Job Analysis Tutorial

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Job Analysis Tutorial 3

• TA Elic Chan elic.chan_at_utoronto.ca

SOC215Y University of Toronto March 27, 2006
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Todays Agenda

• Course Evaluation
• Assignment 3
• Midterm
• Grades Questions

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Assignment 3

• NO Title page
• On Top of the Page, you should include Name,
  Student , Course, Assignment , TA Name, Title
  (should include location)
• Format 12 pt Times Roman 1 inch margin all
  around
• Double spaced 2500-2800 words (10 pages DS)
• Marks will be taken off for not Referencing
• Late Penalty (3/100) per day max. 5 business day
• Self addressed stamped envelope if you want the
  essay back

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Assignment 3

• Hand in TWO copies on April 17, 2006
• Hard Copy Stamped Dated and Submit to 2nd year
  essay box in room 225 in the soc department
• Soft Copy email to soc215salaff_at_yahoo.ca

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Sample Format

• Joe Stone Mar 1,06
• 990999999 Prof J. Salaff
• SOC215Y TA E. Chan
• TITLE (Setting)
• Your essay will be here

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Assignment 3 Overview

• Read over the assignment carefully!
• Describe and Analyze the Work Place / Job
• TWO Options
• Both options involve giving a dense description
  of the Job, they differ in in terms of the
  analysis
• 1) structure ? formal and informal organization
• 2) structure ? meso-level interaction

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Assignment 3 aka the TA

• DESCRIPTION
• Teaching Assistant for aka the TA
• The dense description should include
• Empolyer / Organziation University of Toronto
• Hiring Process Graduate Students
• Purpose Assist Professor / student body
• My Job Description Grading, Invigilation,
  Office Hours
• Time hours allocated per person per class
• Evaluation Professor / Students
• Reward Monetary Unionized Benefits
• Hierarchy Rank

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Assignment 3 Analysis

• ANALYSIS OPTION 1 (Formal vs. Informal)
• Analysis of Work in Organization
• How is the job structured?
• Purpose of the Organization?
• What is the division of labor? Power Structure?
• Formal Organization vs Informal Organization?
• Relationship Organization ? Work Experience
• Quality of Work? Job Satisfaction?
• Concepts McDonaldization, Rationalization

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Assignment 3 Analysis

• Purpose and Goal of the University (Ritzer ch.
  11)
• Example of McDonaldization
• Efficiency Large Class size
• Calculability Multiple choice, Scantron,
  Reporting
• Predictability Grade Point Average, Bell curve
• Control Standards in Hiring, Training
• Formal Organization
• Structured tutorials to multiple choice questions
• Write multiple choice questions
• Administered Scantron or marking according to
  answer key / or structured guidelines
• Report grades in terms of ranges, GPA

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Assignment 3 Analysis

• Informal Organization
• Q A during tutorial times
• Hours with students outside of class
• Work at home or non-office settings
• Informal interactions with other TAs Professors
• Experiences
• Deskilling Multiple choices vs. Essay
• Job Satisfaction Student interaction
• Work at home No direct supervision

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Assignment 3 Analysis

• ANALYSIS OPTION 2 (Social Interaction)
• Analysis of Work in Organization
• How is the job structured? (same)
• Purpose of the Organization? (same)
• What is the division of labor? Power Structure?
  (same)
• Personal relationships ?? Structure of Work
• Concepts Gender, Network

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Assignment 3 Analysis

• McDonaldization
• Efficiency Large Class size
• Calculability Multiple choice, Scantron,
  Reporting
• Predictability Grade Point Average, Bell curve
• Control Standards in Hiring, Training
• Class size affects the number of TAs being hired
• 1) More TAs per class
• More interaction among TAs (weak ties)
• More informal interaction outside of school
• 2) Less TAs per class
• More interaction between TA and Prof. (strong
  tie)
• More opportunities of intellectual exchange

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Assignment 3 Analysis

• Method of Evaluation affects the type of
  interaction between student and TAs
• 1) Multiple choices
• Computer grading little understanding of
  students learning
• Exchange mostly based on grades and scores
• 2) Essays
• Shows the comprehension of the course material
• Exchanges based on teaching and discussion
• Class size and Method of Evaluation is
  interrelated
• Relates back to the Rationalization and
  McDonaldization
• Other ideas Implications of Email, working from
  home etc.

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Assignment 3 Keep in Mind

• Your Ulitmate Goal is to show how Macro forces
  (market pressures, rationalization etc.)
  influence Meso and Micro level processes in the
  workplace and vice versa
• Any form of work or workplace you choose to
  analyze need to show this connection
• Our grading scheme Did uou successfully show
  this connection through your example and
  application of the concepts? You can do
  everything we asked and still miss this point.

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Tips for Writing

• Be clear in what you are talking about
• Use Roys Banana Time as an example
• Make your dense description Fun and Interesting
  in and your analysis Insightful and Critical
• Personalize when discussing your experience and
  Distance in the analysis

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Midterm

• Designed to complement the Essay TWO Parts
• PART A
• We pick TWO different work settings. Describe
  and compare the main features of the work
  settings (see sheet)
• PART B
• Discuss how the work settings affect meso-level
  interactions. You will be asked to relate your
  points to the discussion in PART A. Specific
  questions will be asked here

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Grades Questions

• Check your grade and initials beside your student
  number
• Updated version will be posted on April 5 in
  front of room 225 at the Soc dept
• Final Marks will be posted after May 5
• Appointments Email or speak to me after
  tutorial