WESTERN UNIVERSITY
LONDON
CANADA
Department of Psychology
2014-2015
Psychology 2660B
Section 001
Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology
1.
1.0 CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
An introduction to the theories, methods, findings and applications of industrial and organizational
psychology. Topics to be covered include: personnel recruitment and selection, employee training and
development, performance appraisal, work attitudes and motivation, leadership and group processes, and
organizational design.
Antirequisite: Psychology 2060, 2061A/B
Antirequisites are courses that overlap sufficiently in content that only one can be taken for
credit. So if you take a course that is an antirequisite to a course previously taken, you will lose
credit for the earlier course, regardless of the grade achieved in the most recent course.
Prerequisite: At least 60% in a 1000 level Psychology course
3 lecture hours, 0.5 course
Unless you have either the prerequisites for this course or written special permission from your
Dean to enroll in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record.
This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that
you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.
2.0 COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor:
Office & Phone Number:
Office Hours:
Email:
Dr. Natalie Allen
Rm 8412 SSC 519 661-3013
Wednesday 11 – noon or by appointment
nallen@uwo.ca
Teaching Assistant:
Office:
Office Hours:
Email:
Jose Espinoza
Rm 8224A SSC
Wednesday 1-2 pm or by appointment
jespinoz@uwo.ca
Time and Location of Lectures:
Mondays 9:30-11:30 am
Wednesdays 9:30 – 10:30 am
Room 3022, Social Science Centre
If you or someone you know is experiencing distress, there are several resources here at Western to
assist you. Please visit: http://www.uwo.ca/uwocom/mentalhealth/ for more information on these
resources and on mental health.
Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or if you require any
other arrangements to make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Services
for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 519-661-2111 ext 82147 for any specific question regarding an
accommodation.
3.0 TEXTBOOK
th
Muchinsky, P.M. (2012), Psychology applied to work (10 Edition). Summerfield, NC: Hypergraphics
Press.
Student study materials are available at: http://www.psychologyappliedtowork.com/
4.0 COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of industrial and
organizational (I/O) psychology. Upon completion of the course, students should be familiar with both
the science an practice of I/O psychology. Discussion will focus on the critical evaluation of theory and
research in major areas of interest to I/O psychologists (e.g., personnel selection, performance
evaluation, motivation, leadership) as well as on the application of theory and research to improve
productivity and quality of work life.
5.0 EVALUATION
Although the Psychology Department does not require instructors to adjust their course grades to
conform to specific targets, the expectation is that course marks will be distributed around the following
averages:
70% 1000-level and 2000-level courses
72% 2100-2990 level courses
75% 3000-level
courses
80% 4000-level courses
The Psychology Department follows Western’s grading guidelines, which are as follows (see
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf
A+
A
B
C
D
F
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
50-59
below 50
One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level
Superior work that is clearly above average
Good work, meeting all requirements, and eminently satisfactory
Competent work, meeting requirements
Fair work, minimally acceptable
Fail
6.0 TEST AND EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Quiz/Test
Lectures
Weight
Date
Format
Material Covered: Reading &
Quiz #1
15%
Wed. Feb 4
MC
Jan. 5 – Feb. 2
Test #1
35%
Mon. March 2
MC & SA
Jan. 8 - Feb. 26 (Chs. 1 – 7)
Quiz #2
(Chs.10 – 12)
15%
Test #2
(Chs. 8 – 13)
35%
Wed. March 25 MC
April Exam Period
(Chs. 1 – 5)
Mar. 4 – Mar. 23
MC & SA
Mar. 4 – April 8
7.0 LECTURE SCHEDULE
Date
Topic
Jan. 5, 7
Required Reading
Introduction
Ch. 1
Jan. 7, 12
Research Methods in I/O Psychology
Ch. 2
Jan. 14, 19
Criteria: Standards for Decision Making
Ch. 3
Jan.
21, 26, 28, Feb 2 Employee Selection
Ch. 4 & 5
Feb. 4
Quiz #1
Feb. 9, 11
Training & Development
Feb. 23, 25
Ch. 6
Performance Management
March 2
Ch. 7
Test # 1
March 4, 9
Work Motivation
March 11, 16
Attitudes & Behaviour
March 18, 23
Psychological Health at Work
March 25
March 30
Ch. 12
Ch. 10
Ch. 11
Quiz #2
Teams & Teamwork
April 1, 6
Ch. 9
Leadership
Ch. 13
Apr. 6, 8
TBA
Organizations & Organizational Change
Test #2
8.0 STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC OFFENCES
Students are responsible for understanding the nature and avoiding the occurrence of plagiarism and
other scholastic offenses. Plagiarism and cheating are considered very serious offenses because they
undermine the integrity of research and education. Actions constituting a scholastic offense are
described at the following link:
http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/appealsundergrad.pdf
As of Sept. 1, 2009, the Department of Psychology will take the following steps to detect scholastic
offenses. All multiple-choice tests and exams will be checked for similarities in the pattern of responses
using reliable software, and records will be made of student seating locations in all tests and exams. All
Ch. 8
written assignments will be submitted to TurnItIn, a service designed to detect and deter plagiarism by
comparing written material to over 5 billion pages of content located on the Internet or in TurnItIn’s
databases. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the
reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the
system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between Western and
Turnitin.com (http://www.turnitin.com).
Possible penalties for a scholastic offense include failure of the assignment, failure of the course,
suspension from the University, and expulsion from the University.
9.0 OTHER INFORMATION
Office of the Registrar web site: http://registrar.uwo.ca
Student Development Services web site: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca
Please see the Psychology Undergraduate web site for information on the following:
http://psychology.uwo.ca/undergradresponsibilities.htm
- Policy on Cheating and Academic Misconduct
- Procedures for Appealing Academic Evaluations
- Policy on Attendance
- Policy Regarding Makeup Exams and Extensions of Deadlines
- Policy for Assignments
- Short Absences
- Extended Absences
- Documentation
- Academic Concerns
- 2014 Calendar References
No electronic devices, including cell phones, will be allowed during exams.