PSYC 381: Psychology of Work Behavior

Dr. Mike Aamodt

Radford University

Fall, 2008

Course Syllabus

          Fall, 2008

Class Notes    

          September 04: Chapter 1: Introduction to I/O Psychology

          September 11: Chapter 2: Job Analysis and Job Evaluation

  September 18 & 25: Chapter 3: Legal Issues

        Rent-a-Center Discrimination Article

        Invasion of Privacy at Hooters

          October 2, 9, & 16: Chapter 4: Recruitment and Interviewing

                    Recruitment Notes (Oct 02)

                    Structured Interview Notes (Oct 02)

                    Resume Writing Notes (Oct 09)

              Fazoli's improves recruitment by going bilingual

              A profile of headhunter Alice Elliot

          October 23: Chapter 5: Employee Selection

                    Reference checking notes

                    Employee selection methods notes
     

                    Practice questions for the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

                    www.queendom.com/tests

                    www.quincyweb.net/quincy/psychology.html

          October 30: Chapter 7: Performance Appraisal
            
               
Performance Appraisal Notes

                    www.restaruant.org/legal/law_termination.cfm

         November 06: Chapter 8: Training

                     Training Notes

         November 13: Chapters 9 & 10: Satisfaction and Motivation

           November 20: Chapter 11: Organizational Communication

                Radio Shack terminates employees via email

         December 04: Chapters 12 & 13: Leadership and Group Behavior

         December 11: Chapters 14: Organization Development

Extra Credit Videos
   
Office Space - The best movie ever about life at work
     The Temp - A thriller that involves office politics.
      9 to 5 - Lots of good examples of things such as bad feedback and alternative working schedules
     Gung Ho - A great movie about cultural issues in the workplace.
     The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit - An old (1956) movie about ethics and organizational politics
     Clock Watchers - A decent movie involving motivation in the workplace
     Woman's World - An old (1954) movie about organizational politics. It is a good example of how "work used to be" 
     Clerks - A comedy about grocery clerks.

Web Links

      Practice Quizzes and Study Guides

       Links to Case Studies

      Human Resource Careers: Average Salaries

     History of I/O Psychology

      Human Resource Statistics

      I/O Psychology in Action

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