Instructor: Clair Reynolds, M.S. Time & Location: Wednesday 7:00-9:30 pm; Phone: 217-898-6092 (Do not call unless you have set-up an appointment via email first) E-mail: Reynoldscla@mst.edu Office Hours: By appointment (between 3-5:30 pm on Wed. if possible, but any time by appointment is fine) Required Readings Jex, S., & Britt, T. (2014). Organizational psychology: A scientist-practitioner approach (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley ISBN: 978-1-118-72407-1 Additional articles and readings provided by instructor on Blackboard. Useful text: APA. (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed.). See also Required Materials A headset with microphone is required for all distance students. Additionally, access to SPSS or another statistical program that you are comfortable with (e.g., SAS, R, STATA) is necessary. It may be possible to use Excel, but analyses may be a little difficult to maneuver in excel. Course Description & Learning Objectives This course will provide you with an advanced understanding of human behavior at work. More specifically, this is a course that examines the science, methods, and practice of Organizational Psychology. You will be exposed to the ways in which psychological principles are used to describe, understand, and predict how individuals and groups behave in organizations, and how this knowledge can be applied to enhance the effectiveness of the workplace. Course seminars will be structured around theoretical and applied research in each topic area. Students will be expected to practically and theoretically apply what they learn in class through class discussion questions, article facilitations, and a final paper involving analysis of a related dataset. After completing this course, students will: Have a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of Organizational Psychology Demonstrate the ability to apply theoretical arguments and research findings from the Organizational Psychology literature to practical workplace issues and situations Be able to draw connections across topic areas towards development of a more holistic approach to the field
Week 1: 1/20 Introduction/Syllabus Organizational Science Roberts et al., 1978* Instructor Lecture Week 2: 1/27 Research Methods & Data Analyses J&B Chp. 2 Chan, 1998 Grant & Wall, 2008 Spector, 1994 Instructor Lecture Overview of SPSS Week 3: 2/3 Job Satisfaction; Employee Engagement Harter et al., 2002 Saks, 2006 Judge et al., 2001 J&B Chp. 8 Discussion Questions; Article Facilitations Week 4: 2/10 Organizational Commitment; Organizational Trust/Identification J&B Chp. 8, con’t. Van Knippenberg & Sleebos, 2006 Meyer et al., 2002 Six & Sorge, 2008 Discussion Questions; Article Facilitations Week 5: 2/17 Organizational Justice Colquitt et al., 2013 Colquitt & Zipay, 2015 Bowen et al., 1999 Gilliland, 1993 Discussion Questions; Article Facilitations Week 6: 2/24 Organizational Citizenship Behaviors Bolino et al., 2012 Podsakoff et al., 2000 Podsakoff et al., 2009 J&B Chp. 5 Discussion Questions; Article Facilitations Week 7: 3/2 Proactive Behavior; Creativity Anderson et al., 2014 Bindl & Parker, 2011 Parker & Collins, 2010 Ohly & Fritz, 2010 Discussion Questions; Article Facilitations Week 8: 3/9 CWBs (including absenteeism & bullying) J&B Chp. 6 Spector et al., 2006 Berry et al., 2012 Neilsen & Einarsen, 2012 Discussion Questions; Article Facilitations Week 9: 3/16 Stressors & Strains Rodell & Judge, 2009 Krischer et al., 2010 Kelly et al., 2008 Boswell & 2007 (skim) J&B Chp. 7 Discussion Questions; Article Facilitations Week 10: 3/23 Presentation 1 All pairs present SPRING BREAK No Class – Have fun!