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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. ~ 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.

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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)

12. Faculty Research Interests
Steven Kass, PhD (Human Factors):
Driver Safety, Situation Awareness/Spatial Abilities, Attention, Motion Sickness
Valerie Morganson, PhD (I-O):
Work-Family, Gender, Telework
Sherry Schneider, PhD (Social):
Group Dynamics, Leadership, Social Identity Theory,
Social Dilemmas, Organizational Citizenship
Stephen Vodanovich, PhD (I-O):
Boredom, Workaholism, EEO Law
Also see Center for Applied Psychology