003). Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 4 th ed. Prentice Hall.
Course Objectives
POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS
Exams:
There will be five exams during the semester (100 points each), the dates are on the course schedule. The first four exams will be non-cumulative exams and the focus of each will be on the material presented during the current chapters and lectures. The fifth exam will be the final and it will be cumulative, it will cover the material from all of the first four exams. Your lowest grade from these five exams will be dropped. This means that only four of the five exams will count toward your final score. Therefore, if you are completely satisfied with your scores on the first four exams and you have not missed an exam you may opt not to take the final (and that becomes the lowest score that is dropped). If, however, you are not satisfied with one of your first four exam scores, or if you have missed an exam you may want to take the final exam. Each exam will include both multiple choice and short answer questions.
The Group Presentation:
I know, I know, at this point everyone groans . . . . "a group project?! . . . . yuck, I hate group projects!" Okay, now that you've gotten that out of your system and the gag reflex has stopped, smile and do it anyway (I learned at a conference that among the top five things that employers look for in an undergraduate, #4 is "getting along with others" and #5 is the "ability to work with others as part of a work team" So, though most of us would rather have a root canal than work in a group, it is a valuable skill and you should approach your project with professionalism). Your project will be worth 150 points, 75 points for the content and presentation, 25 points for participation (to be determined by your group members), 10 points for having the topic approved and turned in by the deadline, 15 points for the outline turned in by the deadline, and 25 points for the summaries turned in on time. On the first day I will divide the class into groups of about 3 or 4 students. Each of these groups will be required to give a 20 minute presentation during the 3 class periods that precede the 4th exam. For this project you will pick any area of industrial/organizational psychology although I must approve the topic in advance. If your group is having trouble coming up with an idea, feel free to ask me (we'll brainstorm together) or other students for suggestions. Your topic must be approved no later than Friday, 2/10 ( Each person in the group is responsible for bringing in the group’s topic, typed). A one page outline of your presentation must be turned in no later than Friday 3/17. Feel free to be creative. The presentation may be anything from a skit or game show to a lecture given by each of the group members. However, even though you can be creative, you need to include considerable relevant research, such that we all have a good working knowledge of your topic area by the end of your presentation. On the day of your presentation you must turn in one multiple choice question that will be included on the third exam (the whole group may turn in one item). On the last day of class, each member of the group will be required to turn in to me summaries of 10 investigations, related to the presentation topic, that were not discussed in class or the book (brief, but including the design and findings). Attendance is mandatory at all group presentations and you will be expected to ask questions at the end of each group presentation.
Case Studies and Inclass Activities:
In addition to inclass activities, I'll occasionally assign some case studies in class. These may be worked on in a group and will be accompanied with questions that need to be answered or roles that need to be played. Depending on the demands of the assignment, these will be worth from 5 to 15 points and will contribute to the total points that can be accumulated in the class (this means that if you are here and attending class regularly you will most likely benefit from inclass activity points, if you are not attending class regularly you will not receive these points and your grade will suffer). For the case studies, I'll assign points for your thoughtfulness and thoroughness in your responses or participation (i.e., if you take them seriously, even if they seem geeky you will earn the points).
Extra Credit:
I may assign some extra credit throughout the semester. You may do the extra credit to obtain up to 1.5 total percentage points to be added to your final percentage. For example, if your final points add up to 89.45% of the total points you would receive a "B." If you completed 2 extra credit projects, worth 1/2% each your 89.45% would become 90.45%, an "A." The exact value of each assignment will be determined when it is assigned. Extra credit will be assigned during class at various times during the semester, if you miss a class it is your responsibility to find out from a fellow classmate if any extra credit was assigned.
Grading:
Your letter grade will be assigned according to the percent of total points you earn in the class (the exams + the presentation + the case studies):
A = 93 - 100% B- = 80 - 82% D+ = 67 - 69%
A- = 90 - 92% C+ = 77 - 79% D = 63 - 66%
B+ = 87 - 89% C = 73 - 76% D- = 60 - 62%
B = 83 - 86% C- = 70 - 72% F = 0 - 59%
Attendance:
Attendance is not mandatory, however, it is strongly encouraged. It has been my experience that attendance is necessary for your success in class. Exam material may come from both the book and/or from lecture and activities in class and if you are not in class you may miss vital information. You may also miss doing a case study or inclass activity if you are not in class and there will be no opportunity to make these up.
Timeliness and Make-up Exams:
There will be no make up exams, because you may drop one of the four exam scores if you miss an exam then that score will be the one that is dropped. In the event that you must miss more than one exam, you must speak to me ahead of missing the exam and be prepared to provide documentation (for both missed exams) regarding the circumstances that are extreme enough that a make-up exam is merited. A make-up exam will only happen in extreme circumstances. There are no make-ups on missed in class activities. Though there are no make-ups on in class activities, I will add to everyone’s inclass total one score that represents the average of the point value given to all the activities assigned during the semester to reduce the penalty for missing one. Any assignment given is due at the beginning of the class on the due date listed in the course schedule or given in class. If you choose to Email an assignment or paper the time stamped on the email must be before the time the assignment is due
Grading Disputes:
When an exam grade or paper is handed back you will have one week to dispute the points you received. The dispute should be typed and be no longer than 1 double spaced page (with the same typing requirements as the papers) per item disputed. Disputes are due at the beginning of class one week from the day a paper or exam grade was handed back to the class. A dispute should be a clearly articulated argument, not an opinion. Each dispute should also include relevant references (i.e., pages numbers and passages in the text and/or information and date from your class notes).
Ethics:
Academic honesty is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university. All members of the academic community must be confident that each person's work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to looking at someone's exam during a test, looking at notes during the test, turning in someone else's work as your own, or plagiarizing from a printed article (this includes copying information from the internet). If you are in doubt about whether a behavior you intend to do will be viewed as suspicious, talk to me before you do it. You should read further about the Academic Honor Code and the consequences of academic dishonesty in UNCP's Student Handbook.
Americans with Disabilities Act:
Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments is requested to speak directly to Disability Support Services and the instructor, as early in the semester (preferably within the first class week) as possible. All discussion will remain confidential. Sometimes note takers are needed to assist students with disabilities. Students who are interested in serving as paid note takers in any course should contact the Office for ADA Services as soon as possible. The syllabus is available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact Mary Helen Walker, Disability Support Services, Career Services Center, 521-6270
Web Page:
I will post most class materials on the web page (http://www.uncp.edu/home/charlton). Additionally, I may place other course resources on the page (I’ll try to let you know when I do this). If there are technical difficulties with the page, please notify me as soon as possible. If you are relying on the web page for class materials you must notify me of a problem 5 days prior to an exam. In other words, DON’T rely on the web page to get materials the night before an exam, you may find a problem and there will be no way for you to resolve it before the exam.
E-mailing Assignments:
More and more people ask if they may email me their assignments, so much so that we need some policy on it. If you would like to email me an assignment please send it to Kelly.charlton@uncp.edu. Put “Assignment psy 270:” and then the name of the assignment in the subject of the email. You MUST put those exact words and colon that you see in quotes in the subject because I will be using them to filter your assignment to an appropriate folder. Attach your properly formatted assignment (when I open it and print it and it should look like you would like it to look if you handed it to me in hard copy) in one Word, or WordPerfect document. You must sign your email with a name I can find on my class roster (I have no way to know who babyblue2345@yahoo.com, bigdaddy2349@hotmail.com, or lipsofgold1954@aol.com are, for example). I will reply (so, you should send it from an account that I can reply to, i.e., I can’t reply to “labpc”) to each email I receive that is sent in the proper format. If you don’t get a reply from me within a few days, it is up to you to follow up on whether or not the assignment was received.might consider checking to see that you put “Assignment psy 270:” in the subject line. If you feel that you need to resend me your assignment, please forward the orginially sent email (that way I can see when the document was first sent). Ultimately, it is your responsibility to make sure that I receive an assignment sent via email.
Course Calendar
Week 1 (1/9, 1/11, 1/13)
Welcome to class!
History (Chapter 1)
Week 2 (1/18, 1/20)
1/16 – Holiday
Methods (Chapter 2)
Week 3 (1/23, 1/25, 1/27)
Job Analysis (Chapter 3)
Week 4 (1/30, 2/1, 2/3)
Employee Selection (Chapter 4)
2/3 Exam 1 (Lecture and Ch. 1, 2, 3, & 4)
Week 5 (2/6, 2/8, 2/10)
Evaluating Employee Performance (Chapter 5)
2/10 àPresentation Topic Due
Week 6 (2/13, 2/15, 2/17)
Employee Training and Development (Chapter 6)
Week 7 (2/20, 2/22, 2/24)
Motivation (Chapter 7)
2/24Exam 2 (Lecture and Ch. 5, 6, & 7)
Week 8 (2/27, 3/1, 3/3)
Job Satisfaction (Chapter 8)
Worker Stress (Chapter 9)
Week 9
3/6-3/10 Spring Break!
Week 10 (3/13, 3/15, 3/17)
Communication (Chapter 10)
Group Processes (Chapter 11)
3/17 àOne Page Outline of Presentation Due
Week 11 (3/20, 3/22, 3/24)
Human Factors (Chapter 15)
3/24 Exam 3 (Lecture and Ch. 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
Week 12 (3/27, 3/29, 3/31)
Leadership (Chapter 12)
Week 13 (4/3, 4/5, 4/7)
Influence, Power, and Politics (Chapter 13)
Week 14 (4/10, 4/12)
Organizational Structure (Chapter 14)
4/14 – Holiday
Week 15 (4/17, 4/19, 4/21)
Group Presentations
Week 16 (4/24, 4/26, 4/28)
Group Presentations
4/26 Exam 4 (Lecture and Ch. 12, 13, & 14)
4/28 Wrap up Summaries Due
Final Exam (Cumulative)- Regularly scheduled final time - 5/5, 8:00 – 10:30am
Note: The above calendar is subject to change (in terms of the exact dates we cover specific topics and the chapters on exams). However, you may consider the exam dates to be quite firm.