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

Sample Course Schedule (year 1) Meet with advisor to develop degree plan that’s right for you 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)

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

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 (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.

Forms (most are located on line) – 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: 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

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 an Internship

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)

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: –for complete procedure, templates, guidelines, and deadlines. Steps in Doing a Thesis

Faculty Research Interests Hays-Thomas, PhD (Social, I/O): –Work Force Diversity, Pay Equity, Organizational Fairness/Justice, Masters Education in Psychology Kass, PhD (Human Factors): –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): –Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social Identity Theory, Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship Vodanovich, PhD (I/O): –Boredom, Workaholism, Application Blanks, Internet Instruction, Workplace Safety