Industrial/Organization Psychology, Chapter 11
I/O Role Play
You will be jump-starting a project on Psychology Careers, particularly those in I/O
(Industrial/Organizational) Psychology. The project will be due and presented in either May 7th
(Wednesday) or May 8th (Thursday), depending on your class period.
In groups of no more than 4 people, you select one of the following careers:



Personnel psychologist
Organizational psychologist
Human Factor (Engineering) psychologist
Once you have selected the career, you will want to do the following:
1. RESEARCH
- Use the computer lab to research the job description of your psychologist (what are
the things he/she does at work?).
- Take notes; send emails to yourself so you have the details
2. BRAINSTORM
- Discuss with group members and decide on what company environment, employer
(leader or manager), and employees would be a good stage to showcase your
psychologists’ task.
- Imagine a day in the life of your psychologist and start drafting a script
-
Advice: try looking at companies’ advertisement hiring the specific psychologist. It will tell you the
necessary qualification and job description in more specific context (e.g., www.indeed.com)
Take notes; take pictures or send emails
3. WRITE A SCRIPT
- The script should take 10-15 minutes to present
- The script should describe and show some part(s) of the psychologists daily job
- There is no strict form; however, a good script would delineate roles to all members
and clearly let the audience know “when what where how” things are happening.
- Format example: drama/theater skit, video film, music video, PowerPoint
Presentation, Prezi, storytelling…
SCRIPT EXAMPLE :
Janet is a personnel psychologist. She graduated from Columbia University with a PhD in
industrial/organizational psychology and has been working in the field for 5 years.
Janet currently works full-time for the Bureau of Examinations in New York City’s Department
of Administrative services. The Bureau must determine how to evaluate the fitness of candidates
seeking employment by the City. It is also responsible for developing, validating, administering
and scoring competitive civil service examinations.
His/her duties include:
-
Assisting the Bureau in job analysis (review the method and procedure)
Test development, validation, administration and scoring
Analyze the job analysis data, as well as candidate test performance data
Train professional staff
Provide input into the Bureau’s computer-based test delivery and scoring
systems.
Janet has been working on training the personnel for the last few days. The training involves
selecting candidates for training, developing the method of training, and measuring the
effectiveness by assessing employees’ knowledge before and after training. Here’s how her day
went today… (varied crazy fun interactions with Bureau personnel ensues)
*You will need a different format script depending on your project type (e.g., skit will include
more dialogue and presentation should have more visuals)
Industrial/Organization Psychology, Chapter 11
I/O Role Play Grading Rubric
Student Name(s): _________________________________________________________
Class Period: ______

Research & Script (in your script you have included…)





General job description of your psychologist
Background information relevant to the job (e.g., education, courses taken, work experience)
Current workplace, company environment, employers and employees
Specific job description of your psychologist (describe one or two aspect of the job in detail)
Presentation





Generally took 10-15 minutes
Accurate description of one of the three psychologists (personnel, engineering, organizational)
Describes the specific psychologists’ daily work in detail
All group members have a role in the script/presentation
The format of the presentation is well planned/creative/aesthetically pleasing
Project Punctuality
____
Project is on Time (10 Points)
____
Project is Late (No Points for Preparation)
Project Content
Grading Category: Preparation
Grading Category: Critical Thinking
Advanced- A Grade: All of proficient standards are met as well as the following:
____
Shows quality craftsmanship, attention to detail, time and effort in presentation
____
Highly creative ideas in the script
____
Information goes beyond recounting the facts to show a thorough assessment of how the daily
routine/task of the psychologist would be conducted
Proficient- B Grade
____
Shows time and effort
____
Well researched
____
Clear and concise
____
Student shows comprehension of the topics
____
All of the information is in student’s own words
Basic- C Grade
____
____
Meets 2-3 of the proficiency standards or
Meets all standards for only part of the project.
Below Basic- D Grade
____
Meets 1-2 of the proficiency standards or
____
Meets 2-3 standards for only part of the project.
Far Below Basic – F Grade
____
The project is incomplete or incomprehensible.
____
Includes content that has been plagiarized and/or falsified
If you finish early, YouTube has great videos on interview tips and techniques:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqeghm8Uut8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epcc9X1aS7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ucmfPOBV8
And also a TED talk on how leaders inspire action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4
Alternatively, study for the test on Friday using Quizlet:
http://quizlet.com/16281671/psychology-myers-9th-edition-chapter-11-motivation-work-flashcards/