Transcript TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL
COLLEGE
PSY 120
Organizational Psychology
Professor Jackie Kroening
864-646-1430
864-646-1425 (PSY office)
www.lifetour.com
Book: Human Behavior in Organizations –
Vandeveer and Menefee 2ed
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
COURSE COMPETENCIES
1.
2.
3.
4.
Demonstrate understanding of terms,
theories and concepts.
Able to develop a strategy of
increasing your own motivation, to
increase your productivity, and to
increase your self-discipline and
assertiveness.
Understand factors that contribute to
job satisfaction and pinpoint
consequences of job satisfaction and
dissatisfaction.
Become a more creative problemsolver in organizational climates.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
COURSE COMPETENCIES
5.
6.
7.
Evaluate kinds and degrees of stress in
your life and state several coping
strategies.
Gain understanding of conflicts within
organizations and the complexity of
factors creating conflict and be able to
discuss ways of dealing with conflict.
Evaluate your effectiveness as a team
player and will be able to analyze and
suggest solutions to team problems.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
COURSE COMPETENCIES
Increase your ability to communicate
verbally, in writing, and non-verbally.
9. Gain ability to analyze power politics,
identify ethical and unethical political
tactics.
10. Become aware of the kinds of
programs in organizations designed
to increase interpersonal skills and
realize the need for on-going training.
8.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION





Designed to make you
THINK.
Learning is the GOAL. Pure
memorization is not the
intent.
It is expected that you will
read and study the material
before each class.
Attend every possible class.
Master much of the material
on your own or ask about it
in class.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
4 tests (15% each)
Reflective Journals
Book Review
Class participation
60%
20%
10%
10%
(Class participation and Discussions)
100%
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Evaluation Strategies and Criteria
Tests (60% of grade)
Tests must be taken with the class on the designated date. No
make-up tests will be allowed. If it is necessary for you to miss
an exam, the final exam will count as two. Notify the instructor
before missing an exam. It may be possible for you to take it with
another class.
A. Tests Will Be Composed Of
Objective multiple choice, true-false, and/or matching questions
designed to test your knowledge, understanding and application of
the basic information, terms, concepts, theories, and research data.
B. Grading of Tests
In the grading of multiple choice and matching items, the student
may disagree with the answer designated as correct, though an
effort will be made to keep these questions clear and direct. To
receive consideration for additional credit for his/her answer, the
student must explain in writing his/her reasoning for the answer
selected and/or his/her interpretation of the question and answers.
These justifications must be written at the beginning of the class
after the test is returned.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Evaluation Strategies and Criteria
Reflective Journal: (20%)
Reflective Journal: Describe your own personal
thoughts and feeling about what you learned from
each chapter and give your evaluation of each
class and how you think or feel the class can be
improved.
Must be posted on class blackboard (follow the
guidelines located in the class backboard)
Example: “Leadership is something I have not thought
about much. I’m surprised at how many ways you
can look at Leadership. I will be able to use this
when looking for my next job. Selecting the leader
I work for has a great barring on my work
success.”
NOTE: I don’t want “today we covered leadership.”
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Criteria for Book Review

Follow the book review guidelines located in the
class blackboard
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Evaluation Strategies and Criteria
Book Review
B.
Criteria for evaluation of papers:
1 . Thoroughness and accuracy of information
presented
2. Logic, support for ideas, and organization
Two outside references supporting your ideas.
Relate ideas to the course text book (reference
once).
Must have a reference page
3. Originality of thought and creativity, where
appropriate
4. Appropriate introductory and concluding
paragraphs
5. Effective and accurate word choice
6. Correct grammar and effective writing style
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Evaluation Strategies and Criteria
Class participation (10%)

The evaluation of your participation will be on a 0-100 point
scale based on the following criteria:
100 - Volunteers for demonstrations, shares willingly with class,
participates enthusiastically in structured experiences, stimulates
class discussion, asks relevant questions.
80 - participates enthusiastically in structured experiences, contributes
to class discussion, asks relevant questions.
60 - cooperates in structured experiences, occasionally contributes to
class discussion, occasionally asks relevant questions.
40 - reluctantly participates in structured experiences, does not
contribute to class discussion, does not ask relevant questions.
0 - uncooperative in structured experiences, distracts from class
discussion and other learning activities.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Tri-County Technical College
Grading Policy

A (100 – 90) - Excellent "A" is used in GPA calculations,
earns credit hours, and carries a value of 4 grade points for
each credit hour.

B (89 – 80) - Above Average "B" is used in GPA
calculations, earns credit hours, and carries a value of 3
grade points for each credit hour.

C (79 – 70) – Average "C" is used in GPA calculations,
earns credit hours, and carries a value of 2 grade points for
each credit hour.

D (69 – 60) - Below Average "D" is used in GPA
calculations, earns credit hours, and carries a value of I
grade point for each credit hour.

F (59 – 0) – Failure "F" is used in GPA calculations, earns
no credit hours, and carries 0 grade points for each credit
hour attempted. (When the student retakes the course, the
"F" is negated and the higher grade is used in GPA
calculations.)
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Tri-County Technical College
Grading Policy


WF – Withdrawn – Failing “WF” is used in GPA
calculations, earns no credit hours, and carries 0 grade
points for each credit hour attempted. (When the
student retakes the course, the “WF” is negated; and
the higher grade is used in GPA calculations.) "WF"
may be given from the first day after the tenth week
through the last day of class before the final
examination period if the student is failing. (The time
period for awarding "WF" grades will be prorated for
ten-week summer session terms and for other terms of
varying lengths.)
W – Withdrawn - "W" is not used in GPA calculations,
earns no credit hours, and generates no grade points.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Attendance Policy

Any student who accumulates
more absences during the
semester than the class meets in a
two-week period is subject to being
withdrawn from the class. The
number of allowable absences during
the summer term or other terms of
varying length will be 10% of the total
number of class meetings.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Attendance Policy


Entering a class late is rude to your
instructor and to your classmates. If it
is unavoidable, apologize and explain
to your instructor after class.
Three tardies will count as one
absence, unless the instructor
decides to drop the student for
habitual lateness.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Attendance Policy




A student who arrives late may, at the discretion of
the instructor, be marked absent for that class.
A student who arrives late to class three times
will be marked absent for one class. For each
three late arrivals, another absence will be
marked.
A student who continually arrives late to class is
subject to being withdrawn from the class.
In extenuating circumstances, a student may
request readmittance to class by meeting with the
instructor and explaining the circumstances of the
absences. If the instructor agrees to readmit the
student, the student will be informed of the
requirements which must be met to successfully
complete the course.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed
Policy On Academic Dishonesty





1. Academic dishonesty as used here includes using
another's work without giving credit to the source and
cheating.
2. Charges of academic dishonesty must be
substantiated by evidence.
3. The instructor has the option of dealing with a first
offense in one of two ways:
a. giving an "F" or a "0" for that particular
assignment.
b. demanding that the student redo the
assignment.
4. With second offenses, the instructor may assign a
grade of "F" for the course.
5. The student may appeal the decision to the
Faculty-Student Behavior Committee.
Parts taken from Human Behavior in Organizations 2ed