~ Orientation~ Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A. Program I-O Faculty: Steven Kass (I-O Coordinator) Valerie Morganson (CAP Director) Sherry Schneider Stephen Vodanovich

Sample Course Schedule (Year 1) Fall (9 credits) Research Design Group Dynamics Legal Issues Spring (9 credits) Statistics Advanced Social Psychology (Elective) Personnel Selection Summer (up to 9 credits) Human Factors Advanced Organizational Psychology Elective or Thesis

Sample Course Schedule (Year 2) Fall (9 credits) Organizational Change & Development Training & Development Elective or Thesis Spring (6 credits) Internship or Thesis + 2 Electives Summer (1 credit) Internship or Thesis (only if necessary) Some Electives (must be approved): Advanced Social Psychology Advanced Sensation & Perception Practicum Regression/Other Statistics Cognitive Neuroscience Developmental Psychology Advanced Cognitive Psychology Courses in Management or Communication Arts

How to Succeed in Graduate School Stay on top of assignments (Time management) 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, volunteer in CAP, join SHRM and/or ATD, start something, do a practicum

How to Succeed in Graduate School Be aware of deadlines Attend internship presentations Find a Thesis topic or Start your internship search early Ask questions in class and out Try to do more than minimum course requirements Meet regularly with your advisor

Steps in Doing an Internship Start looking early, but submit applications no later than fall semester of 2nd year (join UWF I-O Group on LinkedIn, network via SHRM/ATD) Submit application to Internship course instructor/Coordinator 3. Register for internship hours (Internship course in Spring, otherwise use Variable Credit Form in my.uwf.edu) Get internship approved by Coordinator Ask for help from all faculty Get approval signatures

Steps in Doing an Internship Work 600 hours (supervisor verifies/evaluates) Answer integrative questions (4) Presentation and Defense Final paper evaluated by committee General Deadlines: Initial deadline for submission of internship paper is end of week 11; faculty provides feedback by end of week 12; final version submitted by end of week 13; internship presentation and oral defense completed during weeks 14 and 15.

~ Integrative Paper ~ Purpose: To integrate internship experience with relevant psychological literature, including what you learned in classes. Requirements: Answer four questions about your experiences at your internship site in the following areas: Organizational Psychology, 2) Personnel Selection, 3) Organizational Change & Development, and 4) one from any of the following areas: Training and Development, Legal Issues, or Research Methods/Statistics Each question has a 5-page limit and the paper must have a minimum of 5 references per question (a total of 20 unique references for entire paper) Grading: Internship questions are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Pass/fail decisions are made by the I-O faculty as a group after the oral defense. If a “fail” decision is reached, may be given opportunity to make revisions. May be required to enroll another term.

Steps in Doing a Thesis Identify general topic of interest Select committee Usually summer after 1st year. 2 members of Psych faculty (at least 1 in I/O) Register for thesis hours (Variable Credit Form in my.uwf.edu) Proposal Defense (Lit. review, methods, expected results) IRB approval Must take “protection of human subjects” training (e.g., CITI training online) Thesis: (click here)

Steps in Doing a Thesis Data collection, analysis, write up Defense Use the writing lab Defense Thesis Routing (Committee, Department Chair, Graduate School Reader, Library)

Important Forms (click here). Scroll down to I-O Concentration Internship application (get approval BEFORE beginning the internship) Internship On-Site Supervisor Evaluation (due at completion of internship) Internship/Thesis Completion (to be completed after defense by committee) Also, need to complete the Application for Graduation (due the semester before you graduate) http://uwf.edu/coh/departments/psychology/graduate-student-resources/policies-forms-and-links/

Faculty Research Interests Steven Kass, PhD (Human Factors): http://uwf.edu/coh/departments/psychology/research/human-factors-laboratory/ Driver Safety, Situation Awareness/Spatial Abilities, Attention, Motion Sickness Valerie Morganson, PhD (I-O): https://sites.google.com/site/valeriemorganson/valeriej.morganson Work-Family, Gender, Telework Sherry Schneider, PhD (Social): http://uwf.edu/sschneider/ Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social Identity Theory, Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship Stephen Vodanovich, PhD (I-O): http://uwf.edu/svodanov/vodanovich.html Boredom, Workaholism, EEO Law Also see Center for Applied Psychology http://uwf.edu/coh/departments/psychology/center-for-applied-psychology/