6722 (v.6) Psychology 609

Area:

School of Psychology

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Provides participants with an introduction to personnel psychology and human resource management, and the role of psychological theory and methodology in promoting strategic utilisation and development of human resources in organisations.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate - In-depth knowledge of areas and issues relating to psychological principles to human resources management. Ability to recognise key relationships between the human resources function and other organisational sub-systems. Knowledge of recent advances in the human resources area, including utility considerations for HR development programs

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Barrick M.R. and Mount M.K., (1991), The Big Five Personality Dimensions and Job Performance - A meta-analysis, Personnel Psychology, 44,1-26. Borman W.C. and Motowildo S.J., (1997), Task Performance and Contextual Performance - The Meaning for Personnel Selection Research, Human Performance, 10, 99-109. Bourdeau J.W., (1983), Economic Considerations in Estimating the Utility of Human Resource Productivity Improvement Programs, Personnel Psychology, 36,551-576. Cascio W.F., (1995), Whither Industrial and Organizational Psychology in a Changing World of Work? American Psychologist, 50, 928-939. Guzzo R.A., Jette R.D. and Katzell R.A., (1985), The Effects of Psychologically Based Intervention Programs on Worker Productivity - A meta-analysis, Personnel Psychology, 38, 275-291. Huselid M., (1995), The Impact of Human Resource Management on Turnover, Productivity and Corporate Financial Performance, Academy of Management Journal, 38, 635-672. Schmidt F.L., (1996). Statistical Significance Testing and Cumulative Knowledge in Psychology - Implications for Training of Researchers, Psychological Methods, 1, 115-129.

Unit Texts:

Cascio W.F., (1998), Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management, (5th ed.), Upper Saddle River, Prentice-Hall. Cascio W.F., (2000), Costing Human Resources, The Financial Impact of Behavior in Organizations, (4th ed.), Cincinnati, South-Western College Publishing.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Four Exercises 15%. Presentation 15%. Report 40%. Ten Reading Logs 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y