Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. ProgramOrientation

I-O Faculty:Steve Kass, SPBS Associate DirectorRosemary Hays-ThomasSherry SchneiderStephen VodanovichLaura Koppes Bryan, SPBS Director

Sample Course Schedule (year 1)Meet with advisor to develop degree plan that’s right for youhttp://www.uwf.edu/SPBS/courses

• 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) http://www.uwf.edu/SPBS/track-industrial

– 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 Internshipsee: http://www.uwf.edu/SPBS/track-industrial/internships.cfm

1. Start looking early, but get applications in no later than fall semester of 2nd 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 Defense8. 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 up6. Thesis defense7. Thesis routing (committee, Dept

Chair, Dean’s Office, Office of Research and Grad studies, Library)

8. Format and deadlines strictly enforced – see: http://uwf.edu/graduate/t&d-info.shtml– for complete procedure, templates, guidelines,

and deadlines.

Steps in Doing a Thesis

Faculty Research Interests• Hays-Thomas, PhD (Social, I/O):

http://uwf.edu/rlowe/– Work Force Diversity, Pay Equity, Organizational

Fairness/Justice, Masters Education in Psychology

• Kass, PhD (Human Factors): http://www.uwf.edu/SPBS/hf-lab/– 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):http://uwf.edu/sschneider/– Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social Identity

Theory, Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship

• Vodanovich, PhD (I/O): http://uwf.edu/svodanov/research-pubs.htm – Boredom, Workaholism, Application Blanks,

Internet Instruction, Workplace Safety