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Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. Program Orientation

Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. Program Orientation. I-O Faculty: Steve Kass, SPBS Associate Director Rosemary Hays-Thomas Sherry Schneider Stephen Vodanovich Laura Koppes Bryan, SPBS Director.

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Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. Program Orientation

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  1. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. ProgramOrientation I-O Faculty: Steve Kass, SPBS Associate Director Rosemary Hays-Thomas Sherry Schneider Stephen Vodanovich Laura Koppes Bryan, SPBS Director

  2. Sample Course Schedule (year 1)Meet with advisor to develop degree plan that’s right for youhttp://www.uwf.edu/SPBS/courses • Fall (10 credits) • Adv Organizational Psychology • Current Issues in I-O Psych • Legal Issues in I-O Psych • Developmental Psy or Adv Cognitive Psy • Spring (10 credits) • Research Design • Special Topics in Statistics • Training & Development (E) • Ethical Issues in I-O Psych • Summer (> 6 credits) • Cog Neuroscience • Human Factors (E) • Thesis/Supervised Research (if applicable)

  3. Sample Course Schedule (year 2) • Fall (11 credits) • Org’l Change & Development • Personnel Selection & Appraisal • Methods in Personnel (E) • Developmental Psy or Adv Cognitive Psy • Thesis/Research credits (if applicable) • Spring (6 credits) • Internship* or Thesis and Elective • Summer (1credit) • Internship or Thesis/Research 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

  4. 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

  5. Things you need to know • Thesis or internship procedures • Check deadlines (posted each year): • Meeting the deadlines is YOUR responsibility • 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.

  6. Forms (most are located on line) http://www.uwf.edu/SPBS/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)

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. Steps in Doing an Internshipsee:http://www.uwf.edu/SPBS/track-industrial/internships.cfm • Start looking early, but get applications in no later than fall semester of 2nd year. • Submit application (w/resumé) to I-O coordinator • Register for internship hours • Do not take all 6 hrs at once • Find job and have it approved by committee • Ask for help from all faculty • Get approval signatures

  10. Steps in Doing an Internship • Work 600 hrs. (supervisor verifies/evaluates) • Write integrative paper (start early) • Submit drafts to committee chair • Presentation and Defense • Final paper approved by committee and Department Chairperson • Graduate!

  11. Steps in Doing a Thesis • Identify general topic of interest • Select thesis committee • usually summer after year 1. • 2 members of Psych faculty (at least 1 I/O) • Proposal Defense (lit review, methods, expected results) • IRB approval - Must take “protection of human subjects” training (online)

  12. Steps in Doing a Thesis • Data collection, analysis, write up • Thesis defense • Thesis routing (committee, Dept Chair, Dean’s Office, Office of Research and Grad studies, Library) • Format and deadlines strictly enforced • see: http://uwf.edu/graduate/t&d-info.shtml • for complete procedure, templates, guidelines, and deadlines.

  13. 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/SPBS/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

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