Undergraduate Course Selection Information Session

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Undergraduate Course SelectionInformation Session

• Nerina L. Jimmieson
• Centre for Organisational Psychology
• School of Psychology
• 27th October, 2006

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Definition

• industrial and organisational psychology is a
  speciality area within the broad field of
  psychology that studies human behaviour in work
  settings (Riggio, 2003)
• Objectives
• to conduct research in an effort to better
  understand, predict, and change human behaviour
  at work
• to apply that knowledge to improve workplace
  effectiveness (at the individual, group, and
  organisational levels)

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Areas of Study

• individual processes
• job design
• ability, motivation, and performance
• group processes
• teams
• leadership
• organisational processes
• change and development
• culture, climate, and values

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Areas of Practice

• recruitment and selection
• training and development
• performance review and development
• career development and coaching
• change management
• occupational health and safety
• program evaluation
• Check Out
• http//www.psychology.org.au/psych/special_areas/2
  .4_8.asp

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Areas of Employment

• government
• industry
• consultancy firms
• private practice
• universities

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Professional Qualifications

• PhD(OrgPsych)
• Honours Class I in psychology or equivalent
• 4 years full-time (or full-time equivalent)
• MPsychOrg
• Honours Class I or II in psychology or equivalent
• 2 years full-time (or 4 years part-time
  equivalent)

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Professional Memberships

• both the PhD(OrgPsych) and MPsychOrg are
  accredited with the Australian Psychological
  Society (APS)
• graduates are eligible for registration with the
• Psychologists Board of Queensland
• http//www.psychologyboard.qld.gov.au/
• APS (College of Organisational Psychologists)
• http//www.psychology.org.au/units/colleges/organi
  sational/

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Undergraduate Options

• 4th Year
• PSYC4161 Personnel Training
• PSYC4171 Personnel Assessment
• 3rd Year
• PSYC3020 Principles of Psychological Assessment
  
• PSYC3062 Skills and Human Factors
• PSYC3202 Industrial and Organisational
  Psychology
• 2nd Year
• PSYC2040 Social and Organisational Psychology
• 1st Year
• PSYC1030 Introduction to Psychology
• core course in line with 3-year APS accredited
  sequence

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Professional Societies

• Australian Human Resources Institute
• http//www.ahri.com.au/
• Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
• http//www.anzam.uts.edu.au/
• Society for Industrial and Organisational
  Psychology http//www.siop.org/
• Academy of Management
• http//www.aomonline.org/