~ Orientation~
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
M.A. Program
I-O Faculty:
Steven Kass (and Department Chair)
Valerie Morganson
Sherry Schneider
Stephen Vodanovich
Kristina Bauer
Sample Course Schedule (Year 1)
• Fall (9 credits)
– Advanced Organizational Psychology
– Training
– Statistics (Special Topics; STA 5166)
• Spring (9 credits)
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Research Design
Ethical Issues in I-O Psychology
Personnel Selection
Methods in Personnel
• Summer (9 credits)
– Human Factors
– Elective
– Elective
Sample Course Schedule (Year 2)
• Fall (9 credits)
– Organizational Change & Development
– Legal Issues in I-O Psychology
– Group Dynamics
• Spring (6 credits)
– Internship, Thesis or TeRP
• Summer (1 credit)
– Internship or Thesis/TeRP if necessary
Some Electives:
• Advanced Social Psychology
• Advanced Sensation & Perception
• Practicum
• Regression/Other Statistics
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Developmental Psychology
• Advanced Cognitive Psychology
I-O Curriculum: http://uwf.edu/cas/cas-departments/psychology/graduate-studentresources/industrial-organizational-requirements/
How to Succeed in Graduate School
• Stay on top of assignments (Time
management)
– Read assignments before class meets
– Start writing assignments early
– Focus on learning, not on grades
• Participate in class!!!
– Interaction is a crucial part of learning
• Get involved
– Help out in research, get to know the
faculty, join SHRM, start something,
do a practicum
How to Succeed in Graduate School
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Be aware of deadlines
Attend internship presentations
Find a Thesis/TeRP topic or
Start your internship search early
Ask questions in class and out
– Try to do more than minimum course
requirements
– Meet regularly with your advisor
Steps in Doing an Internship
1.
Start looking early, but submit applications
no later than fall semester of 2nd year [join
UWF I-O Group on LinkedIn, network via
SHRM’]
2. Submit application (with resumé) to
I-O coordinator
3. Register for internship hours
(Internship course)
4. Get internship approved by your
committee
• Ask for help from all faculty
• Get approval signatures
Steps in Doing an Internship
5. Work 600 hours (supervisor
verifies/evaluates)
6. Answer integrative questions (4)
7. Presentation and Defense
8. Final paper approved by committee
General Deadlines: Initial draft of internship paper submitted
by the end of week 11; faculty provides feedback by end of
week 12; final version submitted by end of week 13; internship
presentation and oral defense completed during weeks 14 and
15.
~ Integrative Paper ~
Purpose: To integrate internship experience with relevant psychological
literature, including what you learned in classes.
Requirements: Answer four questions about your experiences at your
internship site in the following areas:
1) Organizational Psychology, 2) Personnel Selection, 3) Organizational
Change & Development, and 4) one from any of the following
areas: Training and Development, Legal Issues, or
Research Methods/Statistics
Each question has a 5-page limit and the paper has a
minimum of 20 references (5 per question)
Grading: Each question is graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
Passing grades must be received on all questions.
Questions that receive a “Fail” mark must be revised
based on feedback from your committee, and then receive
a passing grade.
Steps in Doing a Thesis and TeRP
1. Identify general topic of interest
2. Select committee
– Usually summer after 1st year.
– 2 members of Psych faculty (at least 1 in I/O)
3. Proposal Defense (Lit. review, methods,
expected results)
4. IRB approval
- Must take “protection of human subjects”
training” (online)
* Thesis: http://uwf.edu/cas/casdepartments/psychology/graduate-student-resources/thesiscapstone/
** TeRP: http://uwf.edu/cas/casdepartments/psychology/graduate-student-resources/terp-
Steps in Doing a Thesis/TeRP
5. Data collection, analysis, write up
6. Defense
7. Thesis Routing (Committee, Department
Chair, Dean’s Office, Office of Research and
Grad Studies, Library)
TeRP Routing (Committee, Department
Chair).
Important Forms (most are located on line). See:
http://uwf.edu/cas/cas-departments/psychology/graduate-studentresources/policies-forms-and-links/
Scroll down to I-O Concentration
– Internship application (get first part of
application submitted before you search for
your internship, and last part signed before
you start work)
– Internship Field Supervisor Evaluation
(due at completion of internship)
– Internship/Thesis Completion (to be
completed after defense)
Also, need to complete the Application for
Graduation (due the semester before you
graduate)
Faculty Research Interests
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Steven Kass, PhD (Human Factors): http://uwf.edu/skass/
Driver safety, Situation Awareness/Spatial Abilities, Attention, Motion sickness
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Valerie Morganson, Ph.D. (I-O)
https://sites.google.com/site/valeriemorganson/valeriej.morganson
Work-Life, Gender, Diversity, Telework, Work Climate
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Kristina Bauer, PhD (I-O): https://sites.google.com/site/kbauer1013/
Self-Regulated Learning including Motivation and
Goal-Setting, Transfer of Training, Technology-Enabled
Instruction
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Sherry Schneider, PhD (Social):
http://uwf.edu/sschneider/
Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social Identity Theory,
Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship
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Stephen Vodanovich, PhD (I-O):
http://uwf.edu/svodanov/vodanovich.html
Boredom, Workaholism, EEO Law