Psy 4753 Industrial Psychology Mendoza
Instructor: Dr. Jorge L. Mendoza
Office: 736 Dale Hall,
Psychology
Phone: 325-4568
Office Hours: Wed. 9-11a.m.
Website: http://www.ou.edu/faculty/M/Jorge.L.Mendoza-1
Textbooks: 1. Applied
Industrial/Organizational Psychology 3rd Ed., by Aamodt
2. Basic Organizational Behavior (2nd
) by Schmerhorn, Hunt, & Osborn
Recommended
Textbook:
1.
Out of the Crisis by Deming
2.
Management Mistakes & Successes by Hartley
(Several
chapters from these books will be assigned.
Copies of the chapters will be available at the Reference Desk of the
Library.)
Basic
Course Description: This course is a survey of research, theories, and
practices of industrial/Organizational psychology. Many topics important to I/O psychology will be covered including
personnel selection, criteria development, testing, job analysis, performance
appraisals, work teams, quality and productivity, employee motivation, job
satisfaction, and leadership. Students
are expected to read the material on time, to participate in group
exercises, to be involved in class discussions, and to view and analyze
the films assigned. If I feel that the
students are coming to class unprepared for the assigned exercises, I reserve
the right to quiz you over the material. By the way, most of my students feel
that my tests are hard. I encourage to
study hard and to come to class. I
usually give 10 points to each student for participating in the class
exercises. You can=t makeup these points, so
please show up for the exercises.
Grading: The course grade will be based on:
Three tests
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 300 pts.
Class participation
(exercises.)>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -130 pts.
Paper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 pts.
Presentation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
20 pts.
What does "academic
integrity" mean?
Academic
integrity means honesty and responsibility in scholarship. Professors have to
obey rules of honest scholarship and so do students. Here are the basic
assumptions about academic work at the University of Oklahoma:
(1)
Students attend OU in order to learn and grow.
(2) Academic assignments exist for the sake of this goal. (3) Grades exist to show how fully the goal
is attained. (4) Thus, all work and all
grades should result from the student's own effort to learn and grow. Academic
work completed any other way is pointless, and grades obtained any other way
are fraudulent.
Academic
integrity means understanding and respecting these basic truths, without which
no university can exist. Academic misconduct -- "cheating" -- is not
just "against the rules." It violates the assumptions at the heart of
all learning. It destroys the mutual trust and respect that should exist
between student and professor. Finally, it is unfair to students who earn their
grades honestly.
How
do I know what counts as "academic misconduct"?
The
"Academic Misconduct Code" describes in detail a student's rights and
responsibilities as a member of the OU academic community. (Rules and
procedures are somewhat different for the Health Sciences Center, the College
of Law, and courses offered off-campus). The Code defines academic misconduct
simply as any act which improperly affects the evaluation of a student's
academic performance or achievement. Just as professionals are expected to know
the rules of their profession, students have to know what counts as misconduct.
Claiming ignorance of the rules is not a defense. So when in doubt, check the Provost
website at www.ou.edu/studentcode. By the way, "Academic misconduct
includes but is not limited to cheating (e.g., looking on another person's exam
or allowing them to look on yours), plagiarism, collusion, the submission for
credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to
another person (i.e., copying someone else's work, allowing someone to do your
papers or take your exams for you), taking an examination for another person,
any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit
such acts. Please read this section in
your Student Handbook or on the OU website."
Disabilities If you have a disability that may prevent you from
fully demonstrating your abilities, contact me personally as soon as possible so
we can discuss reasonable accommodations necessary to ensure full participation
and facilitate your educational opportunity.
The Instructor- Dr. Mendoza earned his B.S. in
1970 from the University of Illinois, majoring in Psychology. He earned his M.S. and Ph. D., in 1974, from the University of Oklahoma. After graduating, Dr. Mendoza taught
Statistics, Measurement, and Industrial Psychology at the University of Georgia
for ten years. In 1984, he moved to
Texas A & M University, in College Station, Texas, where he taught until he
returned to Oklahoma in 1990. Dr.
Mendoza has published articles in statistics, industrial psychology, and
measurement. These articles have
appeared in many journals including the Journal of Applied Psychology,
Psychological Bulletin, Psychometrika, Personnel Psychology, Psychological
Methods and The Journal of the American Statistical Association. He was also Chair of the Psychology
Department from 1991 to 1994. In
addition, he is one of the founders of the Industrial/Organizational Program at
OU.
Dates to Remember:
Paper is Due on Tuesday,
April 29 at class time. However, if you wish you can turn in the paper the week
before.
Final: Tuesday, May 6,
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
More
on the ProjectB The project can be
an individual effort, or it can be a group endeavor in which students share the
work. In fact, I encourage you to work in small groups to discuss ideas and
share resources. Whether you work
individually or in a group, you are expected to be actively involved in the
project and write your own paper. The project can take many forms.
It can be an empirical study that you conduct during the semester, or a
review paper covering any topic of industrial/organizational psychology that
you are interested in.
The
paper should be eight to ten double-spaced typewritten pages and follow APA
style with title page, abstract, introduction, discussion, conclusion, and
references. The paper must go beyond what was covered in class and rely on
references beyond the textbooks.
Remember that this is an upper-level undergraduate class. So, I expect you to search the literature,
read it, and struggle with the pertinent constructs. At least seven to ten solid references are needed to cover any
topic with any degree of depth. The
complete paper is due on the first day of the last week of class.
In
addition, you will be given the opportunity to present your paper during the
last week of class. If you decide to present
the paper for extra credit, your presentation should take 10-15 min. Again, the project can
cover any topic in industrial or organizational psychology of interest to
you. Next you will find examples of
possible topics for your paper.
