| Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Due in Class |
| Jan 13& 15 |
The Field of Org Psych |
Chapter 1 |
|
| Jan 22 |
Organizational Justice |
Chapter 2 |
(new date!) 1/22 - WA1*: Case in Pt Ch.2 |
| Jan 29 & Feb 3 |
Perception & Learning |
Chapter 3 |
(new date!) 1/29: Bonus Point 1 (optional)
and
1/29 - WA2:
Pts to Ponder Ch 3 (EQ 1 or 2) AND QA 2 * |
| Feb 3 & 5 |
Personality & Abilities |
Chapter 4 |
2/3 - WA3: Case in Point Ch. 4
2/5 - Bonus Point 2 (optional)
|
| Feb 10 & 12 |
Emotions & Stress |
Chapter 5; Cottle reading |
(new date!) 2/12 - Bonus Point 3 (optional)
2/12 - WA4: Pts to Ponder Ch 5 (QA 1 and 3 only)
|
| Feb 17 |
|
| Feb 19 & 24 |
Work Attitudes |
Chapter 6 |
2/24 - WA5: Pts to Ponder Ch 6 (EQ 1 or 2) and QA3
2/24 - Bonus Point 4 (optional) |
| Feb 26 & Mar 3 |
Motivation |
Chapter 7 |
3/3 - WA6: Case in Point Ch. 7 |
| Mar 5 & 17 |
Conflict & Deviance |
Chapter 11 |
3/5: Bonus Point 5 (optional) |
| Mar 19 |
Power & its Abuses |
Chapter 12
|
3/19 - WA7: Case in Point Ch 11
|
| Mar 24 & 26 |
Groups & Teams |
Chapter 8 |
3/26: Bonus Point 6 (optional)
|
| Mar 31 |
|
| Apr 2 |
Work on Final Papers (no class - SIOP conference in New Orleans) |
| Apr 7, 9 |
Leadership |
Chapter 13; Seyranian & Bligh reading (and for example, Obama Election Night Speech Excerpts) |
4/9 - WA8: Pts to Ponder Ch13 (EQ 1 or 2) AND QA3 |
| Apr 14 |
FINAL PAPER DUE (for everyone) |
| Apr 14 & 16 |
Culture, Creativity, Innovation |
Chapter 14 |
4/16 - Bonus Point 7 (optional)
|
| Apr 21 |
Org Structure & Design
|
Chapter 15 |
4/21 - WA9: see assignment page
|
| Apr 23 |
Guest Speaker: Veronica Manzella, MA; Vice President of Human Resources at The Baby Fold will talk about her I/O job experiences |
4/23 - Bonus Point 8 (optional) |
| Apr 23 |
Graduate Students' proposals due |
| Apr 28 & 30 |
Managing Org Change |
Chapter 16 |
4/28 - WA10: Pts to Ponder Ch 16 (EQ 1 or 2) AND QA1 |
| Apr 30 |
Graduate Student Results Presentations |
May 4 (Mon)
at 10 a.m. |
EXAM 3 (Ch 13, 14, 15, 16 and Seyranian & Bligh reading) |
* Note on Writing Assignments (WA) - 10 are assigned during the semester; you only need to complete 8. For Points to Ponder assignments, "EQ" refers to the Experiential Questions and "QA" refers to the Questions to Analyze. Note the correct items within each of these sections will vary by assignment.
* Note on Bonus Points - these are optional and worth 1 bonus point each. There will be 8 possible bonus points assigned in class throughout the semester and the final 2 will be offered on Exam 3. |