WESTERN UNIVERSITY
LONDON
CANADA
Department of Psychology
2014-2015
Psychology 2660A Section 001
Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology
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, 2061
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 requisites 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 and Phone Number:
Office Hours:
Email:
Dr. John Meyer
8411 SSC; (519) 661-3679
Thursday, 10:30 – 11:30 am or by appointment
meyer@uwo.ca
Teaching Assistant:
Office:
Office Hours:
Email:
Jose Espinoza
8424A SSC
Wednesday, 1:00 – 2:00 pm or by appointment
jespinoz@uwo.ca
Time and Location of Lectures: Rm. HSB 236; Tuesday 9:30 – 11:20 & Thursday 9:30 – 10:20
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 and practice of I/O psychology. Discussion will focus on the critical evaluation of
theory and research in major topics 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 the University of Western Ontario grading guidelines, which are as
follows (see http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/general/grades_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
The course will be divided into two major sections – one focusing on research methods and
industrial psychology, and the other on organizational psychology. For each of the two sections there
will be a multiple choice quiz worth 15% of the final grade and one multiple choice and short-answer
test worth 35%. The two quizzes and the first test will be held during regular class meetings (see
below) and the second test will be held during the December examination period (date and time to
be announced). The two quizzes will cover text and lecture material from the first part of the
respective sections. The tests will cover all of the material in the respective sections with a heavier
weighting on material not covered in the quiz.
6.0 TEST AND EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Quiz/Test
Weight
Date
Format
Material Covered (Reading & Lecture)*
Quiz #1
15%
Thurs. Oct. 2
MC
Sept. 4 to Sept. 30 (Chs. 1 – 5)
Test #1
35%
Tues. Oct. 21
MC & SA
Sept. 4 to Oct. 16 (Chs. 1 – 7)
Quiz #2
15%
Thurs. Nov. 13
MC
Oct. 23 to Nov. 11 (Chs. 8; 10, 12)
Test #2
35%
Dec. exam period MC & SA
Oct. 23 to Dec. 2 (Chs. 8 – 13)
* Content from text and lectures will be approximately equal. Lectures will include content from the
text, but will also introduce new material.
7.0 LECTURE SCHEDULE
Date
Topic
Required Reading
Sept. 4, 9
Introduction
Ch. 1
Sept. 9, 11
Research Methods in I/O Psychology
Ch. 2
Sept. 16, 18
Criteria: Standards for Decision Making
Ch. 3
Sept. 23, 25, 30
Employee Selection
Chs. 4 & 5
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Quiz #1
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Oct. 7, 9
Training & Development
Ch. 6
Oct. 14, 16
Performance Management
Ch. 7
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Test #1
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Oct. 23, 28
Organizations
Ch. 8 (pp. 249-270 are
optional)
Oct. 28, Nov. 4
Work Motivation
Ch. 12
Nov. 6, 11
Attitudes & Behaviour
Ch. 10
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Quiz #2
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Nov. 18
Teams & Teamwork
Ch. 9
Nov. 20, 25
Leadership
Ch. 13
Nov. 27, Dec.2
Workplace Psychological Health
Ch. 11
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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
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 The University of Western Ontario
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.