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Industrial & Organizational Psychology
MGMT 306 / PSYC 306
Monday & Wednesday 17:00PM-18:15
Spring 2014
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Instructor:
Office:
Phone:
Email:
Office Hours:
Bing Chun Lin, Ph.D.
CAS 201
0212-338-1632
bclin@ku.edu.tr
Monday 9:00-11:00
Teaching Assistants:
Office Hours:
Cemre Sandal
csandal@ku.edu.tr
Ceyda Ozkuvanci
cozkuvanci@ku.edu.tr
By appointment
Course Description
Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology is a discipline of psychology that applies psychological
principles, theory, and research to the work setting. This discipline is often divided into two foci: (1) the
study of human attributes relevant to work and those methods used to measure these attributes (i.e.,
Industrial Psychology), and (2) the study of human reactions to the work context (i.e., Organizational
Psychology). Both foci seek to predict, maintain, and increase work performance and satisfaction. This
course will provide students an overview of both Industrial and Organizational Psychology topics,
placing a heavy emphasis on understanding the work topics, and applying each topic to the modern
workplace.
Course Objectives
1. Review the discipline of I-O Psychology, including main topics, scholars, and theories in the field.
2. Gain introductory understanding of the research methods used to study humans in organizational settings.
3. Learn how findings from I-O Psychology can be applied as solutions to organizational problems.
Required Text
Landy, F., & Conte, J. (2010). Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and
Organizational Psychology. (3rd ed.)
Supplemental Text
Bowe, J., Bowe, M., & Streeter, S. (Eds.). (2000). Gig: Americans talk about their jobs. New York, NY:
Three Rivers Press.
II. CLASS POLICIES
Instructor’s Expectations
1. Availability of Lecture Material
I will teach primarily using Microsoft PowerPoint, and students can expect me to distribute these prior
to class. However, to promote attendance, I will omit significant portions of information from these
“skeleton slides,” and I expect you to take notes in class to complete these slides.
2. Attend Class
Although attendance is not required in this course, it is strongly encouraged. Information used to create
the exams will be derived from the lectures and activities assigned during class. It is strongly
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recommended that you find study partner(s) early in the quarter so in the event you must miss class, you
will have the information that you missed.
3. Read the Text
While lectures will not be derived solely from the textbook, the textbook provides students with a basis
for understanding the lecture and participating in class activities. Because exams are largely built based
on materials discussed in class, neglecting to read the textbook will adversely influence your grade, and
potentially the grades of your colleagues because of your non-contribution to class discussion.
4. Be Professional
 Cellular phones must either be turned off, or on silent mode
 Be punctual in your attendance and when you turn in your assignments
 Be punctual to scheduled meetings with me
 Be courteous to me and to your fellow students
 If you email me, please use full sentences, and appropriate grammar
Students’ Expectations
1. Reasonable Accommodations
Students can expect that I will remain professional and accommodating, so long as accommodations
sought are within the parameters of this syllabus. This means I can meet with you to discuss course
content that is unclear – I will not meet with you to re-teach material discussed in class.
2. Study Guides
I will provide short study guides after each topic area we cover in class. These will only be given to
students who attend the particular class. If you do not attend class or leave prior to my distribution of the
study guide, I will not provide you a copy of the guide. This is to promote attendance and participation
in class and reduce procrastination. Students who attend class deserve an advantage on exams. However,
please note that I will NOT provide a comprehensive study guide before each exam.
3. Make-Ups
If you need to make up an exam, you must email me in advance with the reason for your inability to take
the exam on the scheduled date. Eligibility for make-ups will be determined on a case-by-case basis, and
make-up exams must be taken within a week before or after the scheduled date. Quizzes and group
projects cannot be made-up for any reason.
4. Instructor Availability
I am committed to facilitating your learning of course material. However, instructing this course is not
my sole professional responsibility. Nonetheless, you can generally expect me to take less than 24 hours
to respond to your email (depending on content). If you schedule a meeting with me outside of office
hours, and are not present within 10 minutes of the scheduled time, you will need to re-schedule the
appointment with me.
III. GRADING
Your grade will consist of the following: exams (50%), pop quizzes (20%) and a group project (30%).
1. Exams
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You will take three exams throughout the semester: two mid-term exams and one final. Exams will
consist solely of multiple choice questions (50 questions each). Because each exam is worth a
substantial portion of your grade, it is highly recommended that you study frequently (e.g. 30 minutes
before each class). Exam content will cover both class and reading material, thus it is imperative that
you attend class and commit to reading the textbook.
2. Pop Quizzes
You will take three (unannounced) pop quizzes throughout the quarter. Your lowest pop quiz grade will
be dropped. Because the quizzes will be unannounced, they will be easier (relative to the exams), and
will only cover lecture material. It is recommended that you use your performance on the quiz as a
barometer for your comprehension of the lecture material. If you fail to take the quiz, you will receive a
0, and will not have an opportunity to make-up the quiz grade.
3. Group Project
This project will require you to apply your knowledge of I-O Psychology to a real organization. I have
randomly assigned each member of the class to a team (rosters can be found in section V). Your group
will pick one narrative from Bowe et al’s Gig (2000), discuss the problems with the organization, and
propose specific strategies to solve these problems using I-O Psychology topics in the form of both a
paper (20%) and a 15-minute presentation (10%). Groups must select their narrative and notify the TAs
by 24-Feb.
Papers must be typed using APA format, stapled, and physically turned in to the professor by 7-May at
17:00. Electronic submissions of the assignments, late assignments, and unstapled assignments will
NOT be accepted. Additionally, presentations are scheduled from 28-April to 7-May, and presentations
should not exceed 15 minutes.
While each group will receive a certain number of points for their project, each individual will receive
their own unique group project grade. This unique group project grade will be based on group members’
perceptions of each student’s contributions to the final project as rated on the Group Member
Evaluation Form. This is designed to reduce social loafing and increase equity amongst group
members. The Group Member Evaluation Form is due on 7-May, and should be turned in with the
group project paper.
Mid-Term Exam 1= 15%
Mid-Term Exam 2 = 15%
Final Exam = 20%
Group Project = 30%
Quiz 1 = 10%
Quiz 2 = 10%
IV. ACADEMIC HONESTY
Honesty and trust are important to all of us as individuals. Students and faculty adhere to the following
principles of academic honesty at Koc University.
1. Individual accountability for all individual work, written or oral. Copying from others or
providing answers or information, written or oral, to others is cheating.
2. Proper acknowledgment of original author. Copying from another student's paper or from
another text without written acknowledgment is plagiarism.
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3. Collaborate in teams only when authorized. Unauthorized help from another person or having
someone else write one's paper or assignment is collusion.
Cheating, plagiarism, and collusion are serious offenses resulting in an F grade and disciplinary action.
Honesty and trust are important values to Koc University students and faculty. I enforce Koc University
regulations concerning academic integrity to its fullest extent. Cheating, plagiarism, and collusion are
NOT to be tolerated. I would also like to attract your attention to the following unacceptable behavior:
extensive quoting (exceeding max. of one page) even if you cite the reference, submitting the same or
similar paper or project as you prepare(d) for another course this semester or in previous years,
submitting the same or similar paper or project that was prepared by someone else in previous years. If
academic honesty of a group member is questioned, all group members will be affected by the incident
to the same extent. Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that members in your team adhere to the
above rules.
V. GROUP ROSTERS
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NAME
1
2
3
4
5
6
DURU ÖZBAŞ
HÜMA MELODİ ÇOLAKOĞLU
VOLKAN GÜNEY KURU
OZAN CEM ARSLAN
MARION DUMOLIN
MELDA ÖZTÜRK
ALEKSANDAR CUKIC
SERRA KÜPÇÜOĞLU
ZEYNEP SANDAL
GİZEM ÜLKER
YAĞMUR HAZAL ŞEN
LARA HERZOGENRATH
BERNA SARIMURAT
DARKO MARKOVIC
DİLA KARA
JEANNE VOIRY
ŞADİYE PÜRNUR DİKBAŞ
ROMY VAN KUIJK
ZÜBEYDE ECE KURAL
AYSU ERKOL
BERNA AKER
NİLAY ERBAY
CESY ANCEL ŞERİTÇİOĞLU
DAFNE BENBANASTE
ASLI BAYKAL
BEGÜM AKDENİZ
DENİZ ÖZSOY
MİRAY ŞENOL
İDİL BOSTAN
BERRAK AYDOĞAN
KARDELEN ÖZTÜRK
MERVE ÖNDER
#
NAME
7
EMILIE LECLERC
ERGİN EGELİ
GIULIA TROMBI
MERİÇ EZBERCİ
HANDE ALTILAR
EKİN SEÇİNTİ
8
9
10
11
12
EZGİ AYDOĞDU
SENA KARSLIOĞLU
DENİZ BAKAR
SELİN ERDEM
MEHMET FATİH ÇAMLI
OSMAN ÇELİK
SEDA ERUSLU
SELİN ACAR
YAĞIZ MURAT YILMAZ
AYŞEGÜL YÜCEL
ÖYKÜ TÜRKER
CEYLİN PETEK ERTEKİN
EYLÜL AKSU
CANSU ALVER
TEKİN ÖZTEKİN
BATIKAN ERDOĞAN
DURİYE DAMLA SEVGİ
ECEM ASLAN
EZGİ ASLANTEKİN
CEREN TOPALOĞLU
BERİL ÜNAL
ELEONORE MAGNIN
JULIETTE WAYMEL
MAZZOLENI JULIA
AYŞE KESEN
RAVİT HALEVA
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VI. PROJECTED COURSE SCHEDULE
WEEK 1
3-Feb
5-Feb
WEEK 2
10-Feb
12-Feb
WEEK 3
17-Feb
19-Feb
WEEK 4
24-Feb
26-Feb
WEEK 5
3-Mar
5-Mar
WEEK 6
10-Mar
12-Mar
WEEK 7
17-Mar
19-Mar
WEEK 8
24-Mar
26-Mar
WEEK 9
31-Mar
2-Apr
WEEK 10
7-Apr
9-Apr
WEEK 11
14-Apr
16-Apr
WEEK 12
21-Apr
23-Apr
WEEK 13
28-Apr
30-Apr
WEEK 14
5-May
7-May
WEEK 15
12-May
14-May
INTRODUCTION TO I-O PSYCHOLOGY
L&C Chapter 1
RESEARCH METHODS IN I-O PSYCHOLOGY
L&C Chapter 2 & 3
JOB ANALYSIS
L&C Chapter 4
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
L&C Chapter 5
SELECTION/STAFFING DECISIONS
L&C Chapter 6
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
L&C Chapter 7
MIDTERM EXAM 1: Research Methods & Industrial Psychology (19-Mar)
MOTIVATION AT WORK
L&C Chapter 8
ATTITUDES, EMOTIONS, AND WORK
L&C Chapter 9
SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
STRESS AND WORKER WELL-BEING
L&C Chapter 10
LEADERSHIP
L&C Chapter 12
PRESENTATIONS (6 GROUPS)
PRESENTATIONS (6 GROUPS) | Group Project Papers due (7-May)
MIDTERM EXAM 2: Organizational Psychology (14-May)
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Group Member Evaluation Form
Name: ________________________________
Group # ____
INSTRUCTIONS: Please reflect on your group work this past quarter, paying particular attention to
each member’s contribution to the project and assign each group member a grade out of 10. I will take
the average of all teammate ratings of each student, and adjust each student’s group project grade based
on these ratings. If you have 3 teammates, you have 30 points to distribute amongst your group
members. If you have 2 teammates, you have 20 points to distribute amongst your group members.
Please complete this form and turn it in on 7-May.
-SAMPLENames of students
Your name: Normal Student
Teammate 1: BAD TEAMMATE
Explain: Missed 3 of the 4 meetings, did not respond to emails, rarely
Contribution (out of 10)
-5/10
volunteered to help, and did not do tasks that were assigned.
Teammate 2: GREAT TEAMMATE
Explain: Set agendas for all meetings, frequently volunteered to cover
15/10
for BAD when he missed assignments, and quality of work was high.
Teammate 3: AVERAGE–1 TEAMMATE
Explain: Did what was asked of her, but no more. Attended all but 1
10/10
meeting (but had a valid excuse). Quality of work was average.
Teammate 4: AVERAGE-2 TEAMMATE
Explain: Attended all meetings, did what was asked, but did not
10/10
really participate in project planning. Quality of work was average.
Total Points Distributed
40/40
-ACTUALNames of students
Your name:
Teammate 1: ______________________
Explain:
Contribution (out of 10)
--
/10
Teammate 2: ______________________
Explain:
/10
Teammate 3: ______________________
Explain:
/10
Total Points Distributed
/30