Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. Program Orientation I-O Faculty: Steve Kass, Grad Program Coordinator Rosemary Hays-Thomas Sherry Schneider Stephen Vodanovich Laura Koppes Bryan, School Director http://uwf.edu/psych/skass/i-o_orientation.ppt
Sample Course Schedule (year 1) Meet with advisor to develop degree plan that s right for you http://www.uwf.edu/psychology/courses Fall (10 credits) Research Design Adv Organizational Psychology Current Issues in I-O Psych Training & Development (E) Spring (9 credits) Personnel Selection & Appraisal Methods in Personnel (E) Ethical Issues in I-O Psych Individual Basis of Psychology (Develop.) Summer (9 credits) Biological Basis of Psychology (Cog Neuro) Statistics (Special Topics or Regression) Elective
Sample Course Schedule (year 2) Fall (9 credits) Org l Change & Development Acquired Basis of Psychology (Behavior Mod) Legal Issues in I-O Psychology (E) Thesis credits (if thesis route) Spring (6 credits) Internship* or Thesis and Elective Human Factors or Group Dynamics (E) Summer (1credit) Internship or Thesis if necessary Other electives: Adv Social Psych Conjunctive Psych Occ Safety & Health Workforce Diversity Regression Judgment & DM Practicum Group Dynamics * Depending on expected internship/thesis completion date, additional internship hours are often necessary for summer
I/O Electives Certain I/O Electives are only taught every other year. You snooze, you lose. Group Dynamics Human Factors Legal Issues Training and Development
Things you need to know Thesis or internship procedures Check deadlines: Final draft of thesis is due early in the semester in which you plan to finish. Final draft of internship must give dept chair enough time (2 weeks) to review after final approval by committee.
Forms (most are located on line) http://www.uwf.edu/psychology/track-industrial Competency checklist (meet with advisor regularly). Application for Graduation (due the semester before you graduate). Internship application (get first part submitted before you search, and last part signed before you start work). Internship Field Supervisor Evaluation (due at completion of internship) Internship/Thesis Completion (to be completed after defense)
How to succeed in grad school Stay on top of assignments (time mgmt) Read assignments before class meets. Start writing assignments early. Focus on learning, not on grades. Participate in class Interaction is a crucial part of learning. Get involved Help out in research, get to know the faculty, join SHRM, start something, do a practicum.
How to succeed in grad school Be aware of deadlines Attend internship presentations Find a thesis topic/start your internship search early Ask questions in class and out Ignorance is not an excuse Meet with your advisor periodically
Steps in Doing an Internship see: http://www.uwf.edu/psychology/track-industrial/internships.cfm 1. Start looking early, but get applications in no later than fall semester of 2 nd year. 2. Submit application (w/resumé) to I-O coordinator 3. Register for internship hours Do not take all 6 hrs at once 4. Find job and have it approved by committee Ask for help from all faculty Get approval signatures
Steps in Doing an Internship 5. Work 600 hrs. (supervisor verifies/evaluates) 6. Write integrative paper (start early) Submit drafts to committee chair 7. Presentation and Defense 8. Final paper approved by committee and Department Chairperson 9. Graduate!
Steps in Doing a Thesis 1. Identify general topic of interest 2. Select thesis committee usually summer after year 1. 2 members of Psych faculty (at least 1 I/O) 3. Proposal Defense (lit review, methods, expected results) 4. IRB approval - Must take protection of human subjects training (online)
Steps in Doing a Thesis 5. Data collection, analysis, write up 6. Thesis defense 7. Thesis routing (committee, Dept Chair, Dean s Office, Office of Research and Grad studies, Library) 8. Format and deadlines strictly enforced see: http://uwf.edu/graduate/t&d-info.shtml for complete procedure, templates, guidelines, and deadlines.
Faculty Research Interests Hays-Thomas, PhD (Social, I/O): http://uwf.edu/rlowe/ Work Force Diversity, Pay Equity, Organizational Fairness/Justice, Masters Education in Psychology Kass, PhD (Human Factors): http://www.uwf.edu/psychology/hf-lab/ Driver safety, Situation Awareness/Spatial Abilities, Attention, Motion sickness Koppes Bryan, PhD ( I/O ): leadership, work-life effectiveness, organizational change, and I-O history Schneider, PhD (Social): http://uwf.edu/sschneider/ Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social Identity Theory, Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship Vodanovich, PhD (I/O): http://uwf.edu/svodanov/research-pubs.htm Boredom, Workaholism, Application Blanks, Internet Instruction, Workplace Safety