~ Orientation~ Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. Program

1. ~ Orientation~ Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. Program I-O Faculty: Steven Kass (and Department Chair) Valerie Morganson Sherry Schneider Stephen Vodanovich Kristina Bauer

2. Sample Course Schedule (Year 1) • Fall (9 credits) • Advanced Organizational Psychology • Training • Statistics (Special Topics; STA 5166) • Spring (9 credits) • Research Design • Ethical Issues in I-O Psychology • Personnel Selection • Methods in Personnel • Summer (9 credits) • Human Factors • Elective • Elective

3. Sample Course Schedule (Year 2) • Fall (9 credits) • Organizational Change & Development • Legal Issues in I-O Psychology • Group Dynamics • Spring (6 credits) • Internship, Thesis or TeRP • Summer (1 credit) • Internship or Thesis/TeRP if necessary • Some Electives: • Advanced Social Psychology • Advanced Sensation & Perception • Practicum • Regression/Other Statistics • Cognitive Neuroscience • Developmental Psychology • Advanced Cognitive Psychology I-O Curriculum: http://uwf.edu/cas/cas-departments/psychology/graduate-student-resources/industrial-organizational-requirements/

4. How to Succeed in Graduate School • Stay on top of assignments (Time management) • 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

5. How to Succeed in Graduate School • Be aware of deadlines • Attend internship presentations • Find a Thesis/TeRP topic or • Start your internship search early • Ask questions in class and out • Try to do more than minimum course requirements • Meet regularly with your advisor

6. Steps in Doing an Internship • Start looking early, but submit applications no later than fall semester of 2nd year [join UWF I-O Group on LinkedIn, network via SHRM’] • Submit application (with resumé) to I-O coordinator 3. Register for internship hours (Internship course) • Get internship approved by your committee • Ask for help from all faculty • Get approval signatures

7. Steps in Doing an Internship • Work 600 hours (supervisor verifies/evaluates) • Answer integrative questions (4) • Presentation and Defense • Final paper approved by committee General Deadlines: Initial draft of internship paper submitted by the end of week 11; faculty provides feedback by end of week 12; final version submitted by end of week 13; internship presentation and oral defense completed during weeks 14 and 15.

8. ~ Integrative Paper ~ • Purpose: To integrate internship experience with relevant psychological literature, including what you learned in classes. • Requirements: Answer four questions about your experiences at your internship site in the following areas: • Organizational Psychology, 2) Personnel Selection, 3) Organizational • Change & Development, and 4) one from any of the following • areas: Training and Development, Legal Issues, or • Research Methods/Statistics • Each question has a 5-page limit and the paper has a • minimum of 20 references (5 per question) • Grading: Each question is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. • Passing grades must be received on all questions. • Questions that receive a “Fail” mark must be revised • based on feedback from your committee, and then receive • a passing grade.

9. Steps in Doing a Thesis and TeRP • Identify general topic of interest • Select committee • Usually summer after 1st year. • 2 members of Psych faculty (at least 1 in I/O) • Proposal Defense (Lit. review, methods, expected results) • IRB approval • Must take “protection of human subjects” training” (online) * Thesis: http://uwf.edu/cas/cas-departments/psychology/graduate-student-resources/thesis-capstone/ ** TeRP: http://uwf.edu/cas/cas-departments/psychology/graduate-student-resources/terp-capstone/

10. Steps in Doing a Thesis/TeRP • Data collection, analysis, write up • Defense • Thesis Routing (Committee, Department Chair, Dean’s Office, Office of Research and Grad Studies, Library) TeRP Routing (Committee, Department Chair).

11. Important Forms (most are located on line). See: http://uwf.edu/cas/cas-departments/psychology/graduate-student-resources/policies-forms-and-links/Scroll down to I-O Concentration • Internship application (get first part of application submitted before you search for your internship, 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) Also, need to complete the Application for Graduation (due the semester before you graduate)

12. Faculty Research Interests • Steven Kass, PhD (Human Factors): http://uwf.edu/skass/ Driver safety, Situation Awareness/Spatial Abilities, Attention, Motion sickness • Valerie Morganson, Ph.D. (I-O) https://sites.google.com/site/valeriemorganson/valeriej.morganson Work-Life, Gender, Diversity, Telework, Work Climate • Kristina Bauer, PhD (I-O): https://sites.google.com/site/kbauer1013/ Self-Regulated Learning including Motivation and Goal-Setting, Transfer of Training, Technology-Enabled Instruction • Sherry Schneider, PhD (Social): http://uwf.edu/sschneider/ Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social Identity Theory, Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship • Stephen Vodanovich, PhD (I-O): http://uwf.edu/svodanov/vodanovich.html Boredom, Workaholism, EEO Law