Fall 2019 - BPK 381 D100
Psychology of Work (3)
Class Number: 5240
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Thu, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 14, 2019
Sat, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Anne-Kristina Arnold
aarnolda@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5213
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Prerequisites:
PSYC 210 or both of BPK 207 and STAT 201. Corequisite: STAT 201 may be taken concurrently. Recommended: BPK 180.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The application of psychological principles and methods to the study of human performance at work. A systems approach will be taken to study the interactions among the individual worker, his/her task, groups of workers, and the management structure of the organization.
COURSE DETAILS:
Week | Topics |
I | Principles/Practices |
Healthy work | |
II | Principles/Practices |
History of I/O Psychology and Ergonomics Elements of an Organization Research Methods |
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III | Principles/Practices |
Seminar /paper Topics Individuals at work Occupational Health Stress, Health and Injury | |
IV | Occupational Health |
Occupational Health Stress, Health and Injury Job satisfaction/fairness | |
V | Occupational Health |
Motivation | |
V I | Work Design |
Job analysis techniques Review for Midterm | |
V II | Work Design |
Midterm Exam | |
VIII | Work Design |
Designing healthy work The Psychological Standard Participative Design |
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IX | Work Design |
Personnel Assessment Selection Legal Issues Training and Development |
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X | Work Design |
Schedules: Shift work and fatigue | |
XI | Work Design |
Physical design, satisfaction and performance Accidents, Culture, Human Error |
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XII | |
Teams and Teamwork Seminars |
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XI | Work Design |
Union-management relations Seminars |
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XIV | |
Work in the Future Review |
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- Explain the role of work in supporting healthy individuals, organizations and societies.
- Identify how different organizational structures (classical, hierarchical, participatory, unionized, adhocracies) influence culture, climate, roles and norms and impact the health of workplaces.
- Describe the requirement, limitations and methods of psychological research as they apply to understanding psychology in the workplace.
- Summarize major trends in personnel demographics in today’s workplaces and outline the challenges and benefits for individuals, organizations and society.
- Integrate course material to describe the mechanisms which relate psychosocial stress to physical and mental illness, injury and antisocial behavior in the workplace.
- Describe metrics for measuring job satisfaction and motivation in the workplace, identify personal and organizations factors which influence satisfaction and motivation and apply theories to case studies to predict the impact of satisfaction and motivation on performance, absenteeism and turnover.
- Integrate material to select job analysis techniques for identifying job design concerns and apply these to case studies.
- Describe how personnel selection methods, training, teamwork, physical design influence psychological health in the workplace.
- Describe the effect of shiftwork and schedule design on fatigue, circadian rhythm and health outcomes.
- Describe “Duty to accommodate” and “Human rights” legislation as it relates to discrimination and drug and alcohol use in the workplace.
- Identify the impact of psychological factors in accidents in the workplace. Describe “human error” and identify ways it can be reduced.
- Apply the Canadian Psychologically Healthy Workplace Standard in identifying evidence based solutions to hazardous workplace design.
- Communicate evidence-based knowledge about a topic of interest relevant to course material in either an oral or written format.
Grading
- Research Paper/ Seminar 25%
- Quizzes 12%
- On-line discussion/ participation in seminars 10%
- Midterm Exam 20%
- Final Exam 33%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Readings will be provided through on-line sources
Department Undergraduate Notes:
It is the responsibility of the student to keep their BPK course outlines if they plan on furthering their education.
Missed Exam:
Students who miss examinations due to exceptional circumstances (such as serious illness or compassionate reasons) are required to obtain a physician's certificate, whereby the physician states that you were unable to write your midterm or final on the set date due to a medical condition beyond your control, or other supporting documents in order to obtain consideration in the course. Such documents must be filed with the Department Chair (via the Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology office) or Registrar within four calendar days of the date on which the examination was to have been written. Exceptional circumstances must be approved by the Undergraduate Program Committee in order for a student to receive consideration. Students must check the examination schedule when making course selections. Students are reminded that final examinations may be scheduled at any time during the examination period and that students should avoid making travel or employment arrangements for this period. In the event of a missed midterm or final examination the instructors reserve the right to give an oral examination of the material. Approximate midterm dates are provided, but may be subject to change.
BPK Grading Policy
For more information on the department's grading policy & guidelines go to:
http://www.sfu.ca/bpk/undergrad_program/faqs.html
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS