Advanced Organizational Psychology
SOP 6669
Instructor: Dr. Steve
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00am – 12:15pm
Room: 41/115
Texts: Organizational Psychology: A
Scientist-Practitioner Approach, Jex, Wiley
Psychological Dimensions of Organizational Behavior,
Staw, Prentice Hall
Purpose: This course is intended to
provide the student with an overview of the area of Organizational
Psychology. This course emphasizes the
psychological research, theories, and principles of organizational psychology. However, the application of research and
principles will be discussed as well. This is a seminar course and as such is
expected to be highly interactive and a chance for students to share what
they've learned from researching individual topics.
Requirements:
Discussion leader: Each student will be asked to select a topic (see schedule) in
which they will lead the class discussion.
I will lead the discussion on the first half of the topic covering
information in the Jex textbook and students will lead the discussion regarding
the readings in the Staw book. In addition
to the assigned readings, the student discussion leader may choose to provide
additional material, such as other literature, videos, overheads,
demonstrations, or classroom exercises.
This is not intended to be a lecture from the text, but rather a discussion
of the material. Learning exercises are
encouraged, but should be kept to a maximum of 30 minutes and should augment,
not substitute for, discussion on the topic.
You should prepare a few questions to ask the class that will stimulate
discussion and/or prepare an exercise, survey, or supplemental reading
(provided to students prior to class meeting).
You may consult with me for ideas (I have some exercises I can
share). Creativity is strongly
encouraged. The idea is to make the
topic stimulating and promote learning.
Paper:
Students will be expected to write a paper (no more than 12 pages of
text with at least 8 references) typed in APA format (version 5) with headings
appropriate for term papers (not research studies). A limited number of web references are okay to use, but they do
not count toward the minimum of 8. The paper is NOT intended to be a research
proposal, but rather a literature review (particularly of recent literature) of
a topic of interest to you. The paper
will be on any topic of your choice covered during the course or by permission.
Exams:
Students will complete 3 exams addressing only those topics covered in
the textbooks and assigned readings.
You will not be tested on any material covered in discussion that did
not also appear in the texts. Both
exams will be essay format and will ask both applied and conceptual questions.
Class Participation: Students will be expected to have read and taken notes on the
readings prior to coming to class and actively participate in the
discussion. Classmates (and I) will grade each student’s participation at the
end of the semester. I have been known to give pop quizzes when I feel that
students may not be reading the assignments.
Seminar-style classes do not work well without complete cooperation of
the students. When students cooperate,
the class is stimulating, fun, and rewarding, but when they do not it limits
the learning potential and becomes tedious to both students and me. This class will be what you make of it.
Grading: The three exams will each count for 20% of your grade (60%
total). The paper will account for
20%. You will also be graded on your ability
to lead the classroom discussion for your assigned week (10%)(see evaluation
form). The final 10% of your grade
will come from class participation determined by your average participation
ratings(form).
Date
|
Topic |
Jex
|
Staw |
Readings |
Disc
leader |
|
8/27 |
Class
Intro |
|
|
|
|
|
8/29 |
Intro to
Org Psychology |
1 |
|
|
Dr. Steve |
|
9/3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/5 |
Attraction
and Socialization |
3 |
9, 23 |
* |
Shannon |
|
9/10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/12 |
Productive
Behavior in Orgs |
4 |
33, 34 |
|
Randi |
|
9/17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/19 |
Job Sat
and Org Commit. |
5 |
6, 7, 8, |
|
Mellissa |
|
9/24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/26 |
Rainout!
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/1 |
Exam #1 |
|
|
|
|
|
10/3 |
Counterpro
Bhvr in Orgs |
6 |
10, 15,
19 |
* |
George |
|
10/8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/10 |
Occupational
Stress |
7 |
|
* |
Michelle |
|
10/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/17 |
Theories
of Motivation |
8 |
2, 3, 4 |
|
Sara |
|
10/22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/24 |
Leadership
and Influence Proc |
10 |
21, 28 |
|
Courtney |
|
10/29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/31 |
Exam #2 |
|
|
|
|
|
11/5 |
Intro to
Group Behavior |
11 |
20, 31 |
|
Liz |
|
11/7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/12 |
Group
Effectiveness |
12 |
30, 32 |
|
Nicolle |
|
11/14 |
Class
Activity: develop evals |
|
|
|
|
|
11/19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/21 |
Organizational
Culture |
15 |
25, 26 |
|
Lord |
|
11/26 |
Papers
Due
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/28 |
Thanksgiving |
|
|
|
|
|
12/3 |
Organizational
Change & Devel |
16 |
40 |
|
Sara S. |
|
12/5 |
Lecturer’s
Choice
Peer
Evaluations Due (form) |
TBA |
TBA
|
*
|
Dr.
Steve
|
|
12/10 |
Final
Exam Due (Study
Guide)
|
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Note: Schedule is subject to change at
instructor’s discretion.